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Splatoon Raiders sets Metacritic user score record for Nintendo

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Nintendo's new game, Splatoon Raiders, has achieved a remarkable user score of 9.4 on Metacritic, making it the second-highest rated game on the platform and the highest-rated Nintendo game ever. This score significantly surpasses its critic score of 81. The game is described as a single-player looter shooter where players, as a mechanic working with the band Deep Cut, explore the Spirhalite Islands to find treasure while battling enemies. AI

RANK_REASON Product launch with a notable benchmark achievement (record user score). [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.0]

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Splatoon Raiders sets Metacritic user score record for Nintendo

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  1. Forbes — Innovation TIER_1 English(EN) · Paul Tassi, Senior Contributor ·

    Nintendo’s ‘Splatoon Raiders’ Just Set A Metacritic Score Record

    Believe it or not, Splatoon Raiders has just set a Metacritic score record for Nintendo. Players are positively loving the game.

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