Sizzle Season 2023



Sizzle Season 2023 was the fourth season of Splatoon 3. The season began on 1 June 2023, a day after the release of Version 4.0.0. It ended after 3 months, on 1 September 2023.

Announcement
Sizzle Season 2023 was announced on 2023-05-16 on the @SplatoonNA and @SplatoonJP Twitter accounts. A higher-quality trailer was uploaded to Nintendo's official North American and Japanese YouTube accounts.

Catalog


A new catalog was added for Sizzle Season. Like in previous seasons, all content included in this catalog is available for the entire season.Titles, Tableturf Battle cards, food and drink tickets, and banners given are random unless specifically shown.

Weapons
This season added 9 variants of already existing weapons and introduced 2 new weapon types for the Brush and Blaster classes respectively.

Modes

 * A new mode, Challenge, has been made available.
 * Anarchy Battle (Open) will now show rankings for teams, similar to 's League Battle.

Seasonal Rewards
The Shell-Out Machine features a rare title and banner.

Locker customizations
Sizzle Season 2023 added 52 new locker customization items: 10 decorations and 42 stickers:
 * 12 total customizations are unlockable Salmon Run Next Wave event rewards: 4 decorations may be earned through Big Run and 8 stickers may be earned through Eggstra Work.
 * 18 total customizations are available for purchase at Hotlantis and through the Shell-Out Machine after being unlocked in the seasonal Catalog: 6 decorations and 12 stickers.
 * 22 new stickers are unlockable by obtaining 2 or 3 stars in the newly added weapons' Freshness rating.
 * There are 2 stickers unlockable for each individual weapon, awarded upon reaching 2-Star Freshness and 3-Star Freshness.

Events
One Big Run, two Splatfests, and one Eggstra Work event occurred during Sizzle Season 2023. Additionally, multiple Challenges occurred during the season.

Tableturf Battle
Starting in Sizzle Season 2023, it is now possible to level up to level 999 in Tableturf Rank; previously, players would max out at level 50. Additionally, win streaks are now visible in Tableturf Battle lobbies, which will now no longer close once the host leaves.

Sizzle Season 2023 added 11 new Tableturf Battle cards:

Other

 * New bands and music:
 * The bands Yoko & the Gold Bazookas, Chroma Chaos, Medusa and Nothing in My Wave were added.
 * The songs Ska-BLAM, Rockagilly Blues, and Three-Horn Circus were added as songs that may play during Multiplayer matches.
 * The songs Pop 'n' Schlock, Clashing Colors and Dorsal Slicer were added as songs that may play in the Lobby.
 * New Deep Cut map dialogue during Anarchy Splatcasts.
 * A new Color Lock option was added.
 * When playing with a team in Anarchy Battle (Open), the option to "Change gear and continue" is now available.
 * The Eggstra Work event now features matchmaking to bring the total participants per shift to four players total.

Quotes
"SRL Investigative Video Team here. We've obtained what seems to be some sort of trailer for "Sizzle Season." Musicology can't stop raving about the music, and Ballistics is going bananas over some of the things they've seen, so it's definitely worth checking out. What do YOU see?"

- @SplatoonNA on Twitter

"Hot new weapons, stages, gear and more - #Splatoon3's Sizzle Season 2023 kicks off 01/06!

Check out the trailer to see what's cooking."

- @NintendoEurope on Twitter