New Season Challenge

New Season Challenge
Celebrate the new season on a new stage!

The New Season Challenge is a Challenge which was first available on 3 June 2023 during Sizzle Season 2023, and the first available Challenge in Splatoon 3.

Description

This mode is in celebration of the start of a new season and newly added stages. The mode during this challenge is a Turf War, however only primary abilities will be enabled, meaning that secondary abilities have no effect.

In-game info

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Compete on a perfectly level playing field—everyone will be trying out a new stage together!
Develop stage-specific strategies and tactics in real time.
Only primary gear abilities will be enabled in Turf War battles. Secondary gear abilities will have no effect!
There will be no limits on gear abilities in Anarchy Battle modes!

”

Past Challenges

Duration	Mode	Stages		Challenge rankings
3 June 2023 at 04:00 UTC - 06:00 UTC 3 June 2023 at 12:00 UTC - 14:00 UTC 3 June 2023 at 20:00 UTC - 22:00 UTC	Turf War	Barnacle & Dime	Humpback Pump Track	New Season Challenge/Top 100 (June 2023)

Quotes

“	The first Challenge on the schedule is the New Season Challenge, celebrating the start of Sizzle Season! There will be three play windows: 6/2 from 9 PM to 11 PM, 6/3 from 5 AM to 7 AM, and 6/3 from 1 PM to 3 PM. All times PT.	”
— @SplatoonNA on Twitter ^[1]

“	SRL here with a reminder that the New Season Challenge starts today! There are three time slots available: today from 9 PM to 11 PM, 6/3 from 5 AM to 7 AM, and 6/3 from 1 PM to 3 PM. All times PT. Whether you join solo or with a group, it's a great chance to sharpen your skills!	”
— @SplatoonNA on Twitter ^[2]

Gallery

North American schedule
Japanese schedule

Names in other languages

New Season Challenge
Celebrate the new season on a new stage!
Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	新シーズン開幕記念カップ新シーズン開幕！新しいステージを攻略せよ！	Beginning-of-New-Season Commemoration Cup A new season begins! Master the new stages!
Dutch	Eventgevecht van het nieuwe seizoen Vier het nieuwe seizoen in een nieuw level!	Challenge of the new season Celebrate the new season in a new stage!
French (NOA)	La saison nouvelle Un nouveau niveau pour une nouvelle saison
French (NOE)	La saison nouvelle Un nouveau stage pour une nouvelle saison
German	Event der neuen Saison Die Saison geht los! Auf in die neue Arena!	New Season Event The Season is starting! Onto the new stage!
Italian	Una nuova stagione Un nuovo scenario per una nuova stagione!
Russian	Бой-событие нового сезона С новым сезоном! С новой ареной! Boy-sobytie novogo sezona S novym sezonom! S novoy arenoy!	Challenge of the new season Happy new season! Happy new stage!^[a]
Spanish (NOA)	Reto inaugural de temporada ¡Nueva temporada, nuevo escenario!	Season Opening Challenge New season, new stage!
Spanish (NOE)	Reto inaugural de temporada ¡Inicio de temporada con nuevo escenario!	Season Opening Challenge Start of the season with a new stage!
Chinese (Simplified)	新赛季开幕纪念杯新赛季开幕！攻略新场地！
Chinese (Traditional)	新賽季開幕紀念盃新賽季開幕！攻略新場地！
Korean	뉴 시즌 개막 기념 컵 뉴 시즌 개막! 새로운 스테이지를 공략하라!
Internal	EventMatch_NewSeasonCup_Title EventMatch_NewSeasonCup_Subtitle ^[3]