What Deep Cut-themed Nintendo hardware accessory is set to release alongside Splatoon Raiders?

The Deep Cut-themed accessory set to release alongside Splatoon Raiders is a pair of Joy-Con 2 controllers.

Nintendo announced blue and light-yellow Joy-Con 2 controllers as a promotional tie-in for the game. Their color scheme is associated with Deep Cut, the trio of Splatoon 3 performers—Shiver, Frye and Big Man—who accompany the player through Raiders. The controllers are accessories for Nintendo Switch 2, the game's exclusive platform.

The pair is not a Nintendo Switch camera, dock or Pro Controller. Those are all recognizable Nintendo hardware categories, but the Raiders tie-in specifically uses the Joy-Con 2 form factor. Joy-Con 2 are the Switch 2 system's detachable controllers, and they add features such as magnetic attachment and mouse-style operation in supported software.

The timing can also cause confusion. The controllers were announced as a separate hardware color variation and released on July 23, 2026, the same day as Splatoon Raiders. They are not the console itself, and the color theme should not be mistaken for a new playable Deep Cut character or an in-game item.