The feature allows players to use the Nintendo Switch Online app to arrange online battles using their smart device by sending a URL link that allows other players to join a room.
Nintendo plans to shut down the Splatoon 2 Online Lounge on July 28, 2021.
The Japanese developer also reassured fans that Switch Online app will continue to support Splatoon 2 voice chat, and that “no other changes to game-specific services will be made to the app at this time.”
The news comes a few months after Splatoon 3 was announced during a Nintendo Direct, with the threequel currently scheduled to arrive on the Switch in 2022.