Nintendo, and especially developer emeritus Shigeru Miyamoto, have been keen to make Pikmin a franchise on par with its other top-tier names like Mario and Zelda. To that end, it has declared November 1 will serve as Pikmin Day, a branding holiday of sorts to serve as a launching point for yearly announcements.
The debut Pikmin Day Direct surprise-aired today, with Miyamoto walking through a handful of announcements. First, he explained the reasoning behind the date, as the original three Pikmin standing side by side looks sort of like 111. Uh, okay. So we guess it was either November 1 or January 11. That dubious rationale aside, it’s a day to celebrate Pikmin, a pet favorite creation of Miyamoto, so we can’t really complain.
Pikmin 4 – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
The Switch 2 upgrade for Pikmin 4 was already known to be coming on November 12. This part of the presentation was mostly an overview of the new additions, like the microphone voice commands for Oatchi, and a walkthrough of how the Dandori Academy mode works. You’ll get to plan out your best route, and then every weekend (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday) you’ll get a chance to take an exam to test your strategy. You only get one attempt, however, so it’s a bit like a cuter version of Hitman’s Elusive Targets.
