Pikmin 4 for Nintendo Switch was announced in a Direct the September 13, 2022, although its development had previously been confirmed. Since then we don’t know much more. The teaser that they showed was enough to satisfy many simply knowing that they had not abandoned the saga. They did not show much information, but at least they confirmed that the video game would premiere in 2023.
Without a confirmed date for these dates, we could forecast that Pikmin 4 it will be released in the second half of 2023, if not delayed. We might even go so far as to say outright that it’s probably out by the end of 2023.
The lack of information does not prevent us from speculating what this sequel could be like. Some people point out that it could be an open world game because of the stage dimensions that Nintendo showed in its teaser. Before showing this trailer, Shigeru Miyamoto mentioned that we will be able to “play from the point of view of the Pikmin on the ground”. This means that the camera will be at the height of our characters protagonists; In this way, we would see all the elements, objects, characters and enemies much larger, giving a greater impression of an open world.
It is very possible that this title picks up several characteristics of the previous installments. Also, having a closer view at the height of the Pikmin will allow us to see a more detail that they could include to improve our experience. This could make the scenarios have a greater personality, which, added to the improvement in graphic quality, will allow us to enjoy the environments and the universe in general more.
On the other hand, having spent so many years and leaving for a new console, it would not be strange if we saw a new character, some new type of Pikmin me new mechanics that take advantage of the playability that allows us the Nintendo Switch. The latter seems clearer if we take into account that, during the Nintendo Direct, Miyamoto said that thanks to this console it will be “much easier” to have greater control of the game and it will help us “to fully concentrate on the essence of Pikmin”; later, he mentions that in Japan they call it “dandori”, which means “to plan and give orders to the Pikmin in a strategic way”. On the other hand, each new game in the saga has included new types of Pikmin and the mechanics have always been adapted to the gameplay of each console, so it is to be expected that in Pikmin 4 be the same.
Why Pikmin 4 for Nintendo Switch is long awaited by fans?
Miyamoto stated in 2015 for Eurogamer that Pikmin 4 was developing and that it was “very close to completion.” Seven years later we continue without this delivery and we don’t have much more information about how it will be. It should be added that we have been nine years since the delivery of Pikmin 3 for Wii U. After so long, it is not surprising that fans already want a new title for the franchise. However, in 2017 it was released Hey! Pikmin for Nintendo 3DS, but this would be considered as a spin-off of the saga.
From 2015 to the present, a video game of Pikmin for mobile devices (iOS and Android) called Pikmin Bloom, developed by Niantic, whose gameplay is similar to Pokémon GO and generated more than 5 million dollars during its first six months. This serves as a small appetizer to wait for Pikmin 4. Nor can we not mention Pikmin 3 Deluxe for Nintendo Switch, a review of the third installment for this platform released in 2020.
Pikmin 2was released in 2004 for Game Cube and later for Wii. It did not have the expected sales, especially when compared to other titles of Nintendo. However, it was accompanied by positive reviews and that invited the company to continue with the saga.
The first part premiered in 2001 also in Game Cube, at a time when Nintendo needed to bet on new IPs due to the good sales of PlayStation 2 and the emergence of Xbox.
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