New Pikmin 4 trailer

Nintendo has unleashed a new trailer for the long-awaited fourth Pikmin game

We almost overlooked the trailer of Pikmin 4 which was announced just recently.

The brief new trailer shows off the game’s customisation aspects as in Pikmin 4 you will assume the role of one of the Rescue Core and you can choose from various preset appearance options for your character. Nintendo will presumably show off more Pikmin 4 action nearer the game’s release date, which is 21st July.

“Customize your explorer and embark on a journey to find and rescue fellow explorers! You will befriend plantlike creatures called Pikmin and their fate will rest on your hands.”

Nintendo describes the game:

Meet Pikmin, small, plantlike creatures you can grow, pluck, command, and overpower your enemies with! These curious helpers come in different types—fire is no sweat for Red Pikmin and the brand-new Ice Pikmin can freeze enemies and the environment. Use your Pikmin’s miniature might (and a bit of strategy) to explore this mysterious planet.

You get a dog, too! Oatchi (pronounced oat-chee), resident good boy and dependable partner, can help with things like smashing obstacles and carrying Pikmin throughout your adventure. With the miniscule Pikmin and a capable canine in tow, no challenge is too big!

Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto mentioned in 2015 that Pikmin 4 was “very close to completion.”

The Pikmin series of strategy games allows players to control creatures called Pikmin in an effort to explore an unknown planet and survive against predatory adversaries, using the special properties of each kind of Pikmin to navigate the game environment.

Nintendo released the first game in the series on the Nintendo GameCube in 2001. Nintendo released Pikmin 3, on the Wii U in 2013. The side-scrolling action-adventure game Hey! Pikmin shipped for Nintendo 3DS in July 2017 in Japan, North America, and Europe. Nintendo released the Pikmin 3 Deluxe version for the Switch in 2020. Pokémon GO developer Niantic released the free-to-play AR (augmented reality) game Pikmin Bloom worldwide in October 2021.