Nintendo has announced Pikmin 4 – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Dandori Academy. It will launch on November 12.
Here is an overview of the game, via Nintendo:
About
Guide plantlike Pikmin on an enhanced expedition!
Meet Pikmin: small, plantlike creatures you can grow, pluck, guide, and send into battle with creatures multiple times their size! These loyal, curious helpers come in different types, including fire-resistant Red Pikmin, Ice Pikmin that can freeze bodies of water, and Glow Pikmin that can light the way forward at night. The fate of your Pikmin is yours to decide!
Create and customize your own pint-sized explorer and traverse a world that is teeming with life—and visually enhanced with high-resolution graphics for the Nintendo Switch 2 system!
Enroll at Dandori Academy
Dandori is the art of commanding your Pikmin effectively, and sometimes explorers like to get in on some friendly competition.
The Nintendo Switch 2 Edition of the game features Dandori Academy, an extensive series of Dandori exam stages for you to test your skill and earn in-game medals! A total of 72 stages will be released over time—and they vary in difficulty, so you can choose the ones that match your skill level.
Key Features
- Battle With Your Buds – When you’re ready to take on your fellow explorers in Dandori Battles, you can do so with a friend on the same system†. You can even get them in on the fun via GameShare‡ locally or online via GameChat—even if they don’t have the game!
- Who’s an Even Gooder Boy?! – Dependable partner Oatchi has learned a new trick: he can now listen for your voice commands via the Nintendo Switch 2 system microphone as you play! (Don’t be shy about telling him how good he is.)
- Enjoy Enhanced Visuals – Delight in sharper detail with improved high-resolution visuals in both TV mode and handheld mode.
Nintendo Switch 2 Features
- Enhance your expedition with improved visuals for the Nintendo Switch 2 system.
- Sharpen your command of Pikmin in a series of exams at Dandori Academy.
- Give voice commands to Oatchi, your dependable space dog, using the Nintendo Switch 2 system microphone.
- Challenge your friends in Dandori Battles, even if they don’t have the game, via GameShare locally or online via GameChat.
Watch the announcement trailer below. View the first screenshots at the gallery.
Announce Trailer
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