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Nintendo Releases Pikmin 1+2 Games in HD on Switch
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Nintendo announced during its Nintendo Direct presentation on Wednesday that Pikmin 1+2, an HD release of the first two games in its Pikmin series, is now available on Switch digitally. The physical release will ship on September 22.
Nintendo also announced that a demo for Pikmin 4, the first new main game in the Pikmin series in a decade, will be available for download on the Switch on June 28. Nintendo unveiled a new trailer for the game.
The game itself will debut on the Switch on July 21.
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.
