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Announcements

• Pikmin 4 has been released on on July 21st, 2023.
• July 28th was the 10th year anniversary of Hey! Pikmin in North America and Europe, August 4th will be the 10th year anniversary of Pikmin 3 in North America, August 30th was the 19th year anniversary of Pikmin 2 in North America, and December 3rd was the 22nd year anniversary of the original Pikmin in North America.

Did you know...

• ...that Yellow Pikmin in Pikmin carrying a Bomb Rock drop it without detonating it when called back to the Onion?

• ...that for the Candypop Buds in Pikmin 2 that only appear if one has less than 20 Purple Pikmin or White Pikmin, buried Pikmin sprouts aren't counted?

• ...that the set of Scales made up of four blocks Pikmin 2's Perplexing Pool is actually two pairs?

• ...that Pikmin 3 took 9 years to develop?

• ...that some of Pikmin 4's characters will infinitely assign the player quests, making the game technically infinitely long?

• ...that the planet in Hey! Pikmin does not orbit a sun?

• ...that Blue Pikmin in the first two games can save other types of Pikmin from drowning?

• ...that the first Super Smash Bros. game Olimar appeared in was actually Melee, not Brawl, as a trophy?

Featured article

Pikmin 4 is the fourth main installment of the Pikmin series. It was released worldwide on July 21st, 2023 for the Nintendo Switch. In a Nintendo Direct on September 13th, 2022, Pikmin 4 was revealed for the first time, confirming its existence.

Captain Olimar, the protagonist of previous Pikmin games, once again crash-lands on a mysterious planet, and sends out a distress signal for aid. After a team of rescuers, the Rescue Corps, receive his distress signal, they immediately set off to retrieve him. But, when they enter the planet's atmosphere, they also crash-land, splitting each of them apart. You must embark on an expedition to save Captain Olimar and the other members of the Rescue Corps, and repair the Rescue Corps' ship!