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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 was 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 the European GameCube version of Pikmin runs at a slower framerate than the other ones?

• ...that the Beady Long Legs in Pikmin 2 is programmed to drop 25 Unmarked Spectralids, but due to a glitch, it never actually does?

• ...that, in Pikmin 2, if you have 20 of each color of Pikmin in your group they will occasionally sing Ai no Uta, assuming all treasures in the area/floor have been collected?

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

• ...that in Pikmin 4, if your created character is the same as a castaway or you if are playing as Oatchi and talk to a castaway, they will have different dialogue?

• ...that Dwarf Bulborbs are actually part of the Breadbug family, not the Grub-Dog family?

• ...that the Shaggy Long Legs and Baldy Long Legs share the internal name and Japanese name of the Beady Long Legs?

• ...that PNF-404, the planet the games take place on, is a post-apocalyptic Earth?

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!