Nintendo Launches Hello! Pikmin Short Film Series on Pikmin Day
Nintendo announced during a Saturday livestream that November 1 is now Pikmin Day, and that a short film series called Hello! Pikmin will release one episode a month starting in December.
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Why it matters
The shorts give Pikmin a monthly release rhythm outside the games, timed against the November 12 Switch 2 edition of Pikmin 4 and a free demo launching Monday.
Key Facts
- Nintendo declared November 1 Pikmin Day during a Saturday livestream.
- Hello! Pikmin, a short film series, released its first two episodes and adds one per month starting in December.
- The Nintendo Switch 2 edition of Pikmin 4 and its Dandori Academy mode launch on November 12.
- A free demo version launches on Monday.
- Pikmin Bloom will add a Secret Caves feature this winter.
Episode 1 premiered during the stream and episode 2 followed on Monday, with another episode due later this month. The stream also showed the Dandori Academy mode in the Switch 2 edition of Pikmin 4, out November 12, and a Secret Caves feature for Pikmin Bloom this winter.
A free demo version launches on Monday, ahead of the Switch 2 edition of Pikmin 4 and its Dandori Academy mode on November 12. Nintendo paired that with a Secret Caves feature for Pikmin Bloom, the free-to-play AR game Niantic released worldwide in October 2021, due this winter. The shorts sit on a series that opened on the GameCube in 2001, moved to the Wii U with Pikmin 3 in 2013, branched into the 3DS side-scroller Hey! Pikmin in July 2017, and returned with Pikmin 3 Deluxe on Switch in 2020 and Pikmin 4 in July 2023.
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- Anime News Network Pikmin Game Gets Short Film Series