Pikmin 3 Deluxe Gets First Update in a Year with Switch 2 Resolution Boost
The update is partial in scope: local wireless covers only Bingo Battle, not story mode, and 4K and WQHD support remain unconfirmed.
Key Facts
- Nintendo released version 1.2.0 of Pikmin 3 Deluxe on September 1, 2026, the game's first update since June 2025.
- The update adds full HD resolution support for Pikmin 3 Deluxe on the Nintendo Switch 2.
- The Bingo Battle mode now supports local wireless play, which can be received on both the Nintendo Switch 2 and the original Nintendo Switch.
- Game chat in local wireless play requires a Nintendo Switch 2, an internet connection, and a Nintendo Switch Online subscription.
- Pikmin 3 Deluxe is available for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 and is listed at 6,578 yen at the Nintendo Store.
Reporting from 2 sources: Denfaminicogamer, Automaton.
Nintendo released version 1.2.0 of Pikmin 3 Deluxe on September 1, 2026, the game's first update since June 2025. The patch is aimed at the Nintendo Switch 2. It raises the game's supported resolution to full HD on the Switch 2, and adds local wireless support to the Bingo Battle mode, letting two players with one Switch 2 and one copy of the software play on their own screens. Local wireless play can be received on the original Switch as well, but game chat is limited to the Switch 2 and requires an internet connection and a Nintendo Switch Online subscription. Pikmin 3 Deluxe is the definitive version of Pikmin 3, originally a Wii U title, and includes all paid downloadable content, side stories featuring the previous game's protagonist Olimar, new mission modes, difficulty options, and hint functions. The story mode supports two-player cooperative play. The game is available for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2, and is currently on sale at the Nintendo Store for 6,578 yen.
Players control survey team members Alph, Charlie, and Brittany as they explore the planet PNF-404 to collect fruit for the starving planet Koppai. Pikmin 3 Deluxe is the definitive version of Pikmin 3, which first appeared on the Wii U in 2013. The Switch release gathers all paid downloadable content for the original, adds side stories centered on the first game's protagonist Olimar, and introduces new mission modes, difficulty options, and hint functions.
The story mode already supported two-player cooperative play through split-screen; the new patch extends that idea to local wireless, though only for Bingo Battle and not for story mode. Nintendo has not clarified whether 4K or WQHD resolution support is coming. The update is free, and the game is listed at 6,578 yen at the Nintendo Store. Local wireless play can be received on both the Switch 2 and the original Switch, while game chat requires a Switch 2, an internet connection, and a Nintendo Switch Online subscription.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.