Pikmin 4 Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is official: it launches November 12, demo on November 2
Nintendo has announced Pikmin 4 Nintendo Switch 2 Edition. It was revealed on 31 October and launches on 12 November, with a Nintendo eShop demo arriving on 2 November. If you start with the demo, your save data will carry over to the full game.
The news came during Nintendo’s surprise Pikmin Day Direct on 31 October. If you skipped the 2023 release, this looks like the fullest version of Pikmin 4 so far. Nintendo also said players who already own Pikmin 4 on the original Nintendo Switch won’t have to buy the whole game again, since an eShop upgrade pack will be available instead.
The big new addition is Dandori Academy, a timed score-attack mode Nintendo showed during the Direct. The idea is simple: grab as many treasures as possible before the clock runs out. Nintendo used the Gargantuan Garden stage as its example, showing players scooping up gold nuggets, and the follow-up details say the mode will grow to 72 stages over time, with online leaderboards included.
Nintendo is also adding a few features built for Switch 2. One of them lets you issue voice commands to Oatchi through the system’s built-in microphone. Reports tied to the announcement also point to higher-resolution visuals.
And if you needed one more excuse to check back in, Nintendo packed the Direct with extra Pikmin news too. The company officially named 1 November as Pikmin Day, because 11/1 resembles the three original Pikmin types. It also confirmed that Pikmin 4 has sold more than 3 million copies, making it the best-selling game in the series, and introduced Japanese actor Fuka Koshiba as a new ambassador for the franchise.
You can try the demo, pick up the full game, or buy the upgrade pack through the Nintendo eShop.
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