While exploring a garden in Pikmin 4, I found a tube of something called “refreshing goo.” As I instructed my small army of Pikmin, the flower-headed creatures who helped me carry things around the ...

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Pikmin 4 comes to Nintendo Switch on July 21, marking the first new mainline Pikmin game in 10 years. That means there are probably a vast number of Switch owners who have never played a Pikmin game ...

The franchise may seem cute and cuddly, but something darker lurks underneath — and the latest Pikmin game takes things a step further. The franchise may seem cute and cuddly, but something darker ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook The majority of our preview took place in a location called Sun-Speckled Terrace. While Pikmin 4 ...

At this point, the plant-like nature of Pikmin was not part of the concept. Instead, Nintendo was exploring the idea of multiple on-screen characters that the player would control va AI chips in their ...

Over the past few years, I’ve developed a peaceful little routine to make up for time spent cooped up inside working on sunny days: after I’ve closed my laptop for the day, I throw my sneakers on, ...

Niantic calls Pikmin Bloom “an app that brings a little joy to your everyday journeys on foot.” This checks out, considering it seems like more of an activity tracker skinned as a Pikmin game. It ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Nintendo and Niantic are reconnecting with nature as the two companies have announced their next mobile app, Pikmin Bloom, coinciding with the 20th ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nintendo’s recent animated short Close to You initially appeared as a gentle, mysterious vignette: a baby’s pacifier drifts and ...

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Confession from someone who writes about video games: At the start of the pandemic, games were a savior. They allowed me to participate in something rather than passively watch and kept my ...