Pikmin 4 Game Gets Switch 2 Edition, Dandori Academy Mode

Nintendo announced during the Nintendo Direct livestream on Wednesday that Pikmin 4 , the first new main game in the Pikmin series in a decade, will get a Switch 2 edition on November 12. The new Dandori Academy mode will also launch on the same day.

The Dandori Academy mode adds challenges and puzzles at three difficulty levels available on the weekend. Players can rank themselves against others on a global leaderboard.

The Switch 2 edition will launch physically and digitally with an upgrade pack on the Nintendo Store and eShop. Pre-orders are available now.

The game shipped for the Switch in July 2023.

Nintendo describes the game:

Meet Pikmin, small, plantlike creatures you can grow, pluck, command, and overpower your enemies with! These curious helpers come in different types—fire is no sweat for Red Pikmin and the brand-new Ice Pikmin can freeze enemies and the environment. Use your Pikmin's miniature might (and a bit of strategy) to explore this mysterious planet. You get a dog, too! Oatchi (pronounced oat-chee), resident good boy and dependable partner, can help with things like smashing obstacles and carrying Pikmin throughout your adventure. With the miniscule Pikmin and a capable canine in tow, no challenge is too big!

Nintendo also added Pikmin 1+2 , an HD release of the first two games in its Pikmin series, on the Switch digitally in June 2023 and later physically in September 2023.

The Pikmin series of strategy games allows players to control creatures called Pikmin in an effort to explore an unknown planet and survive against predatory adversaries, using the special properties of each kind of Pikmin to navigate the game environment.

Nintendo released the first game in the series on the Nintendo GameCube in 2001. Nintendo released Pikmin 3 , on the Wii U in 2013. The side-scrolling action-adventure game Hey! Pikmin shipped for Nintendo 3DS in July 2017 in Japan, North America, and Europe. Nintendo released the Pikmin 3 Deluxe version for the Switch in 2020. Pokemon GO developer Niantic released the free-to-play AR (augmented reality) game Pikmin Bloom worldwide in October 2021.

Source: Nintendo 's YouTube channel , Nintendo Direct livestream