Nintendo Declares November 1 Is Pikmin Day With A Direct Featuring Game News And Animated Shorts

Nintendo, and especially developer emeritus Shigeru Miyamoto, have been keen to make Pikmin a franchise on par with its other top-tier names like Mario and Zelda. To that end, it has declared November 1 will serve as Pikmin Day, a branding holiday of sorts to serve as a launching point for yearly announcements. The debut Pikmin Day Direct surprise-aired today, with Miyamoto walking through a handful of announcements. First, he explained the reasoning behind the date, as the original three Pikmin

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Nintendo Declares November 1 Is Pikmin Day With A Direct Featuring Game News And Animated Shorts

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Pikmin 4: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Dandori Academy getting free demo Nov. 2nd, 2026.
Nintendo Reveals Pikmin Day Surprise and New Project Hello! Pikmin.

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nintendo.com: A little taste of a big game
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Polygon - All (XX): Happy early Pikmin Day!
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Kotaku: While there were no new games announced, the Direct provided updates for the upcoming edition of Pikmin 4, Pikmin Bloom and crocheted hats
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IGN: Nintendo has revealed a surprise Nintendo Direct for Pikmin Day because it has apparently decided that's a thing now.
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Kotaku: While there were no new games announced, the Direct provided updates for the upcoming edition of Pikmin 4, Pikmin Bloom and crocheted hats
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GameSpot - All Content (XX): Nintendo, and especially developer emeritus Shigeru Miyamoto, have been keen to make Pikmin a franchise on par with its other top-tier names

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