The plant-like creatures known as Pikmin come in more shapes and colors than ever before in Pikmin 4. These colors do more than give each Pikmin a different style — they also indicate what that type ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

You won’t get very far in Pikmin 4 without the right buddies. Nintendo’s latest is designed like a Metroidvania, with lots of locked areas you must return to when you have certain types of Pikmin. In ...

Rev up that Onion! On Wednesday, Nintendo announced that its 2023 strategy game Pikmin 4 will get a new content update next month. Though the Nintendo Switch title won’t get a Switch 2 upgrade, ...

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There are 8 different Pikmin types in the game, not including Glow Pikmin, which are picked up from Night Expeditions. These are the very first Pikmin you'll encounter at the Rescue Command Post and ...

The Pikmin series has always highlighted the idea of commanding huge numbers of tiny creatures at once. With Pikmin 4 utilizing the power of the Switch, more Pikmin than ever can appear on screen, but ...