Surprise! Pikmin 4 will receive a free content update on Switch next month

Well, we didn’t expect that!

Nintendo has announced that Pikmin 4 will receive a free update next month, adding an adorably unique “Pikmin Scenery” for your team, a photo mode, and new modes adjusting the overall aggression of the game’s creatures.

There’s no firm release date yet, but Nintendo has also confirmed that an updated demo will also be released on the same day.

Now let’s take a closer look at the new features:

– Pikmin decor: Originally seen in the Pikmin bloom¹ smart device app, these curious Pikmin are heading towards Pikmin 4. Decorative Pikmin (as the name suggests) are Pikmin that wear some form of decoration found in the world – you can see them wearing anything like a wind-up toy, a donut, a snow hat, and much more. Decor Pikmin you gather in the new Pikmin 4 the update can also be pushed to your team in Pikmin bloomsome of which are completely new!

– Field camera: Take stylish photos of your character, your team, and everything you love with this new feature. Set the scene from different angles, hide characters and decorate your photos with filters, frames and stamps. The camera might even be the key to adding Decor Pikmin to your team…

– New creature activity levels: Move at your own pace and enjoy the new Relaxed mode, in which creatures will only attack if you attack them, or take it to the next level in the fiery Fierce mode. These modes can be selected when starting a new game or changed at any time afterwards from the game settings.

It was also announced that Pikmin Bloom would be receiving a new update to be added in Ice Pikmin, marking the variant’s first ever appearance in the game. A new trailer was also released online to mark the announcement.

We wondered if the recent Pikmin “Close to You” videos would perhaps lead to something more, and they certainly do! Okay, it’s not quite the “Nintendo Switch 2 Edition” we’d like to see, but hey, we’ll take it.