Nintendo hasn’t mentioned a lot about subsequent month’s new Pikmin recreation for Change, however a short new trailer for Pikmin 4 reveals a small, however welcome new element: You may make your personal customized character, as a member of the Galactic Rescue group whose mission is to avoid wasting the stranded Captain Olimar.
Pikmin 4 — like Splatoon 3 and Nintendo Change Sports activities earlier than it — is embracing character creation. You may make your personal bizarre little individual with quite a lot of choices, together with pores and skin tone, physique sort, haircut, hair shade, and expression. There are not less than two expressions: involved pursed tiny mouth (à la Olimar) and grumpy frown.
Outdoors of character creation, Pikmin 4 will introduce a brand new sort of Pikmin, the Ice Pikmin, which might freeze enemies and our bodies of water; and Oatchi, a canine that may assist the Galactic Rescue group with issues like smashing obstacles and carrying Pikmin round. The world’s No. 1 Pikmin fan, Shigeru Miyamoto, says the brand new Pikmin might be simpler to manage than previous video games.
Pikmin 4 is slated for launch on Change on July 21. Alongside Everyone 1-2-Change!, it’s one of many solely confirmed Change video games on Nintendo’s present launch calendar — and one which’s been a protracted, very long time coming.