With Nintendo rumored to be skipping E3 alongside its competitors Microsoft and Sony, there's a chance that Nintendo doesn't have much to offer in terms of first-party output for its flagship console and could instead be putting all its eggs in the Nintendo Switch 2 basket. Zelda and Pikmin aside, we're hotly awaiting post-launch DLC for Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Fire Emblem Engage and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Hell, even your Xenoblades and Fire Emblems at this point.Įven still, whether Pikmin 4 hits or misses that supposed May 23 date, Nintendo Switch owners will be looking for all the first-party support they can get. However, it's typically overshadowed by Nintendo's A-team. Jedi Knight Dark Forces 2 Unreal Engine Release 1. That's not to say Pikmin is unpopular, as it's maintained a strong cult following since the Gamecube days. That's because May 12 sees the release of what is perhaps the biggest Nintendo Switch game since its 2017 launch that being The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.Ĭome May 23, the potential release date for Pikmin 4, I imagine millions of Switch owners will still too busy exploring the skies above Hyrule to be mucking about in the infested gardens and damp undergrowths of Pikmin 4. So far, almost everything we know about Pikmin 4 comes from one brief teaser, no more than half a minute of which was in-engine footage, as part of a Nintendo Direct presentation that debuted.

While it's very possible for Pikmin 4 to launch in late May, I'd argue it's not the best time for the game to come out. Pikmin 4 is slated for release on Switch on July 21.

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