FollowingPikmin 3 Deluxe’s recent announcement of coming to the Nintendo Switch, Nintendo has dropped tons of content for the upcoming game, including its official box art, a slew of screenshots, the total file size, and more.
Some have been criticizing Nintendo for chugging behind other companies like Xbox and Ubisoft who have held their own conferences in place of a canceled E3 event, whileNintendo has no confirmed Direct event plannedfor the foreseeable future. While the Nintendo Direct Mini that lasted less than 10 minutes showcased a few small projects, it looks like the Japanese games company has decided to follow a similar format toPaper Mario: The Origami Kingand surprise announcePikmin 3 Deluxevia Twitter, with a release date set for October 30th.
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Pikmin 3 Deluxeis a rerelease of the original Wii U gamebut will implement some new features and content along with all of the DLC. A new side-story mission that follows Olimar and Louie as they traverse planet PNF-404 will be a new addition to players already familiar toPikmin 3. Along with new difficulty settings and the ability to play the game at a more relaxed pace, the full upcoming game will total to 6.5 GB of space on the Nintendo Switch. The Pro Controller will be supported and the game and several languages will be supported, including English, Japanese, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Korean, and Chinese.
Several screenshots of the upcoming release have also been unveiled, detailing the main story, showing off Olimar with his Pikmin following him and assisting his quests, and some combat moments have been shared as well. Additionally, thetitle screen forPikmin 3 Deluxehas been shared.
WhilePikminis a cult-classic series to gamers of the millennial era, not everyone was happy about the announcement forPikmin 3 Deluxecoming to the Switch, particularly because the October slot is normally saved for “big” titles likeSuper Mario Odysseyin 2017 andLuigi’s Manion 3in 2019. Still,Pikmin 3received favorable reviews at the time of its original release, and lovers of the GameCube era of Nintendo are nonetheless excited for the port to the Switch, mainly due to theWii U not reaching successful purchase numbers.
But the timing of the announcement was possibly not just a coincidence.Pikmin 3released for North American players on August 4th in 2013, so it’s quite possible that Nintendo had the announcement planned for this specific date.
Pikmin 3 Deluxeis set to release on June 29, 2025, exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.
