Nintendo Declares November 1 the First Annual Pikmin Day

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Nintendo announced that November 1 will mark the first ever Pikmin Day. A short Pikmin Day Direct presented by Shigeru Miyamoto shared updates on Pikmin 4 for the Switch 2. Players will be able to give voice commands to Oatchi using the console's built-in microphone, and Pikmin 4 is adding a Dandori Academy mode with skill challenges. Limited-time tests with leaderboards will run Friday through Sunday, and an update for the Pikmin Bloom app and a new Hello! Pikmin series were also revealed.

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