Pikmin mobile app

Untitled Pikmin mobile app
	Promotional image
Console	iOS, Android
Developer	Niantic, Nintendo
Publisher	Niantic
Genre	Augmented reality
Players	1 player (online functionality)
Release date
Japan	2021
North America	2021
Europe	2021
Australia	2021
South Korea	2021

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An untitled Pikmin mobile app developed by Niantic and Nintendo has been announced for mobile devices, featuring augmented reality gameplay. It was announced on March 23^rd, 2021, and is set to release later in 2021.^[1]^[2]

Gameplay

The following features of the app have been published:

The app will be an augmented reality game involving exploring the real world.^[1]^[3]
It will feature gameplay activities to encourage walking.^[3]^[4]
Red Pikmin, Yellow Pikmin, and Blue Pikmin appear, and their flowers can be either white, red, yellow, or blue.
According to Niantic developer Tatsuo Nomura, the gameplay will be very different than that of Pokémon GO.^[5]
Mii characters will be implemented in some capacity.^[4]

History

The app was announced on March 23^rd, 2021, simultaneously by Nintendo and Niantic, on Twitter^[1]^[2] and their own websites^[3]^[4]. The initial announcements featured some basic information and a single image. Developers at Niantic also tweeted about the game.^[5]

The Niantic website currently contains a sign-up page where people can sign up to receive updates and invitations to closed testing access.^[6] Beta testing began in Singapore on March 30^th, 2021.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Tweet by Nintendo of America on Twitter, published on March 23^rd, 2021, retrieved on March 23^rd, 2021
^ ^a ^b Tweet by Niantic, Inc. on Twitter, published on March 23^rd, 2021, retrieved on March 23^rd, 2021
^ ^a ^b ^c Niantic and Nintendo team up to create a mobile application featuring Pikmin on Nintendo corporate website, published on March 23^rd, 2021, retrieved on March 23^rd, 2021
^ ^a ^b ^c Niantic and Nintendo Partner Together to Create New Mobile Apps on Niantic blog, published on March 23^rd, 2021, retrieved on March 23^rd, 2021
^ ^a ^b Tweet by Tatsuo Nomura on Twitter, published on March 23^rd, 2021, retrieved on March 23^rd, 2021
^ A New App from Niantic × Nintendo. on Niantic website, published on March 23^rd, 2021, retrieved on March 23^rd, 2021
^ Tweet by Niantic, Inc. on Twitter, published on March 30^th, 2021, retrieved on March 30^th, 2021

Navigation

[nintendo_tweet-1] Tweet by Nintendo of America on Twitter, published on March 23^rd, 2021, retrieved on March 23^rd, 2021

[niantic_tweet-2] Tweet by Niantic, Inc. on Twitter, published on March 23^rd, 2021, retrieved on March 23^rd, 2021

[nintendo_news-3] Niantic and Nintendo team up to create a mobile application featuring Pikmin on Nintendo corporate website, published on March 23^rd, 2021, retrieved on March 23^rd, 2021

[niantic_blog-4] Niantic and Nintendo Partner Together to Create New Mobile Apps on Niantic blog, published on March 23^rd, 2021, retrieved on March 23^rd, 2021

[developer_tweet-5] Tweet by Tatsuo Nomura on Twitter, published on March 23^rd, 2021, retrieved on March 23^rd, 2021

[newappsignup-6] A New App from Niantic × Nintendo. on Niantic website, published on March 23^rd, 2021, retrieved on March 23^rd, 2021

[7] Tweet by Niantic, Inc. on Twitter, published on March 30^th, 2021, retrieved on March 30^th, 2021

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Games
Main games	Pikmin • Pikmin 2 • Pikmin 3 • Pikmin 4
Spin-off games	Hey! Pikmin • Pikmin Bloom
Re-releases	New Play Control! Pikmin • New Play Control! Pikmin 2 Pikmin 3 Deluxe • Pikmin 1 (Nintendo Switch) • Pikmin 2 (Nintendo Switch)
Web games	Pikmin.com SpaceForce • Pikmin Treasure Hunt • Pikmin Finder
Super Smash Bros. series	Brawl • for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U • Ultimate
Others	Pikmin Adventure (Nintendo Land) • Stage Debut