Pikmin 2 (Nintendo Switch)

Pikmin 2
	Pikmin 2
Japanese name	ピクミン2?
Rating
Console	Nintendo Switch
Developer	Nintendo European Research & Development
Publisher	Nintendo
Genre	Real-time strategy
Players	Single-player (story mode); 1 or 2 players (Challenge Mode and 2-Player Battle); 2 players (2-Player Battle)
Release date
Japan	June 22nd, 2023
North America	June 21st, 2023
Europe	June 21st, 2023
Australia	June 21st, 2023
South Korea	September 22nd, 2023
Related games
Re-release of	Pikmin 2

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Pikmin 2 is a port of the original Pikmin 2 to the Nintendo Switch. It was revealed during a Nintendo Direct presentation on June 21^st, 2023, alongside a port of Pikmin. Both were released on the eShop immediately after the presentation concluded. This port is based on New Play Control! Pikmin 2.

A bundle of this game and the Pikmin Switch port was also released as Pikmin 1+2. This bundle will receive a physical release in North America, Europe, and Japan on September 22^nd, 2023.

Changes

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In general, the game has no regional differences unlike the previous releases, and is instead based on the US version. On top of that and the changes common to both this game and Pikmin 1 (Nintendo Switch), which are listed here, the following additional changes exist.

Gameplay

Pressing shows a screen displaying the game's controls.
Holding while using now rotates the camera in the Piklopedia and the Treasure Hoard. If the camera was already looking in a direction via alone, the camera will keep looking in that direction while rotating.
Cutscenes (excluding the end of day scenes and the cinematics) can no longer be skipped.
By default, stages in 2-Player Battle generate using the unbalanced random generation mode instead of picking from the preset layouts available.
The Man-at-Legs is no longer invincible while getting up, unlike New Play Control! Pikmin 2.

Graphics

The white space inside the President's hair curl in the debt repayment cutscene has been removed.
Much of the product placement in the original game has been removed and replaced with fictional/other brands, likely because Nintendo lost the legal rights to those treasures. This includes treasures in the Mystical Energy Series, Massive Receptacle Series, Survival Series, Ancient Ad Series, and Odd Logo Series.^[2]
The text for cave loading screens is much more opaque, and cream-colored.
All instances of the word "Louie" that were colored blue have been recolored to a light yellow.
Many Piklopedia icons have been replaced with artwork instead of in game renders.
The backgrounds on Louie and The President's health icons now match their head shapes rather than re-using Olimar's background.
The text on the Challenge Mode loading screen is a little whiter and more opaque. The sublevel number has a greenish-yellow shadow.

Text

Various pieces of text have been changed. (e.g.: cutscene text, mail, Olimar's notes, etc.)
- Spam mail has been changed to be nicer.
Various things were renamed:
- The Husband's Tears Series was renamed to the Expensive Sentiments Series.
- The Space Love Series was renamed to the Celestial Vibes Series.
- The Gemstar Wife was renamed to the Red Gemstar.
- The Gemstar Husband was renamed to the Green Gemstar.
- The Gherkin Gate was renamed to the Flavor Gate.
- The Caustic Dweevil was renamed to the Hydro Dweevil.
- Additionally, in the US version, the Wogpole, Wollywog, and Yellow Wollywog were renamed to match the EU names, being the Wolpole, Wollyhop, and Yellow Wollyhop respectively.

Audio

Sound is locked to stereo, meaning that the mono and surround sound options are no longer available.
The Ai no Uta in-game Easter egg has been removed. Since the attract mode cutscenes have been removed, Japanese players can also no longer hear Tane no Uta. Licensing complications may be part of the reason for these removals.
Like in the New Play Control! version, the Totoka's song Easter egg is absent.
Strangely, sometimes the sounds of Pikmin under the effects of an ultra-spicy spray and Purple Pikmin and/or White Pikmin clanging around in the Hocotate ship get louder as the camera gets farther away. This also means that when this occurs the sounds are inaudible when near their source.
Concrete 1 and Flooded Stump have some instruments missing.

Other

The European model of the Arboreal Frippery is now used in all regions.
The Doodlebug's family was changed to the flint beetle family.

List of treasures with different appearances

The following article or section is in need of assistance from someone who plays the Nintendo Switch version of Pikmin 2.
Particularly: Document all the treasures that appear differently in this game to the original Pikmin 2.

Other information

Game size: 1.04 GB.
Supported play modes: TV (1 or 2 players), tabletop (1 or 2 players), and handheld (1 player).
Supported controllers: two Joy-Cons, and Nintendo Switch Pro Controller.
Supports cloud save data.

History