Pikmin (game)

Pikmin 1 (Nintendo Switch)

Revision as of 12:44, August 19, 2023 by 92.234.113.86 (talk) (Added trivia regarding the game's artwork.)
Pikmin 1
Square key art for Pikmin 1 (Nintendo Switch).
Pikmin 1
Japanese name ピクミン1?
Rating ESRB rating: E 10+
Console Nintendo Switch
Developer Nintendo European Research & Development
Publisher Nintendo
Genre Real-time strategy
Players Single-player
Release date
Japan June 22nd, 2023
North America June 21st, 2023
Europe June 21st, 2023
Australia June 21st, 2023
South Korea September 22nd, 2023[1]
Related games
Re-release of Pikmin

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The leaf texture used in Pikmin 2's Challenge Mode menu. (Used on Pikipedia in the {{stub}} template.)

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Pikmin 1 is a port of the original Pikmin to the Nintendo Switch. It was revealed during a Nintendo Direct presentation on June 21st, 2023, alongside a port of Pikmin 2. Both were released on the eShop immediately after the presentation concluded. This port is based on New Play Control! Pikmin.

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

Changes

 

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On top of the changes common to both this game and Pikmin 2 (Nintendo Switch), which are listed here, the following additional changes exist.

Gameplay

Graphics

Text

  • The copyright on the title screen has been changed to "© Nintendo".

Audio

  • A few sounds play differently, like the Onion ejecting seeds.
  • Some music instruments are slightly off-key.
  • Since the attract mode cutscenes have been removed, Japanese players can also no longer hear Ai no Uta.

Other

  • The logo on the game's box art has been updated to resemble the modern Pikmin series logo.
  • The enemy reel received several changes:
    • All of the gameplay has been re-recorded, now being more accurate to the game's actual gameplay.
    • A different font is used, and all of the text is center-aligned.
    • The text fades in, rather than getting "written" in like the original.
    • The Swooping Snitchbug is placed correctly in the reel's alphabetical order.
    • In the US version, the Wogpole, Wollywog, and Yellow Wollywog are renamed to Wolpole, Wollyhop, and Yellow Wollyhop respectively.
    • Instead of a dark filter closing in around a creature to highlight it, a smear effect is instantly placed.
  • Despite the game being based off of the New Play Control! version, the GameCube cursor is used.
  • When Olimar takes damage, the screen shakes and turns red briefly.

Other information

  • Game size: 1.09 GB.
  • Supported play modes: TV (1 player), tabletop (1 player), and handheld (1 player).
  • Supported controllers: two Joy-Cons, and Nintendo Switch Pro Controller.
  • Supports cloud save data.

History

 

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Trivia

  • The key art is likely inspired by the Japanese box art for the original Gamecube game.

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
  Japanese ピクミン1?
Pikumin 1
Pikmin 1
  Chinese
(traditional)
皮克敏1
Píkèmǐn 1
Pikmin 1 Name taken from Nintendo's official website.
  Dutch Pikmin 1 - Name taken from Nintendo's official website.
  French Pikmin 1 -
  German Pikmin 1 -
  Italian Pikmin 1 -
  Korean 피크민 1
pikeumin 1
Pikmin 1
  Portuguese Pikmin 1 - Name taken from Nintendo's official website.
  Spanish Pikmin 1 -

See also

References