ah, so the Pikmin 4 marketing can finally kick into gear. Guess TotK’s been out long enough at this point.
Gotta say, Pikmin is probably one of the last Nintendo series I was expecting a character creator for. It’s not bad, but it does feel kinda weird. (also, I would not be surprised if under the hood, it’s the mii creator repurposed again, just like how BotW/TotK’s NPCs are made).
y0u_called
Well that’s disappointing. Tell me if I’m wrong, but I imagine our custom-created character won’t actually be it’s own person, it’ll just be a silent protagonist whilst everyone talks around it. I hope not.
muffle64
I was already super excited for Pikmin 4. But the character customization puts me over the moon! July 21 can’t get here soon enough!!
smashboi888
Olimar trying not to crash-land on the same dang planet challenge (impossible)
malacosi
really feels like there won’t be a june direct. gonna be interesting to see if july 21 passes and nothing is scheduled
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eCockpit89
Who wants to bet Louie is the reason for Olimar crash landing on the Pikmin Planet for the 4th Time?
FriggenSweetLois
After ToTK I’m optimistic about this game. In the past when there wasn’t a whole lot of marketing or press about a game, I knew the game was gonna be a dud. Mario Tennis WiiU, paper Mario wiiu, Mario Party Super Star (not that it was a bad game, just no support after the game came out).
I was a little worried with the lack of information regarding ToTK, but when it came out it was amazing. Still is. So with Pikmin 4 and the lack of a showcase that shows plenty of new things, I’m optimistic that there’s more to the game than what we’ve seen.
rexshen
So create your own hocotation/kotation and save people stranded on PNF404. Well I guess that’s where you go after 3 when you had to save a starving planet.
BrazenFalcon
I am really excited for this game, but it keeps sneaking up on me. This game comes out next month? I don’t even know if I will be done with Tears of the Kingdom by then!
b3anz129
Almost a month away and no gameplay footage. The mad lads
lolwutdo
Woah this game is coming out wayyyy sooner than I expected.
denemdenem
If I will miss something from leaving reddit, it’s the gaming news and interesting articles. Ah well, I guess it’s time to wipe the dust off my rss readers
mojo276
I’m happy it’s not coming out sooner. Gives me more time to do everything I want to do in TOTK.
ubdesu
Man I recently got a new GPU for my PC and my computer has been seeing less and less play with these bangers they’ve been pumping for the switch. I hope I can finish up ToTK by next month to start this.
R_G_Marigold
I feel like I’m alone in not liking the idea of a character creator? I mean, a good portion of why I like Pikmin is the characterization. You don’t really get any of that with a ‘blank slate’ character that is just ‘you’ and nothing else.
The thing that made Olimar so special in the first game was that you sympathized with him and his situation. How he grappled with the idea that he might die on that planet, and how it was a real possibility that he would never see his family again. And in all three games you get to enjoy the characters through the end-of-day logs, the Piklopedia, or (in Pikmin 3) just them talking to each other.
But with a customizable character, you can’t do anything like that. I’m just getting the feeling that we’ll get saddled with a ‘nothing’ character that’ll just feel out of place among the other characters.
adamated87
The planet logo at the beginning reminds me of Ness’ icon in Smash Bros. Is that a coincidence?
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Character Creator, wasn’t expecting that!
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ah, so the Pikmin 4 marketing can finally kick into gear. Guess TotK’s been out long enough at this point.
Gotta say, Pikmin is probably one of the last Nintendo series I was expecting a character creator for. It’s not bad, but it does feel kinda weird. (also, I would not be surprised if under the hood, it’s the mii creator repurposed again, just like how BotW/TotK’s NPCs are made).
Well that’s disappointing. Tell me if I’m wrong, but I imagine our custom-created character won’t actually be it’s own person, it’ll just be a silent protagonist whilst everyone talks around it. I hope not.
I was already super excited for Pikmin 4. But the character customization puts me over the moon! July 21 can’t get here soon enough!!
Olimar trying not to crash-land on the same dang planet challenge (impossible)
really feels like there won’t be a june direct. gonna be interesting to see if july 21 passes and nothing is scheduled
[deleted]
Who wants to bet Louie is the reason for Olimar crash landing on the Pikmin Planet for the 4th Time?
After ToTK I’m optimistic about this game. In the past when there wasn’t a whole lot of marketing or press about a game, I knew the game was gonna be a dud. Mario Tennis WiiU, paper Mario wiiu, Mario Party Super Star (not that it was a bad game, just no support after the game came out).
I was a little worried with the lack of information regarding ToTK, but when it came out it was amazing. Still is. So with Pikmin 4 and the lack of a showcase that shows plenty of new things, I’m optimistic that there’s more to the game than what we’ve seen.
So create your own hocotation/kotation and save people stranded on PNF404. Well I guess that’s where you go after 3 when you had to save a starving planet.
I am really excited for this game, but it keeps sneaking up on me. This game comes out next month? I don’t even know if I will be done with Tears of the Kingdom by then!
Almost a month away and no gameplay footage. The mad lads
Woah this game is coming out wayyyy sooner than I expected.
If I will miss something from leaving reddit, it’s the gaming news and interesting articles. Ah well, I guess it’s time to wipe the dust off my rss readers
I’m happy it’s not coming out sooner. Gives me more time to do everything I want to do in TOTK.
Man I recently got a new GPU for my PC and my computer has been seeing less and less play with these bangers they’ve been pumping for the switch. I hope I can finish up ToTK by next month to start this.
I feel like I’m alone in not liking the idea of a character creator? I mean, a good portion of why I like Pikmin is the characterization. You don’t really get any of that with a ‘blank slate’ character that is just ‘you’ and nothing else.
The thing that made Olimar so special in the first game was that you sympathized with him and his situation. How he grappled with the idea that he might die on that planet, and how it was a real possibility that he would never see his family again. And in all three games you get to enjoy the characters through the end-of-day logs, the Piklopedia, or (in Pikmin 3) just them talking to each other.
But with a customizable character, you can’t do anything like that. I’m just getting the feeling that we’ll get saddled with a ‘nothing’ character that’ll just feel out of place among the other characters.
The planet logo at the beginning reminds me of Ness’ icon in Smash Bros. Is that a coincidence?
[Link](https://www.kindpng.com/picc/m/175-1752647_smash-bros-earthbound-logo-hd-png-download-earthbound.png)