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Nintendo Declares November 1 the First Annual Pikmin Day

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Nintendo has designated November 1 as the first annual Pikmin Day, announcing the celebration during a surprise Pikmin Day Direct.

The presentation included details about Pikmin 4 for Nintendo Switch 2. Players will be able to use the console’s built-in microphone to give voice commands to Oatchi, the game’s space dog. Nintendo also announced Dandori Academy, a challenge mode with limited tests scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Leaderboards will let players compare their results. Game Informer reported that a Switch 2 demo of Pikmin 4 is coming soon.

Pikmin Bloom will receive a Secret Caves feature centered on exploring caves, fighting enemies and collecting treasure.

Nintendo also introduced Hello! Pikmin, a new series of animated shorts. The first installment was shown during the Direct, followed by a second episode scheduled for November 1 and a third later in November. Beginning in December, Nintendo plans to release one short each month. The series follows Close to You, a Pikmin animation released last year.

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Written from 5 articles, 1 with the publisher's own text; 5 independent newsrooms once syndicated copies count as one; this version written 6 h after the record first saw the story; the editor revised it.

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WHAT THE EDITOR DID

The second model checked the writer's draft against the same sources and changed it before publication. Struck words were in the draft; underlined words are its corrections.

WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: Remove the unsupported description of Miyamoto as the Direct's host; the remaining story is supported by the sources. - "hosted by Shigeru Miyamoto": The sources say Miyamoto shared information and showed the first short during the Direct, but do not establish that he hosted it.

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Nintendo Declares November 1 the First Annual Pikmin Day

Nintendo has designated November 1 as the first annual Pikmin Day, announcing the celebration during a surprise Pikmin Day Direct hosted by Shigeru Miyamoto.Direct. The presentation included details about Pikmin 4 for Nintendo Switch 2. Players will be able to use the console’s built-in microphone to give voice commands to Oatchi, the game’s space dog. Nintendo also announced Dandori Academy, a challenge mode with limited tests scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Leaderboards will let players compare their results. Game Informer reported that a Switch 2 demo of Pikmin 4 is coming soon. Pikmin Bloom will receive a Secret Caves feature centered on exploring caves, fighting enemies and collecting treasure. Nintendo also introduced Hello! Pikmin, a new series of animated shorts. The first installment was shown during the Direct, followed by a second episode scheduled for November 1 and a third later in November. Beginning in December, Nintendo plans to release one short each month. The series follows Close to You, a Pikmin animation released last year.

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