Pikmin 1
Find your way home in the original Pikmin-plucking adventure Meet Captain Olimar and a capable cast of red, blue, and yellow Pikmin on a dire mission across a larger-than-life planet. Olimar must guide his…
Pikmin 1 is an adventure developed by Nintendo European Research and Development, released 21 June 2023 on Nintendo Switch.
What Pikmin 1 is
Pikmin 1 is an adventure game developed by Nintendo European Research and Development and released in 2023. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Nintendo Switch only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Find your way home in the original Pikmin-plucking adventure Meet Captain Olimar and a capable cast of red, blue, and yellow Pikmin on a dire mission across a larger-than-life planet. Olimar must guide his loveably-leafy companions through obstacles, in battle, and when collecting his missing ship parts. Your oxygen will only last 30 days, but the Pikmin provide a glimmer of hope that you may make it home.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Pikmin series
Pikmin 1 is the 36th of 41 entries we hold in the Pikmin series. It arrived 2 years after Pikmin Bloom. The next entry was Pikmin 2 in 2023.
What it launched against
Pikmin 1 launched on 21 June 2023, within three weeks of Diablo IV, Final Fantasy XVI, Dave the Diver and Street Fighter 6. It arrived 6 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Diablo IV, Final Fantasy XVI, Dave the Diver, Street Fighter 6.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Pikmin 1 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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