Niantic and Nintendo launch Pikmin Bloom mobile app

In terms of surprise announcements, on the 20th anniversary for the Japanese release of Pikmin, we didn’t see a Niantic developed mobile app called Pikmin Bloom coming.

You’d be forgiven for watching the trailer (below) and still not being entirely sure what it is, so let’s explain: the idea is basically that with this app, it’ll encourage you to go for a wander and get some fresh air. It’s a step counter that lets you collect Pikmin while you walk and make flowers bloom.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZeIQEZIPv8

You never know, maybe this is Nintendo testing the water to see just how popular the Pikmin IP is. Pikmin 3: Deluxe Edition came to Nintendo Switch after snot selling so brilliantly on Wii U (like every game). The Switch version felt definitive, it seems, as our critic Chris Hyde said: “Pikmin 3 Deluxe has blossomed on Nintendo Switch into the complete package. With excellent coop and bags of content, it’s an experience not to be missed”.

Have a quick look at our video review, below, to see why Nintendo should bring Pikmin back for a fourth game!

The trailer for Bloom, however, features Shigeru Miyamoto, which is always a treat for people. He explained with Bloom you can take pictures with Pikmin and save them in your journal.

Pikmin Bloom is out now for mobile devices.