Close to you
Close to you (also formatted as Close to You) is an animated short by Nintendo Pictures released in 2025, about a baby who learns to walk by chasing a pacifier. There are two versions of this short; in the first version, the pacifier and other objects in the room seem to move around on their own, while in the second version, also known as Pikmin Close to you, these moving objects are shown to be carried by Pikmin, and many other Pikmin are throughout the room. The music is also different between the versions, with the first version's music being arranged for piano and the second version's music being arranged for more instruments.
The first version of the short was released on October 7th, 2025. On October 8th, 2025, the second version was released exclusively on Nintendo Today!. On October 9th, 2025 on Nintendo Today!, a compilation of the two versions was released, adding an intertitle stating "Something invisible might be behind the mystery. Let's take another look…" between the versions and the Nintendo Pictures logo at the end. On October 22nd, 2025, this compilation was released on YouTube, with the videos with just the first version being unlisted.
Video uploads[edit]
First version[edit]
Compilation of first and second versions[edit]
Synopsis[edit]
First version[edit]
A mother is playing with her child. Somebody knocks on the door and the mother leaves the room, but not before giving the baby their pacifier. Toys such as playing blocks and a rattle start to move. The baby picks up the rattle and starts playing with it until its pacifier falls out of their mouth. The pacifier starts moving, confusing the baby. The baby tries to retrieve the pacifier, but it starts stumbling over various toy blocks trying to run away, eventually climbing onto a beanbag. The baby tries to stumble their way to their pacifier, but loses their footing and trips headfirst onto the beanbag and sending the pacifier to an armchair. The baby then plays with the armchair, bouncing the pacifier which then lands on the baby's head and itches their nose.
The baby then sneezes, sending the pacifier flying to a bookshelf up on the wall. The pacifier runs along the shelf, while the baby continues to follow from below. The pacifier then knocks a ball loose, and the pacifier gets rolled over and stuck on the ball as it falls off the shelf. The pacifier gets stupid in the trunk of an elephant plushie, and the ball hits the baby on their head, who falls backward onto the plushie, launching the pacifier through the air, and the pacifier gets flung into a mobile hanger. As the baby tries to walk towards the mobile, their mother comes back in the room to discover their child walking by themself. The baby then trips, but the mother grabs them, and lets her child walk towards her. The baby signals their mother about the pacifier hanging on the mobile, and the mother gives it to them. The mother then embraces her child, as the movie fades to black.
Second version[edit]
A mother is playing with her child. Somebody knocks on the door and the mother leaves the room, but not before giving the baby their pacifier. A Red Pikmin starts moving various toys, such as playing blocks, while a Yellow and Blue Pikmin push a rattle towards the baby. The baby picks up the rattle and starts playing with it until their pacifier falls out of their mouth, hitting a Red Pikmin carrying a toy block. The Red Pikmin briefly takes interest in the pacifier, but decides to pick up its toy block again. A Yellow Pikmin and Blue Pikmin walk over to the pacifier, with the latter hitting the pacifier. The Red Pikmin takes notice of this and swipes the pacifier away, causing the three Pikmin to fight over it and confusing the baby. The baby tries to retrieve the pacifier, but the Red Pikmin carrying it stumbles over various toy blocks while running away from the baby. The Red Pikmin eventually climbs on a beanbag with the pacifier. The baby tries to stumble their way to their pacifier, but loses their footing and trips headfirst onto the beanbag, launching the Pikmin with the pacifier onto an armchair.
The pacifier eventually lands on a resting Blue Pikmin, who tries to get it off. The baby, however, plays with the armchair and tries to grab the pacifier off the Blue Pikmin, bouncing it and other nearby Pikmin. The Blue Pikmin lands on the baby's head and itches their nose. The baby then sneezes, sending the Blue Pikmin flying to a bookshelf up on the wall. The Blue Pikmin drops the pacifier on the bookshelf and then falls, knocking down a Yellow Pikmin the process. Another group of Pikmin then starts fighting over the pacifier and running along the shelf, while the baby continues to follow from below. They then knock a ball loose, and the Yellow Pikmin carrying the pacifier gets rolled over and stuck on the ball as it falls off the shelf. The Yellow Pikmin gets stuck in the trunk of an elephant plushie, and the ball hits the baby on their head, who falls backward onto the plushie, launching the Yellow Pikmin through the air, and the pacifier gets flung into a mobile hanger. A Red Pikmin then falls inside of the pacifier and gets stuck. As the baby tries to walk towards the mobile, their mother comes back in the room to discover their child walking by themself. The baby then trips, but the mother grabs them, inevitably just in time to save a hapless Yellow Pikmin, and lets her child walk towards her. The baby signals their mother about the pacifier hanging on the mobile, and the mother gives it to them. The mother then embraces her child, as all the Pikmin in the room bloom flowers.
Gallery[edit]
Promotional image used on an article about Close to you.
Promotional image used on an article that announced the Pacifier Special Decor Pikmin in Pikmin Bloom.
Promotional image used on Nintendo Today! for the Pacifier Special Decor Pikmin announcement.
Trivia[edit]
- The music in the short uses the Pikmin motif and Pikmin Tune 1 from Pikmin 4.
- The first version's "invisible Pikmin" may be a reference to the claim in Pikmin Bloom that "Pikmin are invisible to the human eye".
- At the end of the second version, one of the Yellow Pikmin that was hanging on to the light switch can be seen falling but then slowly floating down after it blooms a flower. This may be a reference to a scene in Occupational Hazards, where the endangered Pikmin bloom flowers to slowly float down to break their fall after the backhoe breaks down.
- The short only contains the original three Pikmin types introduced in Pikmin, with no other Pikmin characters.
- The short is known worldwide as simply "Close to You" or "Close to you"; the name is not translated.
- On November 26th, 2025, a Special Decor Pikmin wearing the pacifier from the animation was made available in Pikmin Bloom via a Gold Seedling given to all players.