Pikmin 1 (Nintendo Switch)

Pikmin 1
Pikmin 1
Japanese name	ピクミン1?
Rating
Console	Nintendo Switch
Developer	TBA
Publisher	Nintendo
Genre	Real-time strategy
Players	Single-player
Release date
Japan	June 22nd, 2023
North America	June 21st, 2023
Europe	June 21st, 2023
Australia	June 21st, 2023
South Korea	September 22nd, 2023
Related games
Re-release of	Pikmin

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Pikmin 1 is a port of the original Pikmin to the Nintendo Switch. It was revealed during a Nintendo Direct presentation on June 21^st, 2023, alongside a port of Pikmin 2. Both were released on the eShop immediately after the presentation concluded. This port is based on New Play Control! Pikmin.

A bundle of this game and the Pikmin 2 Switch port was also released as Pikmin 1+2. This bundle will receive a physical release in North America, Europe, and Japan on September 22^nd, 2023.

Changes

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Gameplay

• • the logo on the home screen and box art has been updated to resemble the modern pikmin logo
  • Most changes made in the new play control version are retained.
  • The game now uses an updated control scheme similar to that of Pikmin 3 Deluxe.
  • is now used to freely control the camera.
  • In order to swarm, the player must hold down while tilting .
  • now resets the cursor.
  • motion controls similar to the Wii version can be enabled from the controller screen on Olimar's monitor.
    • If enabled, tilting the controller while holding or will move the cursor.
  • Pressing the button repeatedly for continued plucking is no longer required, simply holding while plucking will have the player continue until no more sprouts are left.
• The infamous crushing glitch was fixed.

Graphics

• The gameplay and UI are now rendered at a higher resolution due to the Nintendo Switch being more powerful than the GameCube.
  • Pre-rendered cutscenes appear to have been AI upscaled from 480p to 1080p
• The number of Pikmin currently holding onto an object is now on the top half of of the carry number, like in Pikmin 3.
• The standby Pikmin icons have been updated.
• The render of Olimar standing used on his health wheel, the save file select, and Olimar's Diary menus has been updated.

Text

• All references to the controls have been updated to reflect the new control scheme.
• The copyright on the title screen has been changed to "© Nintendo".

Other

• The enemy reel received several changes:
  • All of the gameplay has been rerecorded.
  • A different font is used, and all of the text is center-aligned.
  • The text fades in, and doesn't get "written" in like the original.
  • The Swooping Snitchbug is placed correctly in the reel's alphabetical order.
  • In the US version, the Wogpole, Wollywog, and Yellow Wollywog were renamed to Wolpole, Wollyhop, and Yellow Wollyhop respectively.
  • Instead of a dark filter closing in around a creature to highlight it, a smear effect is instantly placed.
  • Decorative Pikmin were added to the space around the screen.
• Despite being based off of the New Play Control! version, the GameCube cursor is used.
• When Olimar takes damage, the screen shakes and turns red for a brief period.
• The Attraction Mode cutscenes have been removed.

Other information

• Game size: 1.09 GB.
• Supported play modes: TV (1 player), tabletop (1 player), and handheld (1 player).
• Supported controllers: two Joy-Cons, and Nintendo Switch Pro Controller.
• Supports cloud save data.

See also

• Pikmin 2 (Nintendo Switch)
• Pikmin 3 Deluxe