Pikmin 2
Square key art for Pikmin 2 (Nintendo Switch).
Pikmin 2
Japanese name ピクミン2?
Rating ESRB rating: E 10+
Console Nintendo Switch
Developer Nintendo European Research & Development
Publisher Nintendo
Genre Real-time strategy
Players Single-player (story mode)
1 or 2 players (Challenge Mode and 2-Player Battle)
2 players (2-Player Battle)
Release date
Japan June 22nd, 2023
North America June 21st, 2023
Europe June 21st, 2023
Australia June 21st, 2023
South Korea September 22nd, 2023[1]
Related games
Re-release of Pikmin 2

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

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

Changes

 

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In general, the game has no regional differences unlike the previous releases, and is instead based on the US version. On top of that and the changes common to both this game and Pikmin 1 (Nintendo Switch), which are listed here, the following additional changes exist.

Gameplay

  • Pressing   shows a screen displaying the game's controls.
  • Holding   while using   now rotates the camera in the Piklopedia and the Treasure Hoard. If the camera was already looking in a direction via   alone, the camera will keep looking in that direction while rotating.
  • Cutscenes (excluding the end of day scenes and the cinematics) can no longer be skipped.
  • By default, stages in 2-Player Battle generate using the unbalanced random generation mode instead of picking from the preset layouts available.
  • The Man-at-Legs is no longer invincible while getting up, unlike New Play Control! Pikmin 2.

Graphics

  • The white space inside the President's hair curl in the debt repayment cutscene has been removed.
  • Much of the product placement in the original game has been removed and replaced with fictional/other brands, likely because Nintendo lost the legal rights to those treasures. This includes treasures in the Mystical Energy Series, Massive Receptacle Series, Survival Series, Ancient Ad Series, and Odd Logo Series.[2]
  • The text for cave loading screens is much more opaque, and cream-colored.
  • All instances of the word "Louie" that were colored blue have been recolored to a light yellow.
  • Many Piklopedia icons have been replaced with artwork instead of in game renders.
  • The backgrounds on Louie and The President's health icons now match their head shapes rather than re-using Olimar's background.
  • The text on the Challenge Mode loading screen is a little whiter and more opaque. The sublevel number has a greenish-yellow shadow.

Text

  • Various pieces of text have been changed. (e.g.: cutscene text, mail, Olimar's notes, etc.)
    • Spam mail has been changed to remove links.
  • Various things were renamed. The Husband's Tears and the Space Love series have been renamed and their corresponding completion announcements completely rewritten, likely to make the series more inclusive to non-hetrosexual couples.

Audio

Other

List of treasures with different appearances

The following article or section is in need of assistance from someone who plays the Nintendo Switch version of Pikmin 2.
Particularly: Document all the treasures that appear differently in this game to the original Pikmin 2.

Other information

  • Game size: 1.04 GB.
  • Supported play modes: TV (1 or 2 players), tabletop (1 or 2 players), and handheld (1 player).
  • Supported controllers: two Joy-Cons, and Nintendo Switch Pro Controller.
  • Supports cloud save data.

History

 

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Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
  Japanese ピクミン2?
Pikumin 2
Pikmin 2
  Chinese
(traditional)
皮克敏2
Píkèmǐn 2
Pikmin 2 Name taken from Nintendo's official website.
  Dutch Pikmin 2 - Name taken from Nintendo's official website.
  French Pikmin 2 -
  German Pikmin 2 -
  Italian Pikmin 2 -
  Korean 피크민 2
pikeumin 2
Pikmin 2
  Portuguese Pikmin 2 - Name taken from Nintendo's official website.
  Spanish Pikmin 2 -

See also

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