Everything we know about Pikmin 4: Trailer, gameplay and more

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(Pocket-lint) — It's been a long while, but Pikmin 4 is finally official, confirming that the Pikmin franchise is coming back once again.

First mentioned by Shigeru Miyamoto all the way back in 2015, before the Switch was even announced, fans were starting to worry that Pikmin might not get another game, but we've got all the (at this point scant) details on it for you right here.

Check out the best upcoming games for Nintendo Switch here, meanwhile, if you're looking for something else.

Pikmin 4 will come out sometime in 2023, according to its first teaser trailer, which you can find below this section.

There's no more precise information than that right now, but we'd anticipate that the game won't come out in the first half of the year. After all, the next Legend of Zelda game will be releasing in May 2023, so if it was going to be anytime before that we would likely have a date by now.

Still, Nintendo is prone to keeping things secret until they're really ready to pop, so don't be surprised to see Pikmin 4's final release date announced with only a couple months' notice.

The trailer that confirmed Pikmin 4 came during a Nintendo Direct in September 2022, and while the news it brought is very welcome, the trailer is about as brief as they come.

That's it, just a glimpse of one gameplay environment, then a title card and release window with no more detail. That Nintendo Direct had bigger fish to fry, announcing Fire Emblem Engage and the title of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, so we can forgive Nintendo for it.

Pikmin 3 first came out on the Wii U, but we're in a new era for Nintendo now, and have been for quite a few years.

Pikmin 4, therefore, will be exclusive to the Nintendo Switch, and won't be