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The story
On October 31, Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto announced on 5ch that a Pikmin information roundup video would go up on the official YouTube channel at 11 PM. Since the video contained no new game announcement and wasn’t even a livestream, the thread that followed was dominated by reactions like “took me one minute to watch.” Discussion ended up focusing less on the video’s actual content and more on side topics — including claims that the RTS genre Pikmin is built on is more popular overseas than in Japan, and calls for the game’s limited-time “Dandori Skill Test” mode to be made permanent.
What people said
There's no new game info, but please check it out if you're interested.
It's not really out of nowhere — the Switch 2 Edition is coming, after all.
Did you forget because you hate Pikmin?
That's as catastrophic as the internet itself breaking.
"Not interested in this, not interested in that, and the ending was just 'huh, okay'"
it used to feel more natural, I guess? Maybe it's the narration's fault?
I just watched Nintendo's end.
it really is the terminal stage, huh
Of course nobody's interested in anything but the games.
the fact that they won't make it permanent really shows what's wrong with Nintendo these days
Feels like most people will get bored within a month and it'll just become dead content.
If Nintendo seriously thinks people will sink a whole week into something like this, they've completely lost their touch.
Besides, same as Kirby, plenty of fans don't care about the games but love the merch — it's a brand that needs to appeal beyond just the console-war grognards anyway
Like you'd know anything about that lol
they just unilaterally decided November 1st is "Pikmin Day"
and this is the backlash they get for it
It's not even a "Pikmin Direct"
it's a "Pikmin Day Direct"
the RTS genre just doesn't click with Japanese players
The Pikmin Direct's actually getting more views in Japan though
way too early to jump to conclusions
What makes you think it's popular overseas?
Are you dumb?
Pikmin 3 is without question a dud
It's more fun than 2, come on
Background and Talking Points
The “Pikmin Direct” was a Nintendo-announced information roundup video, and it was made clear beforehand that it wouldn’t be a livestream. Thread reactions split between posters hoping for a new game announcement and those who saw it as just a routine update to keep the brand visible. Replies note that Nintendo has designated November 1st as “Pikmin Day,” and this video appears to have been timed to match that. Opinion was also divided over how to read the gap between Pikmin’s domestic and overseas popularity, since the RTS (real-time strategy) genre the series is built on has a relatively limited following in Japan. Some posters wanted the game’s time-limited “Dandori Skill Test” content made permanent, but the video didn’t address Nintendo’s plans for it.
Note: This article is adapted and summarized from the 5ch (Hardware/Industry “Geha”) thread “Pikmin Direct, Later Tonight at 11 PM.”
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