Incidentally: It’s been 5 years since we heard anything about Pikmin 4

A few years ago, we joked together because Pikmin 4 – the fourth main title in the Pikmin series – was announced 5 years ago without much else to go on. Fast forward to today and, we’re still waiting!

We’re just having a little fun here, but oddly enough, the last thing we heard about Pikmin 4 was at an interview with Eurogamer in 2017. Right, that’s right! Pikmin creator Shigeru Miyamoto sat down with the good guys at the site during E3 2017 (remember E3?), where he told them “… I can tell you it’s progressing. “

Thanks to @NintendoMemo – who re-shared the excerpt of today’s article in memory of the article that was published almost 5 years ago to date after – we’re really sad that we’re still waiting for a brand new Pikmin game.

So where are our cute little space plants? In the years since we saw the release Greet! Pikmin on 3DS in 2017 and Pikmin Bloom, Niantic’s mobile game. If either of these means Pikmin 4, we’d love to know! But we will really love a new Pikmin game to play on Switch.

We’ve put together a list of theories about what could have happened to Pikmin 4 in 2020. Of course, some of these theories are outdated, and

And, we suppose we got it Pikmin 3 Deluxe back in 2020 – and it’s awesome – but it just makes us want more from Olimar and friends. All we want to know is what’s going on with Pikmin – should we give up hope of a fourth numbered title?

Maybe there’s just a glimmer of hope here (or maybe we’re expecting too much) but maybe it is Nintendo Direct rumors at the end of the month can shed light on the whereabouts of Pikmin and co.? We know we’ve said it’s unlikely on our list below, but 3/10 means there’s at least some hope!

Whatever happened to Pikmin 4, it’s actually fine. If Nintendo is still working on a truly numbered sequel, it could take time. If not, we’ll be disappointed, but at least we’ll know where we stand.

If not, congrats on the five-year anniversary for Pikmin 4 “in progress,” even if, technically, Miyamoto didn’t mean to say anything. Maybe the next time we write about this game there will be better news.