| Pikmin | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Niantic Nintendo |
| Publisher(s) | Niantic Nintendo |
| Platform(s) | iOS, Android |
| Release | 2021 |
| Genre(s) | Augmented reality, location-based game |
INSERT TITLE HERE is an upcoming augmented reality (AR) mobile game developed and published by Niantic in collaboration with Nintendo for iOS and Android devices.
Gameplay
editThe gameplay revolves around walking around in order to acquire items, find seedlings, and generate "step energy" required to grow seedlings into Pikmin. Fully grown Pikmin could be sent on "expeditions" in order to collect more items and seedlings.[1]
Development
editThe game was first unveiled on 23 March 2021. It is the first title developed by Niantic's Tokyo Studio which had been established in April 2018.[2][3]
The game was made available for early testing in Singapore on 30 March 2021,[4] and testing was expanded to Australia on 19 April 2021.[5] It is expected to release on the second half of 2021.[6]
References
edit- ^ "First details: Niantic's Pikmin mobile app has players growing seedlings by walking". VGC. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ Peters, Jay (22 March 2021). "Pikmin is the next AR game from the makers of Pokémon Go". The Verge. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Niantic and Nintendo Partner Together to Create New Mobile Apps". Niantic Labs. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Singaporean Gamers Will Be the First Players to Test the New Pikmin Mobile AR Game". IGN Southeast Asia. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "Australians now have access to Niantic & Nintendo's Pikmin-based mobile app". PowerUp!. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Nintendo profits boom as people stuck at home play games". Asahi Shimbun. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.