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Nintendo Sets Free Pikmin 4 Update for November With Photo Mode, Decor Pikmin and New Difficulty Modes

The patch emphasizes Pikmin Bloom integration with new difficulty controls.

Overview

  • The new Field Camera lets players capture in‑game shots with stamps, frames and filters, and Nintendo teases it may help recruit Decor Pikmin.
  • Decor Pikmin, introduced in Pikmin Bloom, will appear in Pikmin 4 and can be transferred to the mobile app, including some new varieties.
  • Creature Activity Levels add Relaxed and Fierce options, with enemies passive unless provoked in Relaxed and tougher behavior in Fierce, selectable at any time.
  • An updated eShop demo featuring the new features will launch the same day the free update goes live, with the release window set for November.
  • Pikmin Bloom will receive Ice Pikmin on November 1, and Nintendo announced no Switch 2–specific upgrade for Pikmin 4.