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Nintendo Updates ‘Close to You’ Short to Clearly Feature Pikmin

Nintendo has not explained the short’s purpose, leaving open whether it is a teaser or a standalone showcase.

Overview

  • An Oct. 8 revision on the Nintendo Today app added numerous visible Pikmin, following an Oct. 7 upload that offered no explicit tie to any IP.
  • The nearly four-minute, dialogue-free film shows a baby pursuing a floating pacifier as toys shift as if moved by unseen helpers.
  • Across YouTube and social platforms, Nintendo shared only the title, disabled comments, and provided no further description.
  • Early reporting flagged Pikmin-like musical cues and a blurred red figure, with some fans also proposing a Rosalina or Super Mario Galaxy connection.
  • The release arrives as Nintendo Pictures builds in-house animation capacity, yet no game, series, or film linkage has been announced.