Pikmin 2 (Nintendo Switch)
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| Pikmin 2 | |
| Japanese name | ピクミン2? |
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| Console | Nintendo Switch |
| Developer | Nintendo European Research & Development |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Genre | Real-time strategy |
| Players | Single-player (story mode) 1 or 2 players (Challenge Mode and 2-Player Battle) 2 players (2-Player Battle) |
| Release date | |
| Japan | June 22nd, 2023 |
| North America | June 21st, 2023 |
| Europe | June 21st, 2023 |
| Australia | June 21st, 2023 |
| South Korea | September 22nd, 2023[1] |
| Related games | |
| Re-release of | Pikmin 2 |
Pikmin 2 is a port of the originalPikmin 2 to theNintendo Switch. It was revealed during a Nintendo Direct presentation on June 21st, 2023, alongsidea port ofPikmin. Both were released on the eShop immediately after the presentation concluded. This port is based onNew Play Control! Pikmin 2.
A bundle of this game and thePikmin Switch port was also released asPikmin 1+2. This bundle received a physical release in North America, Europe, and Japan on September 22nd, 2023.
Changes[edit]
In general, the game has noregional differences unlike the previous releases, and is instead based on the US version. This port is also built off of the US version ofNew Play Control! Pikmin 2, meaning that unless stated otherwise, all changes from that version also apply to this game. On top of those and the changes common to both this game andPikmin 1 (Nintendo Switch), which are listedhere, the following additional changes exist.
Gameplay[edit]
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- Pressing
showsa screen displaying the game's controls . - Holding
while using
now rotates the camera in thePiklopedia and theTreasure Hoard. If the camera was already looking in a direction via alone, the camera will keep looking in that direction while rotating. - By default, stages in2-Player Battle generate using the unbalancedrandom generation mode instead of picking from the pre-set layouts available.
Graphics[edit]
- The majority of the UI elements and a few environmental textures have been upscaled, using a combination of reused original high quality artwork, creating new high quality art, and upscales of the original textures.
- The background of the leaders' character icons now no longer has a cut-out of Olimar's icon built into it. While this does technically fix a mistake where all leaders mistakenly used the background texture only meant for Olimar, this creates the likely unintended result of slightly tinting the leader icons the colors of their backgrounds.
- Much of theproduct placement in the original game have been removed and replaced with fictional brands. While it is unknown why this change was made, may speculate the reason to be that Nintendo lost the legal rights to use the branding seen on the treasures. This change impacts treasures in theMystical Energy Series,Massive Receptacle Series,Survival Series,Ancient Ad Series, andOdd Logo Series.[2]
- Thewhite space inside the President's hair curl in theDebt Repayment Cinema has been removed.
Text[edit]
- Various pieces of text have been changed. (e.g.: cutscene text,mail,Olimar's notes, etc.)
- Mail overall has been changed to be more polite, one example being removing the mention of Bulbie not getting fed.
- Spammail has been changed to remove links to promotional sites.
- Varioustreasures andseries were renamed, along with some of their descriptions.
- TheHusband's Tears Series was renamed to the Expensive Sentiments Series, and its corresponding completion announcement was completely rewritten.
- TheSpace Love Series was renamed to the Celestial Vibes Series, and its corresponding completion announcement was completely rewritten.
- TheGemstar Wife was renamed to the Red Gemstar.
- TheGemstar Husband was renamed to the Green Gemstar.
- TheGherkin Gate was renamed to the Flavor Gate.
- Part of Olimar's notes on theLove Nugget were rewritten.
- Variousenemies were renamed, or received other changes.
- TheCaustic Dweevil was renamed to Hydro Dweevil.
- In the US version, theWogpole,Wollywog, andYellow Wollywog were renamed to match the EU names, being the Wolpole, Wollyhop, and Yellow Wollyhop respectively.
- TheDoodlebug's family was changed from the flint bug family to theflint beetle family (same as theIridescent Flint Beetle) to align with the Japanese version's script.
- The single instance of the word "Louie" that was colored blue has been recolored to yellow, matching the color of Louie's icon background inPikmin 3.
Audio[edit]
- The Pikmin singingAi no UtaEaster egg has been removed. Since theattract mode cutscenes have been removed, Japanese players can also no longer hearTane no Uta. Licensing complications may be part of the reason for these removals.
- Concrete 1 andFlooded Stump have some instruments missing.
Other[edit]
- The European model of theArboreal Frippery is now used in all regions.
List of treasures with different appearances[edit]
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- Courage Reactor
- Quenching Emblem
- Sunseed Berry
- Healing Cask
- Alien Billboard
- Drought Ender
- Survival Ointment
- Optical Illustration
- Gherkin Gate
- Creative Inspiration
- Patience Tester
- Fuel Reservoir
- Durable Energy Cell
- Arboreal Frippery
- Proton AA
- Endless Repository
- Drone Supplies
- Activity Arouser
- Abstract Masterpiece
- Fruit Guard
- Happiness Emblem
- Hypnotic Platter
- Massive Lid
- Pondering Emblem
- Salivatrix
- Science Project
- Stringent Container
- Thirst Activator
- Yellow Taste Tyrant
Other information[edit]
- Game size: 1.04 GB.
- Supported play modes: TV (1 or 2 players), tabletop (1 or 2 players), and handheld (1 player).
- Supported controllers: two Joy-Cons, and Nintendo Switch Pro Controller.
- Supports cloud save data.
History[edit]
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Updates[edit]
Trivia[edit]
- The key art is likely inspired by the Japanese box art for the original GameCube game.
Gallery[edit]
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Logo.
Horizontal key art.
Vertical key art.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Japanese | ピクミン2? Pikumin 2 | Pikmin 2 | |
 Chinese(traditional) | 皮克敏2 Píkèmǐn 2 | Pikmin 2 | Name taken from Nintendo's official website. |
 Dutch | Pikmin 2 | - | Name taken from Nintendo's official website. |
 French | Pikmin 2 | - | |
 German | Pikmin 2 | - | |
 Italian | Pikmin 2 | - | |
 Korean | 피크민 2 pikeumin 2 | Pikmin 2 | |
 Portuguese | Pikmin 2 | - | Name taken from Nintendo's official website. |
 Spanish | Pikmin 2 | - |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^『슈퍼 마리오브라더스 원더』, 『슈퍼 마리오 RPG』, 『끝내주게 춤춰라 메이드 인 와리오』, 「돌아온 명탐정 피카츄」등, Nintendo Switch로 발매되는 타이틀의 최신 정보를 전달!.Nintendo of Korea. Nintendo. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^Pikmin™ 2 for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site on Nintendo.com