The fourth main edition of Pikmin has been highly anticipated for nearly a decade, with Pikmin 3 released in 2013 and Pikmin 3 Deluxe in October 2020. The teaser gathered over 400,000 views in nearly two days (seen below). Pikmin creator Miyamoto announced the 2023 release of the fourth main title during the presentation, along with a 30-second release trailer that was posted to YouTube on September 13th by Nintendo's official channel.

On September 13th, 2022, Nintendo held a Nintendo Direct presentation announcing new games for its Nintendo Switch console, including a new Fire Emblem game, as well as a Legend of Zelda sequel to Breath of the Wild. In a 2017 interview with Eurogamer, Miyamoto assured that the game was 'progressing,' and that it was 'very close to completion.' He asserted that Pikmin 4 'was in development' and was 'very close to completion.' However, in a subsequent 2016 interview with GameRant, Miyamoto alluded to delays in the game's development, saying that it fell down Nintendo's list of priorities in a busy year. On September 17th, 2015, Pikmin creator Shigeru Miyamoto discussed the development of Pikmin 4 in an interview with Eurogamer.

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