Pikmin 4 was released for the original Switch in 2023, and it ranks among my favorite games on the platform; I happily award it the honor of being the best Pikmin game. It looks and plays great, and Oatchi the dog makes the sometimes annoying process of managing a collection of little plant creatures willing to do your bidding much smoother.

The over-titled Pikmin 4 – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Dandori Academy releases November 12, and much like other comparable Nintendo games that have been ported and improved for Switch 2 (like Kirby and Mario Party), the base game is as good as it was initially and looks even better. If you skipped Pikmin 4 on Switch for whatever reason (probably because it was day one of the Barbenheimer epidemic), I encourage you to play it now. You have about a week to beat it before… something else comes out. Who’s to say.

The “big” addition here for the Switch 2 version of the game, alongside improved performance and visuals and the ability to give Oatchi verbal commands, is Dandori Academy. The Academy is an expanded time trial mode that awards medals for practicing specific levels, which you can then play and upload your high scores on specific days. For example, I can play the Advanced B level, Rockaway Cellars, as much as I want, but it only really counts if I play it on November 12. And you only get one try (though you can unlock retry tickets).

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