February's Nintendo Direct was filled to the brim with great reveals, but there's one in particular that has kept my attention ever since.
Sure, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom looks phenomenal, and it’s a given that it’s going to be among the best games of 2023. But there's another Nintendo title on the way this year that I feel will probably be right up there alongside Zelda. That game is Pikmin 4, shown off at February's Nintendo Direct, and the long-awaited continuation of one of Nintendo's weirdest series.
Pikmin is one of Nintendo’s lesser-known IPs. It’s the brainchild of Shigeru Miyamoto – the creator of Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Donkey Kong, and many more. The series debuted on GameCube back in 2001, and was a moderate success. For whatever reason, it's has been subject to long waits between entries; there was a nine year gap between 2004's Pikmin 2 and 2013's Pikmin 3; and now here we are, 10 years later in 2023, with Pikmin slated for release.
