News video games 06 August 2020, 11:15

Pikmin 3 Deluxe will be coming to Switch on October 30th

In an announcement trailer Nintendo revealed that Pikmin 3 Deluxe, an updated version of the original game that includes all of the DLC content and more, will be coming to the Switch.

Yesterday, Nintendo released an announcement trailer for Pikmin 3 Deluxe. The deluxe version of Pikmin 3 will include all downloadable content that was released for the original game as well as some new side missions featuring Olimar and Louie, the characters from the first two Pikmin games.

Since the Switch was released in 2017, fans have been waiting for Pikmin to make it to the platform. The years of waiting are almost over, as the Pikmin 3 Deluxe version will release for the Switch on October 30th.

The game will also feature a cooperative story mode. This is a first for the Pikmin series. It is unclear if this will only be local co-op or online.

So pick your friends and pick your pikmin, the adventure starts on October 30th!

Matt Buckley

After studying creative writing at Emerson College in Boston, Matt published a travel blog based on a two-month solo journey around the world, wrote for SmarterTravel, and worked on an Antarctic documentary series for NOVA, Antarctic Extremes. Today, for Gamepressure, Matt covers Nintendo news and writes reviews for Switch and PC titles. Matt enjoys RPGs like Pokemon and Breath of the Wild, as well as fighting games like Super Smash Bros., and the occasional action game like Ghostwire Tokyo or Gods Will Fall. Outside of video games, Matt is also a huge Dungeons & Dragons nerd, a fan of board games like Wingspan, an avid hiker, and after recently moving to California, an amateur surfer.

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