# Guide: Best Pikmin Games

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/guide-best-pikmin-games/
- Published: 2026-10-26T13:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T11:34:44+00:00
- Original publisher: Nintendo Life
- Original article: https://www.nintendolife.com/guides/best-pikmin-games
- Topics: Art, Asia, Culture, Entertainment, Gaming

## Key points

- Pikmin 4 returns on Switch 2 on 12 November.
- The guide ranks games using Nintendo Life readers’ ratings.
- Pikmin 1 and 2 are praised for their enduring appeal.

## Summary

Pikmin 4 is due to return on Switch 2 on 12 November, as the series approaches the 25th anniversary of its Japanese debut. The article republishes a reader-ranked guide to the Pikmin games, comparing the main series, spin-offs and re-releases to show how players rate them.

The series began on GameCube in 2001 and has since had three mainline sequels, spin-offs and remastered versions. The excerpts describe Pikmin Bloom as a relaxed life companion app, Hey! Pikmin as an approachable but limited 2D spin-off, and Pikmin 1 and 2 as inventive, well-aged adventures; they also praise the Wii version of Pikmin for its pointer controls. The supplied text does not include the full ranking or its scores.

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