Pikmin 4: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Dandori Academy Review

If there was one game I was really looking forward to getting a Nintendo Switch 2 update, it was Pikmin 4. It’s not even like the Switch 1 version really needed it, being a beautiful-looking, well-running game that was absolutely STUFFED with content. But the allure of decreased loading times, improved frame rates, and maybe some bonus levels certainly ensnared my imagination.  In some ways, Pikmin 4: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Dandori Academy is a little perfunctory, but in others it feels like exactly the kind of add-on that suits the whole game’s vibe. At its core, it gives players a plethora of new challenges, but also makes them optional in a way that players don’t really need to engage with them if they don’t really want to—both in the micro and macro sense. “…Pikmin 4 allows players to go at their own pace and take each day one at a time, while still finding ways to emphasize the necessity of preparation.” If you watched the June 9th, 2026 Nintendo Direct, then... Read more

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Pikmin 4: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Dandori Academy Review
If there was one game I was really looking forward to getting a Nintendo Switch 2 update, it was Pikmin 4. It’s not even like the Switch 1 version really needed it, being a beautiful-looking, well-running game that was absolutely STUFFED with content. But the allure of decreased loading times, improved frame rates, and maybe some bonus levels certainly ensnared my imagination. 

In some ways, Pikmin 4: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Dandori Academy is a little perfunctory, but in others it feels like exactly the kind of add-on that suits the whole game’s vibe. At its core, it gives players a plethora of new challenges, but also makes them optional in a way that players don’t really need to engage with them if they don’t really want to—both in the micro and macro sense. 

“…Pikmin 4 allows players to go at their own pace and take each day one at a time, while still finding ways to emphasize the necessity of preparation.”
If you watched the June 9th, 2026 Nintendo Direct, then

... Read more
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