After years of aplenty, Pikmin fans shall keep the nostalgia-resurrecting displays ready for Pikmin Bloom’s retro party for the .5 birthday. Yes, people, you heard that right; three and a half—neither three nor four, but the genuinely awkward middle child of anniversaries. Honestly? Just what we want.
The celebrations started already today in-game, with the grandest draw being that Pikmin would be celebrating Nintendo Consoles’ all-time favorites from the late ’80s to the early ’90s. Picture tiny, adorable Pikmin put in an outfit from the NES, SNES, Game Boy, and more. It’s like a mini-museum of gaming history with so much more walking and planting of flowers.
What’s the big deal? The event is exclusively for those decor Pikmin in limited-time roles basically dressed like a classic Nintendo hardware for their collection purpose. So, if you’ve been dying to have a Pikmin wearing a tiny Famicom hat, this is your chance, folks, because the opportunity is right here and getting started, like, now. So, what are you waiting for when you haven’t opened the application yet?
It’s definitely not a cash grab but rather an utter love letter to the history of Nintendo. The consoles from 1980 to 1995 generally represented the golden gaming era. NES, Super Nintendo, Game Boy, and even the Virtual Boy (RIP)? OK, maybe not the Virtual Boy; I mean who wants that headache?
And hey, if you haven’t joined yet, now is the time to download Pikmin Bloom. You walk, plant flowers, and hang out with little plant dudes in the game. So basically Pokémon GO, just without the battling and much more hanging out. Plus, now you get to collect Pikmin dressed like old-school consoles. Win-win.
Niantic hasn’t spilled all the goods from hosting yet, but expect the official blog post linked in the tweet-promise anytime soon. Special challenges? Exclusive rewards? Secret Pikmin in Wii remote livery? Only time will tell.
So go get Pikmin Bloom installed, open it, and go hunting. And if you haven’t? Well, this is your wake-up call to finally give it a shot. Just don’t say we didn’t warn you if you end up getting a raging obsession with that SNES-cartridge-wearing Pikmin.
Happy (Half) anniversary, Pikmin Bloom. Here’s to many more such years of making us walk for cute digital prizes.
