October 8, 2025: Nintendo added a new version of the Close to You video to the Nintendo Today app, with Pikmin showing up moving things in the room. We’re not sure what this pertains to yet, so watch this space!
Nothing says ‘Tuesday afternoon’ like Nintendo randomly dropping a short film, with no context, no attached IPs, and no preamble. What does it mean? Who is it? Why is there a baby? We’ve got our detective hats on and are poring over every frame to see what details we can unearth.
The mysterious video, titled ‘Close to You’, appeared on Nintendo’s YouTube and social media channels today, showing a near four-minute short film. It features a blonde baby fumbling around in a very Pixar-esque, or even Cocomelon-like, animation style. There’s a tinkly, light piano song in the background, too. Things start moving around in the baby’s room, including its pacifier, which moves right across a chair, shelves, and onto a mobile above the cot.
Our thoughts immediately go to it being related to Pikmin thanks to the light setting, piano music, and the fact that it’s confirmed that Pikmin are invisible to the human eye. That does beg the question, what are Olimar and co, if not human – but then, were they ever confirmed to be sapien? Then again, we do have Pikmin Bloom, where the critters are integrated into our lives.
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