Pikmin Finder

Pikmin Finder is a 2023 augmented reality browser-based mobile game in the Pikmin series, developed and published by Nintendo using Niantic's 8th Wall development platform. The game involves using the player's mobile camera to display Pikmin and command them to carry treasure back to the player. The game was distributed in early September to coincide with Nintendo Live.

Pikmin Finder
Developer(s)Nintendo
Niantic[lower-alpha 1]
Publisher(s)Nintendo
SeriesPikmin
Platform(s)iOS, Android
Release
  • WW: September 1, 2023
Genre(s)Augmented reality
Mode(s)Single-player

Gameplay

Pikmin Finder is an augmented reality mobile game, utilising AR gameplay similar to that seen in Pikmin Bloom. The player uses their mobile phone's camera to locate and view Pikmin in the surrounding environment.[2][3] At first, the player will find Pikmin sprouted in the ground that can be pulled out by swiping up on the phone screen. Once plucked out of the ground, the player can send the Pikmin away to collect and return treasure. The player repeats this until the player collects all the treasure in their catalogue.[4][5] The phone's camera can be used to take pictures with the Pikmin in the environment.[6]

The game features all the types of Pikmin that can be found in Pikmin 4, but it depends on time of day and location to determine which types show up.[7][8] The treasures are also the same as the ones found in that game too, with twenty treasures for the player to collect.[9]

Development

Finder was developed by Nintendo with the assistance of the Niantic subsidiary 8th Wall, using their web-based development platform.[1][6] The game was originally release to coincide with Nintendo Live in Seattle to promote the recently released Pikmin 4.[4] The game was made available worldwide on all browsers using either the game's link on mobile or a QR code on the desktop version.[3][8]

Notes
  1. The game is powered by Niantic's subsidiary 8th Wall, using their development platform.[1]

References
  1. Davis, Wes (September 5, 2023). "Niantic and Nintendo's new AR experiment is a ho-hum Pikmin mobile browser game". The Verge. Archived from the original on September 8, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  2. Madnani, Mikhail (September 5, 2023). "Free Pikmin Finder AR Game Now Available for Mobile Browsers". Touch Arcade. Archived from the original on September 8, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  3. Moon, Mariella (September 5, 2023). "Nintendo's new mobile game lets you pluck Pikmin on your browser". Engadget. Archived from the original on September 9, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  4. Reynolds, Ollie (September 4, 2023). "Nintendo Launches Mobile Browser Game 'Pikmin Finder'". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on September 7, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  5. Ivan, Tom (September 4, 2023). "Nintendo and Niantic have released a browser-based Pikmin AR game". Video Games Chronicle. Archived from the original on September 5, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  6. Humphries, Matthew (September 5, 2023). "Nintendo Quietly Releases Pikmin Finder Augmented Reality Game". PC Mag. Archived from the original on September 6, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  7. Kennedy, Victoria (September 4, 2023). "Blooming heck, Pikmin Finder lets you hunt creatures in your house". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on September 7, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  8. Doke, Shunal (September 5, 2023). "Pikmin Finder is a New Browser-Based AR Game by Pokemon Go Developer". GamingBolt. Archived from the original on September 8, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  9. Astle, Aaron (September 5, 2023). "Nintendo and Niantic team up again for AR browser game Pikmin Finder". Pocket Gamer. Archived from the original on September 5, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
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