Pikmin fans are vindicated as Nintendo reuploads its mysterious baby short film with visible Pikmin, but still refuses to elaborate on what it's actually teasing

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The return of Pikmin Short Movies?

three pikmin laughing at another one
(Image credit: Nintendo)

Nintendo has re-released the mysterious Close to You video on the Nintendo Today app today, confirming that it was Pikmin related all along.

Out of nowhere yesterday, Nintendo decided to send the internet into a frenzy by releasing a random video about a baby chasing its pacifier which decided to move on its own, seemingly unrelated to any pre-existing Nintendo games. But fans immediately began theory-crafting as to what it could be, with a popular theory being that it was a teaser for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie due to the baby sharing its hairstyle and clothing color scheme with Rosalina.

But now the question is… why? Or rather, what is this for? Is Nintendo going to release more videos like this in the lead-up to announcing a full-blown Pikmin 5? Is a Pikmin movie coming? Why release a super confusing version with no Pikmin and let Nintendo fans go wild for a day? These are questions we'll probably have to ponder for some time.

Scott McCrae
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