Despite the lack of coverage surrounding Pikmin Bloom, the game has been in closed beta for a long time for many gamers. The name of the Pikmin mobile game was disclosed in a recent update to the beta, as well as a press statement detailing which features would not be included in the final version. This information was made public for a reason: Pikmin Bloom was also published globally outside of beta on the same day.
Pikmin Bloom was announced in March of this year, with a release date of 2021. The game had a closed beta in Singapore, and little was known about it or how it worked. Even with a more extensive beta, many fans were skeptical that the game would be completed in time for its scheduled release. Niantic and Nintendo decided to throw a surprise announcement at their followers.
Pikmin Bloom, which is already available in Australia and Singapore, will be steadily rolling out to the App Store and Google Play Store over the next several days. Finding Pikmin seedlings and assisting them in developing in number to become a player’s “Pikmin Squad” is the goal of the game. Flowers will sprout along walkways as more Pikmin walk alongside players, eventually leading to “shared gardens” created by all Pikmin Bloom users in the region.
Niantic hopes that this game will encourage people to take more regular walks, with Pikmin serving as a calming method to make those walks “a little more magical.” Whereas Pokemon GO encourages players to explore the environment in search of new critters, Pikmin Bloom appears to be more focused on helping individuals enjoy even the tiniest of outings with their Pikmin Squad.
Pikmin fans are ecstatic about the debut, anxious to get their hands on it as soon as it becomes available in their area. While there’s no way of knowing how long that will take, it’s likely that gamers won’t have to wait nearly as long as they did for Pokemon GO’s launch, which took several months.
This may be the app for individuals looking for a less complex and time-consuming game than Pokemon GO. The goal of Pikmin Bloom appears to be to get people walking, regardless of how far they go and to give them a fresh way to remember their adventure with Pikmin’s charming flower creatures at their side.
