Nintendo declares November 1 Pikmin Day, teases voice commands in Pikmin 4

Nintendo has named November 1 the first annual Pikmin Day. In a short Direct, Shigeru Miyamoto revealed that Pikmin 4 on Switch 2 will let players use the console's microphone to give voice commands to space dog Oatchi and add a Dandori Academy challenge mode. Pikmin Bloom gets a Secret Caves feature, and a new Hello! Pikmin shorts series debuted.