Oct 28, 2021
Pikmin Bloom: Why Pokémon Go creators are working with Nintendo again
The answer is Pikmin Bloom, a brand new game from Nintendo and Niantic, the creators of some of the world's most famous mobile games. Though maybe less well known as other Nintendo franchises, the Pikmin games - where the player uses real-time strategy tactics to solve puzzles - have been around since 2001 and were created by Shigeru Miyamoto, the man behind iconic Nintendo brands such as Mario and The Legend of Zelda. "The heart of the game, for me, is that on your daily walk, you're actually able to plant flowers as you go," John Hanke, boss of Niantic, tells BBC podcast, Press X To Continue. Crediting Miyamoto's creativity, Hanke says Pikmin was a franchise that was "open enough" to try something brand new and "not just try to do another version of an existing Nintendo game". Image source, NIANTIC. Hanke says AR is a particularly special genre of gaming because it doesn't require you to sit in front of your PC or console, plus it's entirely non-competitive.
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