GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. After a day of speculation and befuddlement, Nintendo has released a second animated short with a baby that shows Pikmin moving blocks, toys, and a ...

Nintendo’s recent animated short Close to You initially appeared as a gentle, mysterious vignette: a baby’s pacifier drifts and floats, seemingly alive, as the child chases after it in a softly lit ...

This morning, Nintendo posted a nearly four-minute animated short titled “Close to You.” In it, a baby watches as their toys are moved around by some unseen force. Nintendo provided no context or ...

Nintendo used its Nintendo Today app to solve the mystery of what was going on in the “Close to You” animated short, as it turns out that video was a Pikmin cartoon. It turns out the “entity” moving ...

UPDATE: An update from Nintendo has now clarified the nature of this week's two 'Close to You' short films — and, sadly, it doesn't sound like Pikmin 5 is yet on the way. Read IGN's full coverage here ...

UPDATE 08/10/25: Yes, it turns out Nintendo's surprise animated short was about Pikmin all along. Today, Nintendo has released a fresh version of the Close to You film, now with added colourful ...

Nintendo has revealed the mystery behind this week's "Close to You" animated short that perplexed fans: And, yes, as many have theorized, it's all related to Pikmin ...

Nintendo has cleared up the biggest mystery since Arthur Conan Doyle’s last Sherlock Holmes story by revealing what the two animated shorts it released this week were all about. The company says these ...

After releasing the animated Pikmin short "Close to You" earlier this month, Nintendo is back spotlighting its iconic little dudes. On Wednesday, the publisher announced Pikmin 4 will be receiving a ...

The four-minute animated video “Close to You” released by Nintendo yesterday has been updated to feature Pikmin where items previously seemed to be moving on their own. Nintendo again did not share ...