Pikmin 3’s October 30 release date on Switch is scary

Nintendo has finally given us a 2020 release date for a Switch game. I’m just surprised by how late in the calendar Pikmin 3 is landing. As a Nintendo fan, it’s honestly kind of scary.

Pikmin 3 Deluxe will debut on October 30. The original version of Pikmin 3 came out for the Wii U in 2013. This is one of the last major Wii U games that hadn’t received a port for Nintendo’s newer system. Nintendo has found success bringing over the Wii U’s old exclusives to the Switch with a few new features (remember, the Wii U’s sales were a significant disappointment, so a lot of Switch fans hadn’t played these older games before). Heck, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is still the Switch’s best-selling game. So Pikmin’s Switch port always seemed like a matter of time.