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[Bullet Club]

Niantic and Nintendo launch Pikmin Bloom, an app that brings a little joy to your everyday journeys on foot. Walk to grow more Pikmin, walk to make flowers bloom, and walk to log your memories.

 

[Bernd Lauert]

Huh. Sounds like a fun concept. But going outside?

 

[GeekyDad]

Wow...

So, while every other massive company is focused on tracking your Internet activity, Nintendo is getting in on that one gaping hole everyone else seems to be ignoring: tracking your physical activity and where you go. Sad (as fuck) but effective (as fuck) in the advertising world.

 

[gamer82]

get those steps in, seems more suited instead of pokemon they should probably have started with this.

 

[CuteFaceJay]

Bit of a cold season for this release is it not ?

 

[lh032]

ah yes, another game where its not going plays like in the trailer.

 

[zokie]

connect your mynintendo account with pikmin bloom for a surprise

 

[Rentahamster]

Looks cute, I guess. I dunno about this, but I love the Pikmin franchise.

 

[Connificent]

Where's my heartbeat sensor

 

[Bernd Lauert]

Bit of a cold season for this release is it not ?

*laughs in southern hemisphere*

 

[Ezquimacore]

is this the vitality sensor?

 

[stranno]

Hey Nintendo, can we get Pikmin 4 already?
Sure, here's Hey! Pikmin
No, seriously.
I was just joking, here's Pikmin Bloom.

 

[SoggyBiscuit]

Release Pikmin 4, you cowards.

 

[AeonGaidenRaiden]

Wow...

So, while every other massive company is focused on tracking your Internet activity, Nintendo is getting in on that one gaping hole everyone else seems to be ignoring: tracking your physical activity and where you go. Sad (as fuck) but effective (as fuck) in the advertising world.

Id hardly say others are ignoring. Theres like a 100 apps that count your steps...for years already, just here you have a Pikimin setting UI. Id rather we got a new Pikimin but hey, Nintendo...

 

[6502]

Aside from the "look back on your day", this shows nothing. Certainly nothing of interest.

No shots of pikmin in your selfies? No AR games?

Either a missed opportunity or we now know where the wii u marketing team ended up.

 

[Party McHardy]

I played the beta and it was terrible.

 

[Polygonal_Sprite]

What's the building in the background at 1:04?

Looks cute and a good advert but can't see it taking off especially in Autumn / Winter. If this was released in Spring 2020 it might have been huge due to the pandemic.

 

[Captain Toad]

So it's a glorified step counter?

 

[peronmls]

Very strange...

 

[Notabueno]

Easy money, I thought Nintendo was done with mobile and surprised the looming regulators haven't acted again Niantic and Line.co yet (do they even do their job anymore?), but so hard to pass on this easy, juicy, augmented gacha idle money.

 

[Kokoloko85]

I love the Pikmin Games. Damn Im disappointed

 

[6502]

I played the beta and it was terrible.

What is it all about? What do you actually do?

 

[Maiden Voyage]

I downloaded the game this morning. Not sure it will catch on like Pokemon Go, but I am willing to give it a shot. I've added my buddy already so here's hoping there is cool content to share.