Nintendo knows you haven’t played Pikmin, so it made a video telling you all about it

There is an incredibly high probability that you have not played a Pikmin game before then Nintendo has released a video to introduce you to their world.

I’m sorry to say this, Pikmin fans, but there aren’t many of you. The entire series has sold less than 8 million copies, so you can’t really expect many people to be that familiar with it. So, unsurprisingly, Nintendo released a video titled “Pikmin 4: Your First Pikmin Expedition” because it knows how likely it is that you haven’t played either game. And as someone who hasn’t played the series, I appreciate it!

If you’re familiar with Pikmin, much of the video won’t be too informative for you. It introduces us to all the fun little Pikmin in all their colors. You can do things like throw them (which seems really bad), or have them follow you using your whistle (no, I don’t know why a space helmet has a whistle attached to it either). Honestly, the video tells you about things you probably already know, even if you haven’t played, but there are some really cute cutscenes that don’t seem to be in the game, so you can’t go wrong there.

We got our biggest look at Pikmin 4 back in June when Nintendo held its annual Summer Direct. In other good news for Pikmin fans, the first two games are now available on Nintendo Switch, meaning you’ll be able to play the entire series if you haven’t before. A Pikmin 4 demo also arrived last week, so it’s also a great opportunity to try the game out for yourself.

It won’t be long before we get the full Pikmin 4 experience now, with the game launching on Nintendo Switch on July 21.