"Fans spent a lot of time trying to decipher possible clues hiding in a recent Pixar-like Nintendo short film featuring a baby and, as it turned out later on, Pikmin. Were they a tease for a new Pikmin game? Rosalina's origin story in the Mario Galaxy movie? Apparently not. Nintendo now claims this short film experiment was all just for fun. It's easy to see where it could go in the future, though."
"It's notable that the second of the two Pikmin short films is only viewable inside the Nintendo Today! app, a strange Switch 2-era digital curio that Nintendo still seems to be figuring out. It's part of a growing and weirdly aligned set of entertainment touchpoints for the brand. There's the music app with soundtracks dating back to the NES days, Switch Online's library of classic games, new theme parks, and box office blockbusters like the upcoming Mario Galaxy and Zelda movies. Also"
Nintendo released Pixar-like short films produced by Nintendo Pictures featuring a baby and Pikmin, which sparked fan attempts to read clues about games and movie origins. Nintendo clarified that the shorts were created for fun and indicated that Nintendo Pictures will continue exploring new video content. One of the Pikmin shorts is exclusively viewable via the Nintendo Today! app, highlighting a Switch 2-era distribution quirk. The shorts follow recent claymation Mario videos and sit alongside other branded entertainment efforts such as a music app, Switch Online classics library, theme parks, and upcoming feature films.
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