{"id":3730,"date":"2026-10-17T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/pikmin-4-is-20-off-ahead-of-its-10-nintendo-switch-2-update\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T19:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T15:00:00","slug":"pikmin-4-is-20-off-ahead-of-its-10-nintendo-switch-2-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/pikmin-4-is-20-off-ahead-of-its-10-nintendo-switch-2-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Pikmin 4 is $20 off ahead of its $10 Nintendo Switch 2 update"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"In a Pikmin screenshot, a Bulborb looms over a Pikmin protagonist with some red, blue, and yellow Pikmin creatures behind them.\" data-caption=\"Pikmin preparing to do battle with a Bulborb | Image: Nintendo\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: Nintendo\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/24018761\/Nintendo_Direct_9.13.2022_60_17_screenshot.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\tPikmin preparing to do battle with a Bulborb | Image: Nintendo\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019re wondering what video game to play this weekend, my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/gadgets\/1012962\/apple-tv-4k-fourth-generation-fanttik-s1-pro-deal-sale\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">colleague Sheena Vasani spotted<\/a> a discounted Nintendo Switch title with instant digital delivery. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/23799072\/pikmin-4-review-nintendo-switch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Walmart<\/a> has the digital version of <em>Pikmin 4<\/em> for Switch discounted to $39.88, just over $20 lower than its usual price. This version of the game follows the same puzzle formula as previous titles in the series, but adds in a dog companion for an extra layer of complexity and action, and dives deeper into the dark undertones previous games hinted at.<\/p>\n<div class=\"product-block\">\n<h3>Pikmin 4<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"product-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/24738310\/Switch_Pikmin4_Screen_11.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"A screenshot of the video game Pikmin 4.\" \/><\/figure>\n<h3>Where to Buy:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.walmart.com\/ip\/seort\/3058036853\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <strike>$59.99<\/strike> $39.88 at <strong>Walmart<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nintendo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/992092\/pikmin-4-is-getting-a-nintendo-switch-2-edition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recently announced<\/a> a Switch 2 version of <em>Pikmin 4<\/em> will launch on November 12th, 2026. That version features polished visuals, adds in voice commands for your dog companion, plus a new mode called Dandori Academy that adds extra challenges over time. You\u2019ll be able to upgrade to that version for just $10, saving you $20 total over buying the $69.99 Switch 2 Edition outright.<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/23799072\/pikmin-4-review-nintendo-switch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read our <em>Pikmin 4<\/em> review<\/a>.<\/h5>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pikmin preparing to do battle with a Bulborb | Image: Nintendo If you\u2019re wondering what video game to play this [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-non-classe"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3730"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3730\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}