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Nintendo posts cute and mysterious animated short film, but is it teasing Pikmin?
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Nintendo posts cute and mysterious animated short film, but is it teasing Pikmin?

by admin October 7, 2025


Nintendo has posted a new animated short film on its Nintendo Today app and YouTube channel, so far completely devoid of context.

Called Close to You, the Pixar-esque film shows a baby following its toys around the room, seemingly moved by invisible creatures, all accompanied by a playful piano soundtrack.

The film has been posted purely with the name and no description, so it’s not initially clear what project (if any) this might relate to, be that a game or a film.

Close to You – NintendoWatch on YouTube

While the company doesn’t state which production studio created the film, some have speculated this is the work of Nintendo Pictures – its Tokyo-based animation studio that launched back in 2022, formerly known as Dynamo Pictures.

What’s more, the music references the main Pikmin theme tune at the start, while the focus on items being carried certainly alludes to the little plant creatures. And if you check under the bed at 1’41, a little red creature can be seen scurrying around.

What’s that under the bed? | Image credit: Nintendo

Could this be hinting at a Switch 2 version of Pikmin 4? That game does include levels themed around a child’s bedroom. But why go to the trouble of a new animated short?

At the very least, it’s a beautifully animated film and extremely cute.

What do you think Nintendo is hinting at?



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Tee Lopes has turned Silksong’s Sherma and Shakra into vocalists for unbearably cute club bangers

by admin September 9, 2025



In Hollow Knight Silksong you’ll eventually meet Sherma, a whimsical pilgrim who loves to belt out a good earworm. While Sherma doesn’t seem very good at the instrument he wields—he basically whacks two nails together towards a discordant “melody”—he’s got a lovely voice on him, especially with an excess of cavernous reverb applied.

Tee Lopes, a videogame composer who’s worked on Sonic Mania and Shredder’s Revenge, to name a few, has released a remix of Sherma’s lil’ jingle. It sounds a lot like that style of saccharine European dance pop that was big in the ’90s and early 2000s: music that resembles Saturday morning cartoons, but which is actually precision-geared for dancing to while high. Very high.

Here it is. I like how Hornet nods out of rhythm in the accompanying video. Bugs will be bugs.


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Lopes has also done one for Shakra, whose banger sounds like something the Vengaboys might have released at the height of their inexplicable popularity. In the words of YouTube commenter @Akif-Faisal: “This is what entertainment looks like”.

(It may also look, depending on your temperament, like something akin to torture. Oh, the Mandelbrot complexity of human subjectivity!)

Hollow Knight Silksong Shakra’s Theme Remix – YouTube

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For my money, if Pharloom had a kind of “Top 40” for insects and parasites, I think Shakra’s jam would win out over Sherma’s. Sherma’s, while cute, has a low key darkness to it. It feels like something that could be used towards evil ends.

I spent all weekend playing Hollow Knight Silksong, and here are my impressions.

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