The half-plant, the half-animal creatures are coming to VR this year and we are now one step closer…

Earlier this year, the Pokemon GO creator Niantic announced it would be collaborating with Nintendo in a new partnership that sees the two companies create a series of apps together and continue to blend real-world AR tech with Nintendo’s beloved characters.

The companies revealed the first app that will be released in the series is an AR game based on the Pikmin video game series created by Shigeru Miyamoto and published by Nintendo. It’s also going to be the first game released by Niantic Tokyo Studio that was first established back in 2018.

And now, Niantic released (or rather, it got leaked) the title for the Pikmin smartphone game.

Pikmin Bloom

The Pikmin series sees players solve puzzles and strategies in real-time as you direct a horde of plant-like creatures called Pikmin, in order to collect items by destroying obstacles, avoiding hazards and fighting hazardous fauna.

The smartphone game for the franchise will be titled, Pikmin Bloom. There is still no release date, yet Nintendo and Niantic confirmed in August that they were still planning to release the game by the end of this year.

The title was leaked on Twitter, thanks to the name being added to the Test Flight version of the app on iOS. For those that aren’t aware, Test Flight is Apple’s system of allowing app developers to grant access to beta versions of an app to testers and reviewers.

World first: We now know the name of the Pikmin app. The name will be Pikmin Bloom. We know this because the Pikmin app on ios testflight (appstore beta) has been renamed Pikmin Bloom! #PikminBloom #PikminApp

(Thanks to zviznemte) pic.twitter.com/kKNQSYnoxS

— Pikmin Bloom News🌼 (@news_pikmin) October 25, 2021

It was also announced earlier this year that Niantic would be shutting down its Catan: World Explorers AR app based on the popular board game after not doing as well as Pokemon GO or Harry Potter: Wizards Unite in its Early Access stage. While it is indeed sad, we hope these new series of apps made by Niantic and Nintendo won’t receive the same fate.

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