Nintendo has fleetingly dropped some bombshell announcements on its Nintendo Today app, but the most recent drop is a real head-scratcher. The gaming company shared a video on the app simply titled ...

Nintendo has released a second version of the animated short that confused many fans and is now likely to have made some of those who guessed what was going on feeling very pleased with themselves.

TL;DR: Nintendo surprised fans with "Close to You," an animated short film on its YouTube channel, featuring a baby's first steps and subtle Pikmin references. Though its connection to upcoming games ...

Nintendo used its Nintendo Today app to solve the mystery of what was going on in the “Close to You” animated short, as it turns out that video was a Pikmin cartoon. It turns out the “entity” moving ...

Nintendo yesterday released a nearly four minute long animated short film called "Close to You." The video on the Nintendo Today app has been updated to now feature Pikmin. No other information was ...

Most of what Nintendo uploads to its Nintendo Today app is fairly predictable; think a screenshot or trailer for an upcoming game or the latest soundtrack being agonisingly drip-fed onto Nintendo ...

Nintendo has dropped a new animated short on their official YouTube channel, titled Close to You. Now, since Nintendo is best known for making video games, you would expect it to be a thinly-disguised ...

This morning, Nintendo posted a nearly four-minute animated short titled “Close to You.” In it, a baby watches as their toys are moved around by some unseen force. Nintendo provided no context or ...

Nintendo has released a nearly four minute long animated short film called "Close to You." Nintendo did not share any information on the animated short film that has been posted to YouTube and social ...

A journalist with more than eight years of experience in the gaming segment (she blames The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask for that). Nintendo simply decided to be Nintendo this Tuesday and just ...

UPDATE 08/10/25: Yes, it turns out Nintendo's surprise animated short was about Pikmin all along. Today, Nintendo has released a fresh version of the Close to You film, now with added colourful ...

Update [Wed 8th Oct 2025, 2:11pm]: Nintendo has dropped a updated version on Nintendo Today! of yesterday's short film, 'Close To You', with a few significant differences of the plant-like kind. Yep, ...