<s>
Pikmin	B-Application
4	I-Application
is	O
an	O
upcoming	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
will	O
be	O
the	O
fourth	O
main	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Pikmin	B-Device
series	O
,	O
following	O
Pikmin	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
and	O
sixth	O
installment	O
overall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
set	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
July	O
21	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pikmin	B-Application
4	I-Application
utilises	O
the	O
same	O
basic	O
gameplay	O
as	O
its	O
predecessors	O
in	O
the	O
Pikmin	B-Device
series	O
-	O
players	O
control	O
a	O
minuscule	O
leader	O
,	O
who	O
must	O
spend	O
a	O
day	O
on	O
an	O
Earth-like	O
planet	O
,	O
raising	O
Pikmin	B-Device
to	O
use	O
in	O
defeating	O
enemies	O
,	O
securing	O
objects	O
and	O
achieving	O
specific	O
goals	O
in	O
various	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pikmin	B-Application
4	I-Application
adds	O
a	O
mechanic	O
to	O
deploy	O
Pikmin	B-Device
,	O
and	O
a	O
camera	O
option	O
much	B-Application
closer	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
ground	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
introducing	O
species	O
of	O
Pikmin	B-Device
with	O
new	O
abilities	O
to	O
help	O
solve	O
puzzles	O
and	O
tackle	O
enemies	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Ice	O
Pikmin	B-Device
who	O
can	O
freeze	O
water	O
and	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
command	O
a	O
dog-like	O
creature	O
called	O
Oatchi	O
,	O
who	O
can	O
help	O
carry	O
objects	O
,	O
or	O
transport	O
Pikmin	B-Device
across	O
water	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
story	O
will	O
focus	O
on	O
rescuing	O
castaways	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
humanoid	O
race	O
upon	O
the	O
same	O
planet	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Pikmin	B-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
7	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Pikmin	B-Device
creator	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
confirmed	O
to	O
Eurogamer	O
that	O
Pikmin	B-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
very	O
close	O
to	O
completion	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
7	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Miyamoto	O
said	O
in	O
an	O
E3	O
interview	O
with	O
Game	O
Rant	O
that	O
Pikmin	B-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
still	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
though	O
at	O
a	O
lower	O
priority	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pikmin	B-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
in	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
on	O
September	O
13	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Pikmin	B-Device
T-shirt	O
worn	O
by	O
Miyamoto	O
during	O
the	O
announcement	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
at	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
New	O
York	O
store	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
February	O
8	O
,	O
2023	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
,	O
Pikmin	B-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
revealed	O
to	O
launch	O
on	O
July	O
21	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
