<s>
Pikmin	B-Application
Bloom	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2021	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
the	O
Pikmin	B-Device
series	O
,	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Niantic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
,	O
it	O
rewards	O
players	O
for	O
spending	O
time	O
outside	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
real-world	O
movements	O
are	O
rewarded	O
with	O
items	O
for	O
Pikmin	B-Device
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pikmin	B-Application
Bloom	I-Application
is	O
an	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
the	O
Pikmin	B-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
wandering	O
and	O
spending	O
time	O
outside	O
,	O
players	O
are	O
rewarded	O
with	O
items	O
that	O
can	O
either	O
grow	O
or	O
feed	O
Pikmin	B-Device
creatures	O
that	O
appeared	O
throughout	O
the	O
main	O
Pikmin	B-Device
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
walking	O
player	O
is	O
depicted	O
as	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Account	O
Mii	O
(	O
or	O
one	O
with	O
limited	O
customization	O
for	O
those	O
without	O
such	O
an	O
account	O
)	O
leading	O
Pikmin	B-Device
,	O
creating	O
a	O
trail	O
of	O
blossoming	O
flowers	O
on	O
the	O
map	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Pikmin	B-Device
can	O
find	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pikmin	B-Device
grow	O
flowers	O
on	O
their	O
heads	O
when	O
fed	O
,	O
which	O
in	O
turn	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
plant	O
more	O
flowers	O
on	O
the	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Niantic	O
's	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
use	O
real-world	O
money	O
to	O
purchase	O
virtual	O
coins	O
to	O
boost	O
progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
take	O
real	O
photographs	O
with	O
virtual	O
Pikmin	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lifelogging	O
component	O
,	O
inspired	O
by	O
Olimar	O
's	O
daily	O
ship	O
logs	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Pikmin	B-Device
game	O
,	O
encourages	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
make	O
and	O
caption	O
photos	O
for	O
daily	O
calendar	O
entries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
app	O
connects	O
with	O
Apple	B-Application
Health	I-Application
and	O
Google	B-Device
Fit	I-Device
to	O
count	O
steps	O
but	O
has	O
no	O
smartwatch	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Niantic	O
developed	O
Pikmin	B-Application
Bloom	I-Application
under	O
license	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
after	O
having	O
previously	O
collaborated	O
on	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
reviewers	O
likened	O
Pikmin	B-Application
Bloom	I-Application
to	O
a	O
gamified	O
fitness	O
experience	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
fitness	O
apps	O
that	O
convert	O
daily	O
steps	O
taken	O
into	O
coins	O
and	O
minigames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
Android	B-Application
users	O
using	O
Android	B-Application
11	O
or	O
12	O
at	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
launch	O
reported	O
delayed	O
notifications	O
including	O
SMS	B-Device
messages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pikmin	B-Application
Bloom	I-Application
was	O
downloaded	O
2	O
million	O
times	O
in	O
2	O
weeks	O
after	O
its	O
launch	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
of	O
May	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
grossed	O
$5.3	O
million	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
