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Title: Nintendo Shares Short Film - Close to You
Post by: John Rairdin on October 07, 2025, 05:33:28 AM

Might have some Pikmin music.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/72838/nintendo-shares-short-film-close-to-you

This morning, Nintendo posted an unnanounced short film on their YouTube channels. The video is called "Close to You". It bears no overt ties to any existing Nintendo franchises however some of the music does seem to reference tunes from the Pikmin series.

The short depicts invisible forces manipulating various objects in a baby's room after the baby's mother leaves to answer the door. While whatever is causing the objects to move is not directly shown, it has led to further comparisons with Pikmin. This would not be the first time Pikmin has been the subject of short Nintendo animated films. A series of shorts was produced during the Wii U era centered around the adventures of the Pikmin and Olimar.

While it is possible the film will tie into a yet unannounced game from Nintendo, it is also possible that it is designed to serve more as a short demo for potential investors. It may be intended to simply show Nintendo's ability to produce this level of animation internally in addition to licensing IPs through studios such as Illumination who have handled the Super Mario Bros. Movies.

Title: Re: Nintendo Shares Short Film - Close to You
Post by: M.K.Ultra on October 12, 2025, 11:32:58 AM
The other rumor is that the baby is Rosalina and this is related to the next Mario movie. Personally, the animation style looks just like Illumination to me.
Title: Re: Nintendo Shares Short Film - Close to You
Post by: Khushrenada on October 12, 2025, 12:33:33 PM
The other rumor is that the baby is Rosalina and this is related to the next Mario movie. Personally, the animation style looks just like Illumination to me.

He may be late to the party but he's got some good theories!
Title: Re: Nintendo Shares Short Film - Close to You
Post by: Khushrenada on October 15, 2025, 02:16:20 AM
So.... did they break something on Nintendo Today that they now can't remove this video from it? Surprising to me that it has now stayed on here for a whole week already.
Title: Re: Nintendo Shares Short Film - Close to You
Post by: M.K.Ultra on October 16, 2025, 08:22:44 PM
I keep thinking it is something new that will explain the close to you tease only to get rick rolled by the same video  >:(. Also, the two theories mentioned before are not mutually exclusive i.e., it would not be surprising to have pikmin in the next Mario movie with Miyamoto-san at the wheel.