Baby steps
In terms of cryptic communication, we have a new champion here. Without any descriptionwarning or anything that could tell us what he wants to convey here, Nintendo posted a “Pixar-style” video, featuring a child taking his first steps. It’s certainly cute all around, and it almost makes you want to have a toddler, but apart from repopulating the Earth, it’s difficult to know what message the manufacturer wants to convey here.
One of the most credible theories is that this is a short film produced by Nintendo Pictures, to show what this division is capable of. Some also think that this would be linked to the next Mario film, the baby could represent Harmony (the hair and stars evoking this). But the lack of description around the video suggests that Nintendo wants to play the mystery card.
So Internet users searched to the point of evoking the trail of Pikmin. Beyond the music of the video which can evoke that of the games, we especially seem to see a Pikmin at 1min40 of the video, in the background, as an Internet user so well pointed out.
Red Pikmin running in the background at 1:40
— Andrew (@derachi.com) 2025-10-07T13:26:10.380Z
This is still only a vague theory given that Nintendo is not letting go of anything at the moment. And if it is indeed Pikmin, nothing says that it would be a new game, especially for today’s Nintendo which wants to bring its licenses to the big screen or to its amusement parks. Mystery then.