Nintendo surprised everyone Friday by shadow-dropping a dedicated Direct for Pikmin Day, which the company is now officially celebrating every November 1. Series creator Shigeru Miyamoto fronted the presentation and declared the date himself.

The stream leaned toward updates rather than blockbusters. Kotaku noted there were no new games announced, with the Direct instead covering an upcoming edition of Pikmin 4, news for the mobile title Pikmin Bloom, and — in very Nintendo fashion — crocheted hats. Polygon, meanwhile, reported that Miyamoto also unveiled a new project called Hello! Pikmin alongside other franchise news, suggesting the reveal landed somewhere between full announcement and teaser.

Whatever the scale of the news, the move fits Nintendo's recent pattern of low-stakes, franchise-specific Directs that keep smaller series in the spotlight between major showcases. Pikmin has quietly become one of the company's more active brands, and putting an annual date on the calendar gives Nintendo a recurring excuse to keep its little plant creatures front and center on Switch 2.