Pikmin 4 has been updated to version 2.0.0, and the timing is no accident: the game's Switch 2 Edition launches next week.

Nintendo published full patch notes alongside the update, which lands as the company pivots its attention from this week's Ocarina of Time festivities to the Pikmin 4 re-release. A jump to a 2.0.0 version number typically signals substantial groundwork rather than minor fixes — the kind of under-the-hood preparation needed to bring the 2023 strategy hit up to speed for new hardware.

Pikmin 4 was one of the Switch's late-era standouts, so an enhanced Switch 2 release gives newcomers a natural entry point and returning players a reason to revisit the Rescue Corps. Current owners can grab the update now, with the Switch 2 Edition following next week.