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Shigeru Miyamoto has once again found himself at the heart of Nintendo fan frenzy this week, all sparked by the cryptic release of a new animated short called Close to You. Nintendo dropped the first video unexpectedly on October 7, 2025, showing a baby seemingly being helped by invisible beings as it chases a pacifier across its room—cue wild speculation about whether Miyamoto was teasing a new Pikmin, Mario, or even Super Mario Galaxy project. Adding fuel to the fire, the animation’s background music borrows the recognizable leitmotif from the Pikmin games, and the internet swarmed with polls and comments drawing on Miyamoto’s famous old quote that Pikmin are everywhere yet “invisible to the naked eye,” as previously noted by Nintendo Life.

Just when the rumors reached fever pitch, Nintendo delivered a surprise twist. The following day, they released a second version of the same video, exclusively in the Nintendo Today app, now revealing the previously hidden Pikmin and confirming suspicions for eagle-eyed fans, as catalogued by Final Weapon and FullCleared. Many immediately claimed that this had all the hallmarks of a Miyamoto marketing ploy—enigmatic, clever, and deeply rooted in Nintendo lore.

While previous similar shorts have led to bigger announcements, such as a game or series, this time Nintendo made an official statement on its Japanese X account and through outlets like Video Games Chronicle: the Close to You shorts are just that—standalone short films from the newly minted Nintendo Pictures, part of a creative push after the rebranding of the former Dynamo Pictures in 2022. No new game or movie secret here—at least not for now—though some industry insiders still speculate the high production value and timed release could be a soft lead-in to future Pikmin content or broader animated projects, a theory raised but not confirmed in EarlyGame.

Elsewhere, Miyamoto’s creations scored a meta moment in pop culture. Princess Peach, a character he created over 35 years ago, makes a cameo appearance in the season finale of Peacemaker, HBO Max’s flagship DC Studios series, showing that the influence of Mario and company continues to cross even comic universes, as detailed by The Direct. Meanwhile, rumors swirl about upcoming Nintendo adaptations, including a Donkey Kong movie and live-action Pokémon series still in active development, according to GameFragger, but Miyamoto himself remains out of the direct promotional limelight on those stories as of this week.

Miyamoto’s public appearances have been minimal these past few days; he’s not been spotted at events nor posted on official English-language social media. The latest buzz is purely the work of his creative shadow, leaving fans to analyze, debate, and, of course, hope for another surprise reveal—classic Miyamoto magic in action.

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