# Pikmin 4's breakout Japanese launch

> Pikmin 4 sold an estimated 401,853 retail copies in its first Japanese chart week.

- Owner: Nintendo
- Kind: Game
- Sector: Gaming
- Seed date: 2023-07-21
- Observed peak date: Week of Jul 25, 2023
- Date basis: Observed peak within the documented measurement window; not an all-time maximum. Some dates are known only to the week, month or year.
- Spread Score: 34 (Niche), v1.3
- Mechanics: Scarcity drop, Pairing

## Summary

Nintendo released Pikmin 4 in Japan on July 21, 2023. Famitsu estimated 401,853 physical copies in the opening chart week, and coverage compared the result with other games.

## Timeline

- 2023-02-10 — Nintendo (Open web) — Nintendo showed gameplay and announced a July release.
- 2023-06-21 — Nintendo (Open web) — Nintendo announced Switch versions of Pikmin 1 and 2 and a Pikmin 4 demo.
- 2023-06-28 — Nintendo (Open web) — Nintendo released a free demo ahead of the game.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/mcp#api).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/pikmin-4-japan-launch-2023

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Pikmin 4's breakout Japanese launch.” Case HIS-02053. Spread Score v1.3: 34/100. Updated 2026-10-28. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-02053