Nintendo Releases 'Close to You' Animated Short Film - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 07 October 2025 / 3,701 Views
Nintendo has released a nearly four minute long animated short film called "Close to You."
Nintendo did not share any information on the animated short film that has been posted to YouTube and social media websites.
At 1:40 in the video an out of focus red blur is seen moving in the background that people are speculating could be a Pikmin.
View the animated short film below:
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Nintendo realized that if there are no kids in the future there is no one to play Nintendo games. So their releasing a dating app.
I fear I am no longer the target demographic of this company lol
That "red blur" is just one of the smaller red blocks being carried in the background...
Are the invisible creatures pikmin, maybe... but the out of focus blur itself isn't
There's no way Pikmin are so small they can't be seen.
I think he meant invisible as a new type of Pikmin that can manipulate light, not that pikmin are microscopic beings
Fair enough. But what color would such a Pikmin be?
Idk... Black? A pikmin with that ability could be of any color or all the colors at the same time as if they are under effect of the star power
Cute.
But... is there more to it?
we need the down votes back please!
Obviously prototype footage for something planned but it more signals an intent to use animation to further expand their brand, to put it simply imagine if they had their very own in house Pixar or Illumination it'll be an effective way to generate interest from younger consumers and a new avenue to do so outside of the Pokemon animes.
I want a new Donkey Kong Country cartoon, but better than the 90s one that had too much singing.
Yep, this is definitely our first look at the Mario Galaxy Movie. The light blue attire, the blonde hair arranged in a manner reminiscent of that of Rosalina’s, the shaker themed with light blue/dark blue/gold, the present theming of moons and stars, as well as the movie-like quality in presentation.
This looks very good! Let’s see what Nintendo is planning for Rosalina’s story. Also, I’m recalling a Yoshi egg from the post-credits of the 2023 SMB Movie: Will Yoshi have a role in raising Rosalina? Yoshi has an extensive history with taking care of all the other baby Mario cast.
There's no way it's to do with the Mario Galaxy movie, it's a different art style than Illumination.
Some kind of Rosalina origin? Possibly to tie in with the new movie?
