Development on Pikmin 4 is still well underway, according to Shigeru Miyamoto.

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In an interview with Eurogamer Miyamoto said that, even though he can't share any new details about the game, Pikmin 4 is "progressing." In a separate statement, Nintendo followed up on Miyamoto's comments, confirming "that Pikmin 4 is in development but that is all we can confirm at present."The fourth installment in the series was first announced back in 2015 , when Miyamoto revealed the game was "actually very close to completion" and that the "Pikmin teams are always working on the next one." A year later, Miyamoto revealed that Pikmin 4 fell down "a list of priorities" at Nintendo, which was why there have been little to no updates on the game since its announcement.With Pikmin 4 seemingly far off, fans have the 3DS spin-off side-scrolling game Hey! Pikmin to look forward, which releases on July 28. Read IGN's preview of the title here. The last entry in the much-loved franchise – Pikmin 3 – released on August 2013, with IGN's review finding it to be nostalgic, evocative, and clever.For more from E3, head over to IGN's E3 2017 hub

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