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Pikmin 3 Deluxe co-op and versus
On one console, the stores list 1-2 players on Switch.
- Co-op + versus
- Mixed skill OK
- Tabletop OK
Co-op or versus: from the Nintendo.com store description.
Quick answer for your console
Yes: 1-2 players on one Switch
Grab a second controller.
- Split or shared screen: not stated by Nintendo.com store
- Controllers: Nintendo.com store does not say whether one Joy-Con each is enough
- Online: Not listed
- Regular price $59.99
- Nintendo.com store, checked Oct 18, 2026
Same console or online
Up to 2 players
- Switch: 1-2 players
- Drop-in: no store description says so (we only read store text for this). Not sure? See role notes
Not listed by any store
How to split the roles
When one of you plays more than the other: who takes which seat in Pikmin 3 Deluxe, and why.
Plan the split of tasks
Nintendo frames co-op as coordinating captains to collect fruit efficiently.
One captain's task, with lock-on targeting and hints on
Nintendo added lock-on targeting, optional hints and difficulty settings for a more casual approach.
Skill-gap friendly · higher is easier
4out of 5
Official newcomer settings (difficulty, lock-on, hints).
Official help aimed at a weaker or newer player: assist or beginner mode, a support seat, a way to carry or rescue a partner, or a game built for young children. No sourced invulnerability.
Easy to coordinate · higher is easier
2out of 3 · Medium
Two captains split tasks and must coordinate.
Medium: regular hand-offs, timed moves together or shared decisions.
The roles Same moves for both
Each player runs a captain; tasks are split by the players, not by the game.
Captain (each player) Moderate
Moderate seat: planning and multitasking. Suits the newer player.
Leads Pikmin on a share of the day's tasks.
- Planning
- Multitasking
Help for the newer player
- Difficulty settings, lock-on targeting, optional hints.
Ways to split the work
- Divvy up tasks between the two captains.
- Turn on lock-on targeting and optional hints for a more casual run.
Sources (4, 4 official) and how we rate
- 1. Nintendo (official store page) (official): A second player can come along to divvy up tasks. Read Oct 18, 2026.
- 2. Nintendo (official store page) (official): Difficulty settings, lock-on targeting and optional hints were added. Read Oct 18, 2026.
- 3. Nintendo (official store page) (official): Work is split by switching captains or coordinating with a second player. Read Oct 18, 2026.
- 4. Nintendo (official store page) (official): Settings make it easy for newcomers. Read Oct 18, 2026.
Both ratings use one fixed scale for every game, higher is easier for a mixed pair; the levels are on our data page. Roles are split by experience, never by who the players are.
Trailer and screenshots
Every store, field by field
Switch
- Players on one console
- 1-2 players
- Local wireless (several consoles)
- Not listed
- Online
- Not listed
- ESRB rating
- Everyone 10+ (Mild Cartoon Violence)
- Regular price
- $59.99
- Subscription
- None found on check date
- Release date
- Oct 30, 2020
- Play modes
- TV mode, Tabletop mode, Handheld mode
Official page (Nintendo.com store)Checked Oct 18, 2026
"Not a store field" means that store has no such label at all; "Not listed" means the store has the field and left it empty. Genres: not listed.
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