{"id":123175,"date":"2022-03-22T19:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-22T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-129193"},"modified":"2022-03-22T19:30:00","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T19:30:00","slug":"tinykin-combines-pikmin-and-paper-mario-for-adorable-ant-sized-platforming-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/03\/22\/tinykin-combines-pikmin-and-paper-mario-for-adorable-ant-sized-platforming-this-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Tinykin Combines Pikmin And Paper Mario For Adorable Ant-Sized Platforming This Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/2d6227caa7d9e\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/2d6227caa7d9e\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"Tinykin Keyart Example\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/2d6227caa7d9e\/tinykin-keyart-example.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/2d6227caa7d9e\/tinykin-keyart-example.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Tinykin Keyart Example\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em>Image: tinyBuild \/ Splashteam<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At the <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/mediaindieexchange\">Media Indie Exchange<\/a> showcase, we got a brand-new look at the upcoming indie platformer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/tinykin\">Tinykin<\/a>. Mixing 3D environments with paper-thin (literally) character models and collecting and throwing small creatures that have overtaken your former home planet? Sounds like a few little Nintendo titles might&#8217;ve had a hand in inspiring Splashteam&#8217;s game. It&#8217;ll be right at home on the Switch, then!<\/p>\n<p>Tinykin wears its heart on its minuscule sleeves, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/n64\/paper_mario\">Paper Mario<\/a>-like visuals, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/gamecube\/pikmin\">Pikmin<\/a>-like pet throwing. The game sees Milo, a young boy from another planet, land on Earth. There, he has to team up with some tiny creatures called &#8216;tinykin&#8217; to create paths and explore planet Earth. Yes, &#8220;our Earth&#8221;, except Milo is tiny, and the planet has been stuck in the &#8217;90s for over 200 years! So we can expect giant Tamagotchi and Game Boys everywhere then, yeah?<\/p>\n<p>There are different colours of tinykin, and each colour specialises in something different. For example, pink tinykin are the strongest &#8211; shh, don&#8217;t tell the Purple Pikmin &#8211; so they&#8217;re able to push or carry large objects.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what you can expect to find when you start exploring Earth as a miniature person::<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8211; Explore cities of ants, beetles and other insects built inside of a giant house<br \/>&#8211; Meet characters everywhere you go and learn their stories and history<br \/>&#8211; Catch over a hundred tinykin in each city, and use their special abilities to climb higher, break down doors and solve the city&#8217;s problems!<br \/>&#8211; Skateboard around on Milo&#8217;s tiny soap-board! Jump, grind and hover around the house<br \/>&#8211; Collect upgrades to improve Milo&#8217;s bubble-pack, build out the Ardwin Museum and complete Ridmi&#8217;s mysterious machine!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>There&#8217;s currently a demo available to download on <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1599020\/Tinykin\/\">Steam<\/a>, so if you can&#8217;t wait for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/pikmin\">Pikmin 4<\/a>, then this should scratch that itch.<\/p>\n<p>You won&#8217;t have to wait too long, as Tinykin is coming to Switch this summer. Why not check out the game&#8217;s <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tinykingame.com\/\">official site<\/a> for even more details, or marvel at how <em>weirdly cute<\/em> those little alien creatures are below:<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Tinykin Screenshot1\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/3fe7437c6a576\/tinykin-screenshot1.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA0NDUgMjQ1Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/3fe7437c6a576\/tinykin-screenshot1.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"Tinykin Screenshot1\"><\/a><a title=\"Tinykin Screenshot7\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/d89a09c4e4a00\/tinykin-screenshot7.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA0NDUgMjQ1Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/d89a09c4e4a00\/tinykin-screenshot7.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"Tinykin Screenshot7\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Tinykin Screenshot15\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/265f1f6ad9b8f\/tinykin-screenshot15.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA0NDUgMjQ1Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/265f1f6ad9b8f\/tinykin-screenshot15.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"Tinykin Screenshot15\"><\/a><a title=\"Tinykin Screenshot16.PNG\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/4a1e9e8714f64\/tinykin-screenshot16.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA0NDUgMjQ1Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/4a1e9e8714f64\/tinykin-screenshot16.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"Tinykin Screenshot16.PNG\"><\/a><\/div><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Images: tinyBuild \/ Splashteam<\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<p><em>Let us know what you think of Tinykin in the comments!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: tinyBuild \/ Splashteam At the Media Indie Exchange showcase, we got a brand-new look at the upcoming indie platformer Tinykin. Mixing 3D environments with paper-thin (literally) character models and collecting and throwing small creatures that have overtaken your former home planet? Sounds like a few little Nintendo titles might&#8217;ve had a hand in inspiring [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-123175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=123175"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123175\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=123175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=123175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}