It turns out they were indeed invisible Pikmin the first time around. Now we have a new trailer with the montage of the charming plant creatures.
Last Tuesday, instead of a new announcement or teaser for its titles at its usual 14:00 BST/15:00 CEST time, Nintendo simply released an animated short featuring a baby in a room where objects and toys seemed to move on their own. The animated short had some pretty high production values, which suggested that there was more to it than we thought.
