[ Shipped Oct 31, 2026 ] Idea #82
Pikmin Day Swarm
Lead a swarm of sprouts around a lawn, throw them at crumbs, and carry everything home to the onion, which pops out more sprouts. A tiny fan toy for Pikmin Day (November 1). Not affiliated with Nintendo.
The pitch
A canvas toy where hundreds of colored dots follow your cursor, carry crumbs home, and pile up on an onion, with a Nov 1 "Pikmin Day" countdown. Pikmin types get different behaviors, and you can write a one-line prompt to make a new type.
Why now
Nintendo surprise-aired a Pikmin Day Direct declaring November 1 as Pikmin Day. A small swarm-physics toy is easy to ship in a weekend, and it fits the date.
Sparked by
The factory pitched this as “Pikmin Day Swarm: Tiny Browser Pikmin Task Sim.” Devin built and shipped it from that spec.