[Event Period Extension] Regarding the malfunction affecting "Challenge Anywhere" event-exclusive Festival Mushrooms

Details:

An issue has been identified where users may encounter an error preventing participation when attempting to join event-exclusive Giant Festival Mushrooms in the paid event “Pikmin Bloom Journey 2025: Challenge Anywhere,” which began on Friday, September 26, 2025, at 9:00 AM (local time).

<Cause and Workaround>

This issue is caused by a high volume of simultaneous attempts to join the Festival Mushrooms within a short period. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. If you encounter an error, please wait a while and try again later, as this may sometimes help resolve the issue. We appreciate your patience and understanding.

Status:

To address the issue, we are taking the following actions:

  • To prevent this issue from occurring again, we are working on improvements to the Festival Mushrooms scheduled to appear after 0:00 (local time) on Saturday, September 27, 2025.
  • As the issue is expected to persist throughout Friday, September 26, 2025, all event content for “Pikmin Bloom Journey 2025: Challenge Anywhere” will be extended until Monday, September 29, 2025, 11:59 PM (local time).
  • The seven Festival Mushrooms originally scheduled to appear between 9:00 AM and 11:59 PM (local time) on Friday, September 26, 2025, will be reappearing between 12:00 AM and 11:59 PM (local time) on Monday, September 29, 2025.

We deeply regret the inconvenience this has caused and truly appreciate your patience as we work to make things right.