Fesse then went one step further, going all out. First the lead of the project who was the art director for Centennials, Gilbert Fesse, decided to buck tradition and make the story darker and do a massive time skip. Then in 2021, Nintendo saw the fancy new upstart Ultimatium Studios and struck a contract for Pikmin 4. The development cycle of Pikmin Dying World was rough, as Nintendo struggled with Pikmin 4 internally, going through around 17 drafts.
