"Pikmin" officially writes "Taiwan, China", triggering a wave of withdrawals. Remember to do one thing before deleting your account.

The mobile game "Pikmin Bloom" was recently discovered by players. The simplified Chinese announcement changed "Taiwan" to "Taiwan, China", and the operating company has an indirect relationship with the Chinese game giant Tencent, triggering a wave of withdrawal from Taiwanese players. At the same time, players also reminded each other on social platforms to remember to "delete flower planting and location records" before quitting the game to prevent the data from being used again by interested parties.

According to comprehensive media reports, "Pikmin Bloom" was originally authorized by Nintendo and developed and operated by Niantic of the United States. In 2025, it was sold to Scopely along with Niantic's game business. Scopely was acquired by Savvy Games Group, a subsidiary of Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, in 2023. Scopely invested in Chinese game developer Bokura in 2026, and Tencent is also a shareholder of the company, causing some players to have doubts.

The consumption power of Taiwanese people in "Pikmin" tuition fees is amazing. According to AppMagic official data, in the first half of 2026 alone, Taiwanese players contributed nearly NT$600 million in revenue, accounting for 52% of global revenue, making it the world's largest consumer market. Therefore, shortly after the voice of "suspension of classes, withdrawal from the game" appeared on the social platform, yesterday (12th) the announcement of the original Simplified Chinese website was displayed as "Taiwan" in English.

It was first discovered by Taiwanese players that the Pikmin mobile game "Pikmin Bloom" launched a 5th anniversary and FamilyMart collaboration event on November 10. The same announcement in the Traditional Chinese version showed "FamilyMart stores in Taiwan". If you switch to the Simplified Chinese version, it becomes "Japan and Taiwan, China", and the articles inside also use this title a lot. Some players even discovered that after the v157 version was updated, the location of the 2027 physical event in Taipei was marked as "Taipei, Taiwan, China" in the notice. Discussions began on social platforms, and a large number of players poured into the official customer service to protest, threatening to quit the game and delete the game.

Some netizens reminded that before deleting the game, in addition to deleting the game, you must first go to the APP settings "Pikmin Bloom" in the mobile phone settings, reclaim the previously authorized access and location permissions, open the main screen gear, settings, account, delete account, you will receive a long letter with a string of unsubscription serial numbers, copy and paste the reply, and do not need to write anything else. Officials claim that it will be completely cleared up to 14 days. In addition, if there is a linked Niantic ID, you must also go to the Nianticlabs official website to remove access rights.