Opening Ports for Pikmin 3 Deluxe using Your Router

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August 05, 2020 (Last Updated: ) | Reading Time: 2 minutes

Pikmin 3 Deluxe is Nintendo's Real-Time, Adventure, and Strategy game with a release date in 2020.

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Ports Required for Pikmin 3 Deluxe

The incoming ports that need to be forwarded for Pikmin 3 Deluxe are as follows:

Pikmin 3 Deluxe - Switch

  • TCP: 6667, 12400, 28910, 29900, 29901, 29920
  • UDP: 1-65535

We have guides that are custom tailored for Pikmin 3 Deluxe that will show you the incoming connection ports.

Pikmin 3 Deluxe includes the following styles of gameplay.

Port Forward Pikmin 3 Deluxe

When you are playing Pikmin 3 Deluxe you might need to forward some ports in your router. Forwarding ports is a useful trick in gaming because it can really help to make your network connection most stable and on occasion even faster. Routers were not designed to allow incoming network requests and some games can play tremendously better if an incoming connection is forwarded through the router to the game.

Before You Forward a Port

Before you can forward a port you need to know the following things:

How to locate your router's IP Address

The easiest way to locate your router's IP address is to run our free Router Detector utility. It's a part of the Network Utilities suite of tools and it's completely free to use.

How To Forward Ports

A smart way to forward your ports is to use Network Utilities. Since Network Utilities allows you to both forward and un-forward ports easily you can keep your network security maximized, and then forward ports only when you need them. Alternatively you can do it by hand.

The process for forwarding a port is generally:

That should be all you have to do to forward your ports. Check our growing list of games and applications for more port forwarding guides.

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