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[[File:Pikmin3 logo E3.png|thumb|360px|Logo, as seen at the E3 show in 2012.]]
'''''Pikmin 3''''' is the third game in the [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' series]], announced for the [[Wii U]]. It was revealed at [[w:Electronic Entertainment Expo|E3]] 2012 along with [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cMFfTMrWI8 a gameplay presentation] and several playable demos on the showcase floor.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cMFfTMrWI8 E3 2012 Presentation]</ref>  Major new elements announced include [[Rock Pikmin]] and four [[captain]]s.

''Note: some details on this page are inferred from gameplay videos and trailers, and may not be entirely accurate.  In particular, only Challenge Mode gameplay has been shown, so statements may not apply to other game modes.''

==Gameplay==
The gameplay of ''Pikmin 3'' is largely similar to that of the other two games in the [[Pikmin (series)|series]] in that players use the [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] to accomplish tasks, and the 5 existing Pikmin types have been confirmed for the game. New gameplay elements include the [[Rock Pikmin]], used to destroy the armor of enemies and other tough objects; and new [[hazards]] such as ice and magma, which require new tactics to overcome.  Pikmin have demonstrated new abilities not previously encountered, such as riding down a natural slide to gather materials and collecting bridge pieces to build [[bridge]]s.

No returning characters have been announced, and four new ones are introduced in the game and were playable in the E3 demo: a pink-haired girl, a bald general, a small green haired boy and a tall green-haired man.  These Pikmin leaders [[captain|leaders]] are able to throw other leaders in ''Pikmin 3'', allowing for new puzzles.

Players can play using Wii Remote Plus- and Nunchuk-based controls similar to those of the ''[[New Play Control!]]'' titles, or using the Wii U GamePad controller. The GamePad acts as an overhead map and radar to track Pikmin movements in real time.  It allows players to move the camera around the area freely by sliding a finger across the touch screen, making it possible to view obstacles from all sides and giving greater flexibility in commanding multiple groups of Pikmin.

After completing a stage, the replay feature allows players to review their session using the GamePad and the television. The recorded game can be fast-forwarded, rewound or paused.

The game features a Challenge Mode, with three submodes; of these, Mission Mode challenges players to gather the most fruit by Poko value in a given time limit.

==New enemies==
* A magma slug that attacks by licking up Pikmin with its blue tongue.
* A flying caterpillar-like creature that are similar to the [[mario:Wiggler|Wiggler]]s from the [[mario:Mario (series)|''Mario'' series]]. Its body seems to be made of fruit, and it has a curled, butterfly-like nozzle.
* A transparent squid-like enemy who's ink can suffocate Pikmin.
* Medusal Slurker: A jellyfloat like creature that attacks in the same way.
* Armored Mawdad: A large armored millipede with pincers around its mouth.
* A white Bulborb with black spots that can snatch Pikmin from a distances using its long tongue (similar to an anteater).
* A Dweevil-like creature that picks up crystals to defend itself, which can be destroyed with Rock Pikmin to expose the creature.
* What appear to be Skitter Leaf-like animals with realistic dead-leaf appearances and large mantis looking front limbs. However, unlike the Skitter Leaf, they can cause direct harm to the Pikmin.
* Three legged water strider like bugs that can skate across the surface of water and hold water in a bulb on their back which is used to attack and then must be refilled somehow.
* What appears to be a reimagining of the Iridescent Flint Beetle with three legs instead of two.

==History==
''Pikmin 3'' was first announced during E3 2008,<ref>[http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/16/miyamoto-were-making-pikmin 2008 - ''Pikmin 3'' announced - Joystiq]</ref> where Shigeru Miyamoto said, when asked about the ''Pikmin'' series, "We're making ''Pikmin''." Nothing else about the ''Pikmin'' game in development was revealed, however. On 24th July 2008, Shigeru Miyamoto confirmed in an interview, "[the Nintendo development teams] are all working on new ''Mario'', ''Zelda'' and ''Pikmin'' projects".

The game was originally planned for the [[Wii]]<ref>[http://www.mywii.com.au/NewsDetail.aspx?id=2551 2008 - ''Pikmin 3'' confirmed to be on Wii - MyWii]</ref>, but this was changed with the announcement of Nintendo's Wii U at E3 2011, where ''Pikmin 3'' was confirmed for the new console.<ref>[http://uk.wii.ign.com/articles/117/1173945p1.html E3 2011 - ''Pikmin 3'' will now be on Wii U - IGN]</ref> However, no confirmation has been made as to the exclusivity of Pikmin 3 to the Wii U console.

The announcement of the ''[[New Play Control!]] Pikmin'' games<ref>[http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=198399 New Play Control! ''Pikmin'' - CVG]</ref> raised questions as to the feasibility of a ''Pikmin 3''; following, in an IGN interview, it was made clear that the re-releases of ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'' and ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' are separate from ''Pikmin 3'':<ref>[http://uk.wii.ign.com/articles/915/915864p1.html ''Pikmin 3'' confirmed - IGN]</ref> ''Cammie Dunaway: It's not the Pikmin that Mr. Miyamoto referred to, no. Mr. Miyamoto referred to a new Pikmin, as opposed to the classics that are being re-released on Wii''.

==Artwork==
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File:WiiU Pikmin3 1 illu01 E3.png
File:WiiU Pikmin3 2 char01 E3.png
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Pikmin3Screen1.jpg|Pikmin battling an [[Armored Mawdad]]
File:Pikmin3Screen2.jpg|Pikmin tearing down a wall
File:Pikmin3Screen3.jpg|Pikmin carrying yellow rocks
File:Pikmin3Screen4.jpg|Captains are able to throw Pikmin as well as other captains
File:Pikmin3Screen5.jpg|Pikmin constructing a bridge
File:Pikmin3Screen6.jpg|A new type of Bulborb with a long tongue that acts similar to an anteater
File:Pikmin3Screen7.jpg|Blue Pikmin with some new water enemies
File:Pikmin3Screen8.jpg|Pikmin sitting on a vine
File:Pikmin3Screen9.jpg|Returning fruit for Pokos in Mission Mode
</gallery>

==References==
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