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'''''Pikmin 3''''' is the | '''''Pikmin 3''''' is used to refer to the next, as of yet untitled, game in the [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' series]], which was hinted at during E3 2008.<ref>[http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/16/miyamoto-were-making-pikmin 2008 - ''Pikmin 3'' announced - Joystiq]</ref> 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. | |||
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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'' 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''. | |||
During E3 2009, Miyamoto said the following when asked about the lack of mention of ''Pikmin 3'' during the Nintendo press conference:<ref>[http://www.kotaku.com.au/2009/06/miyamoto-sorry-he-has-no-new-pikmin-for-us-yet E3 2009 - ''Pikmin'' team is small - Kotaku]</ref> | |||
:"I’m sorry. Unfortunately we haven’t been able to expand the team size very much, because we've been working on so many different games that we've shown off at the show. So the team is working very hard, but it's a bit of a small team." He also mentioned that his "basic idea was that the depth and simplicity of the controls were still there." | |||
On 4th June, in a post-E3 2009 interview, Miyamoto had more to say on the game:<ref>[http://uk.wii.ign.com/articles/991/991714p2.html 2009 - More on ''Pikmin 3'' - IGN]</ref> | |||
:"With ''Pikmin 3'', we've got all the basics pretty much done. Now it's just a matter of how do we go in and fill that out? What sort of work do we give our designers? That team has been constantly been moving forward. So with a little time, we'll be able to make more progress and I hope we can bring you something that will make you happy." | |||
= | On 19th March 2010, ''Pikmin 3'' was revealed to be "well underway".<ref>[http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/article.php?id=16055 "well underway" - Official Nintendo Magazine]</ref> | ||
At E3 2010, little more information on the game was given because the other games at the show would distract from it. "Rest assured, though, we are very hard at work on ''Pikmin''."<ref>[http://e3.gamespot.com/story/6265821/nintendo-developer-roundtable-live E3 2010 - Still in progress - GameSpot]</ref> | |||
In an IGN E3 2010 interview, Miyamoto stated that "[the development process is] maybe getting near to the point where we'll start increasing the team size." | |||
In a July 1st 2010 interview Miyamoto said, "Among my present promises, I have to finish ''Pikmin'' quickly, so production is progressing extremely well."<ref>[http://wii.ign.com/articles/110/1103322p1.html 2010 - "production is progressing extremely well" - IGN]</ref> | |||
In January 2011, [http://zavvi.com a retailer] started offering preorders for a ''Pikmin (3DS)'' at £34.85 for 18th March delivery<ref>[http://uk.gamespot.com/gamecube/strategy/pikmin2/news.html?sid=6286587 2011 - ''Pikmin 3DS'' preorder - GameSpot]</ref>, but later removed the product page, stating that it was a mistake.<ref>[http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-01-20-pikmin-on-nintendo-3ds 2011 - ''Pikmin'' preorder a mistake - Eurogamer]</ref> | |||
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==Past hints== | |||
*Around the time of the release of the [[Pikmin (game)|first ''Pikmin'' game]], it was hinted at that ''Pikmin'' might be a trilogy.<sup>citation needed</sup> | |||
*On July 30th, 2003, ''Pikmin'''s creator, Shigeru Miyamoto, said in an interview with ''Gamers Mark'' that he had already got the basic idea for ''Pikmin 3'' in his mind.<ref>[http://www.gamersmark.com/news/2003/07/1/2940 2003 - idea in mind - Gamers Mark]</ref> | |||
*On 12th July, 2007, in an interview with Shigeru Miyamoto, an ''IGN'' interviewer asked if he planned to do anything with ''Pikmin''. His reply was as follows:<ref>[http://uk.wii.ign.com/articles/804/804262p1.html 2007 - "I don't think we've seen the last of ''Pikmin''" - IGN]</ref> | |||
:"''I certainly don't think we've seen the last of ''Pikmin''. I definitely would like to do something with them, and I think the Wii interface in particular is very well suited to that franchise.''" | |||
*On the 18th of April, 2008, Shigeru Miyamoto revealed in an interview on the topic of Wii Fit that he desired to continue with the ''Pikmin'' series:<ref>[http://uk.gamespot.com/news/6189549.html 2008 - desire to continue with the ''Pikmin'' series - GameSpot]</ref> | |||
:"''As for what the developer would like to work on next, Miyamoto said he's looking forward to working on the Wii some more. He also reiterated his desire to make another entry in the ''Pikmin'' series of action strategy games.''" | |||
*On July 15th, 2008, during E3, Shigeru Miyamoto answered questions about a possible ''Pikmin 3'':<ref>[http://wiinintendo.net/2008/07/15/miyamoto-talks-new-galaxy-pikmin-and-mario-ds 2008 - "I'm sure we'll probably do something with it" - WiiNintendo]</ref> | |||
:"''There isn't anything that we can announce right now, but I’m sure we’ll probably do something with it. The ''Pikmin'' team is, of course, still there and maybe we’ll have something to talk about before too long.''" | |||
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