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== Gameplay == | == Gameplay == | ||
After plucking the group of Pikmin that appear upon opening the website and allowing the required permissions, a button appears to send those Pikmin and others that have been plucked to retrieve a treasure. Once the treasure is brought back, it is added to the list of all treasures that have been discovered so far, and a button to find more Pikmin appears. The amount of sprouts and the maturity of the Pikmin is random each time, and Glow Pikmin simply need to be tapped rather than plucked. There is also a chance that not all Pikmin types or Oatchi will be discovered before collecting all treasures and restarting the game from the beginning. This gameplay loop continues the same for all treasures, with different types of Pikmin available to find, depending on the time of day. The order | After plucking the group of Pikmin that appear upon opening the website and allowing the required permissions, a button appears to send those Pikmin and others that have been plucked to retrieve a treasure. Once the treasure is brought back, it is added to the list of all treasures that have been discovered so far, and a button to find more Pikmin appears. The amount of sprouts and the maturity of the Pikmin is random each time, and Glow Pikmin simply need to be tapped rather than plucked. There is also a chance that not all Pikmin types or Oatchi will be discovered before collecting all treasures and restarting the game from the beginning. This gameplay loop continues the same for all treasures, with different types of Pikmin available to find, depending on the time of day. The order treasures are discovered in is different each time the game is restarted, besides the first treasure being the [[Stately Rubber Cutie]], and the last treasure being the [[Crimson Banquet]]. | ||
The menu of the game features primarily the player's camera view, where Pikmin can be plucked and sent off to carry treasures back to their starting location. At the top right of the screen is a clock showing the player's current time. At the bottom of the screen is a taskbar showing (from left to right), a button to open the help menu, a button to open a menu that shows all of the treasures that the player has received so far, a button to take a picture, and a bubble with art of a Red Pikmin, showing the player's total amount of discovered Pikmin, with an additional icon of Oatchi that appears to the side of it after discovering Oatchi. Taking pictures of the game with the provided picture button takes a picture of what is currently seen through the camera and shown with AR. If there is nothing showing with AR, the picture will only show the time it was taken (with the words “found at XX:XX”). If there is just a Pikmin type shown, a flower icon and the name of the type of Pikmin will be shown with the time the picture was taken. If there is a treasure on screen, the name of the treasure will be shown. All images have the modern Pikmin series logo at the top left. | The menu of the game features primarily the player's camera view, where Pikmin can be plucked and sent off to carry treasures back to their starting location. At the top right of the screen is a clock showing the player's current time. At the bottom of the screen is a taskbar showing (from left to right), a button to open the help menu, a button to open a menu that shows all of the treasures that the player has received so far, a button to take a picture, and a bubble with art of a Red Pikmin, showing the player's total amount of discovered Pikmin, with an additional icon of Oatchi that appears to the side of it after discovering Oatchi. Taking pictures of the game with the provided picture button takes a picture of what is currently seen through the camera and shown with AR. If there is nothing showing with AR, the picture will only show the time it was taken (with the words “found at XX:XX”). If there is just a Pikmin type shown, a flower icon and the name of the type of Pikmin will be shown with the time the picture was taken. If there is a treasure on screen, the name of the treasure will be shown. All images have the modern Pikmin series logo at the top left. | ||
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Pikmin Finder Help Menu Two.jpg|The second page of the Help Menu. | Pikmin Finder Help Menu Two.jpg|The second page of the Help Menu. | ||
Pikmin Finder Help Menu Three.jpg|The third page of the Help Menu. | Pikmin Finder Help Menu Three.jpg|The third page of the Help Menu. | ||
Pikmin Finder | Pikmin Finder Stately Rubber Cutie.png|The [[Stately Rubber Cutie]] being retrieved by a group of Red Pikmin. | ||
Pikmin Finder Cushion Cake.png|The [[Cushion Cake]] being retrieved by a group of Pikmin. | Pikmin Finder Cushion Cake.png|The [[Cushion Cake]] being retrieved by a group of Pikmin. | ||
Pikmin Finder Dawn Pustules.png|The [[Dawn Pustules]] being retrieved by a group of Pikmin. | Pikmin Finder Dawn Pustules.png|The [[Dawn Pustules]] being retrieved by a group of Pikmin. | ||
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Pikmin Finder Double Dragon-Eyed Scope.png|The [[Double Dragon-Eyed Scope]] being retrieved by a group of Pikmin. | Pikmin Finder Double Dragon-Eyed Scope.png|The [[Double Dragon-Eyed Scope]] being retrieved by a group of Pikmin. | ||
Pikmin Finder Dusty Bed.png|The [[Dusty Bed]] being retrieved by a group of Pikmin. | Pikmin Finder Dusty Bed.png|The [[Dusty Bed]] being retrieved by a group of Pikmin. | ||
Pikmin Finder Flaky Temptation.png|The [[Flaky Temptation]] being retrieved by a group of Pikmin. | Pikmin Finder Flaky Temptation.png|The [[Flaky Temptation]] being retrieved by a group of Glow Pikmin. | ||
Pikmin Finder Orb of Destruction.png|The [[Orb of Destruction]] being retrieved by a group of Pikmin. | Pikmin Finder Orb of Destruction.png|The [[Orb of Destruction]] being retrieved by a group of Pikmin. | ||
Pikmin Finder S.S. Berry.png|The [[S.S. Berry]] being retrieved by a group of Pikmin. | Pikmin Finder S.S. Berry.png|The [[S.S. Berry]] being retrieved by a group of Yellow Pikmin. | ||
Pikmin Finder Slapstick Crescent.png|The [[Slapstick Crescent]] being retrieved by Oatchi. | Pikmin Finder Slapstick Crescent.png|The [[Slapstick Crescent]] being retrieved by Oatchi. | ||
Pikmin Finder Sphere of Fuzzy Feelings.png|The [[Sphere of Fuzzy Feelings]] being retrieved by a Purple Pikmin. | Pikmin Finder Sphere of Fuzzy Feelings.png|The [[Sphere of Fuzzy Feelings]] being retrieved by a Purple Pikmin. | ||
Pikmin Finder Stone of Advancement.png|The [[Stone of Advancement]] being retrieved by a group of Pikmin. | Pikmin Finder Stone of Advancement.png|The [[Stone of Advancement]] being retrieved by a group of Pikmin. | ||
Pikmin Finder Sunseed Berry.png|The [[Sunseed Berry]] being retrieved by a group of Pikmin. | Pikmin Finder Sunseed Berry.png|The [[Sunseed Berry]] being retrieved by a group of Glow Pikmin. | ||
Pikmin Finder Talisman of Life (Crane).png|The [[Talisman of Life (Crane)]] being retrieved by a group of Pikmin. | Pikmin Finder Talisman of Life (Crane).png|The [[Talisman of Life (Crane)]] being retrieved by a group of Rock Pikmin. | ||
Pikmin Finder Telekinesis Detector.png|The [[Telekinesis Detector]] being retrieved by a group of Pikmin. | Pikmin Finder Telekinesis Detector.png|The [[Telekinesis Detector]] being retrieved by a group of Pikmin. | ||
Pikmin Finder Temporal Mechanism.png|The [[Temporal Mechanism]] being retrieved by a group of Pikmin. | Pikmin Finder Temporal Mechanism.png|The [[Temporal Mechanism]] being retrieved by a group of Pikmin. | ||
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Pikmin Finder Unlimited Locomotive.png|The [[Unlimited Locomotive]] being retrieved by a group of Pikmin. | Pikmin Finder Unlimited Locomotive.png|The [[Unlimited Locomotive]] being retrieved by a group of Pikmin. | ||
Pikmin Finder Wayward Moon.png|The [[Wayward Moon]] being retrieved by a group of Pikmin. | Pikmin Finder Wayward Moon.png|The [[Wayward Moon]] being retrieved by a group of Pikmin. | ||
Pikmin Finder Crimson Banquet.png|The [[Crimson Banquet]] being retrieved by a group of Pikmin. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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|SpaE=Buscador Pikmin|SpaEM=Pikmin Seeker | |SpaE=Buscador Pikmin|SpaEM=Pikmin Seeker | ||
|Ita=Pikmin | |Ita=Pikmin Detector|ItaM=Pikmin Detector | ||
|Dut=Pikmin-zoeker|DutM=Pikmin Finder | |Dut=Pikmin-zoeker|DutM=Pikmin Finder | ||
|PorP=Detector de Pikmin|PorPM=Pikmin Detector | |PorP=Detector de Pikmin|PorPM=Pikmin Detector | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:51, September 5, 2024
| Pikmin Finder | |
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| Logo seen in loading screen. | |
| Console | Mobile web browser |
| Developer | Niantic, 8th Wall |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Genre | Augmented reality game |
| Players | 1 player |
| Worldwide release date | September 1st, 2023 |
Pikmin Finder is a browser-based AR advergame created to promote Pikmin 4 at the Nintendo Live 2023 event in Seattle. The gameplay involves looking around to find sprouts, plucking them, and sending those Pikmin to find treasures. The game features all 9 main Pikmin types and Oatchi, with Glow Pikmin only available to find from 8 pm to 8 am in the player’s timezone, and all others available to find any other time throughout the day. The game has 20 treasures to find in total. Once all 20 have been found, a prompt appears to reset all game progress and collect the Pikmin and treasures again.
Gameplay[edit]
After plucking the group of Pikmin that appear upon opening the website and allowing the required permissions, a button appears to send those Pikmin and others that have been plucked to retrieve a treasure. Once the treasure is brought back, it is added to the list of all treasures that have been discovered so far, and a button to find more Pikmin appears. The amount of sprouts and the maturity of the Pikmin is random each time, and Glow Pikmin simply need to be tapped rather than plucked. There is also a chance that not all Pikmin types or Oatchi will be discovered before collecting all treasures and restarting the game from the beginning. This gameplay loop continues the same for all treasures, with different types of Pikmin available to find, depending on the time of day. The order treasures are discovered in is different each time the game is restarted, besides the first treasure being the Stately Rubber Cutie, and the last treasure being the Crimson Banquet.
The menu of the game features primarily the player's camera view, where Pikmin can be plucked and sent off to carry treasures back to their starting location. At the top right of the screen is a clock showing the player's current time. At the bottom of the screen is a taskbar showing (from left to right), a button to open the help menu, a button to open a menu that shows all of the treasures that the player has received so far, a button to take a picture, and a bubble with art of a Red Pikmin, showing the player's total amount of discovered Pikmin, with an additional icon of Oatchi that appears to the side of it after discovering Oatchi. Taking pictures of the game with the provided picture button takes a picture of what is currently seen through the camera and shown with AR. If there is nothing showing with AR, the picture will only show the time it was taken (with the words “found at XX:XX”). If there is just a Pikmin type shown, a flower icon and the name of the type of Pikmin will be shown with the time the picture was taken. If there is a treasure on screen, the name of the treasure will be shown. All images have the modern Pikmin series logo at the top left.
Included treasures[edit]
Stately Rubber Cutie
Dusty Bed
Dimension Converter
Stone of Advancement
Unfloatable Boat
Double Dragon-Eyed Scope
Flaky Temptation
Cushion Cake
S.S. Berry
Telekinesis Detector
Orb of Destruction
Talisman of Life (Crane)
Temporal Mechanism
Sphere of Fuzzy Feelings
Dawn Pustules
Sunseed Berry
Unlimited Locomotive
Slapstick Crescent
Wayward Moon
Crimson Banquet
Gallery[edit]
The game telling the player to open the website on a mobile device rather than a desktop computer.
A Red Pikmin.
A Blue Pikmin.
A White Pikmin.
A Rock Pikmin.
Two Ice Pikmin.
A Glow Pikmin.
Two Glow Pikmin heading out to retrieve a treasure.
The loading screen.
The treasure menu, showing previously discovered treasures, the most recently discovered treasure, and spots for treasures that have not been found.
A notice that appears when you do not have enough Pikmin plucked to retrieve any of the available treasures.
A notice that appears after starting the game for the first time, mentioning some details about the gameplay.
A notice that appears after starting the game for the first time.
A notice that appears after opening the game every time.
A notice that appears after starting the game and waiting to pluck your first Red Pikmin.
A very rare style that groups of sprouts can appear in.
One of the three styles that groups of sprouts can appear in.
One of the three styles that groups of sprouts can appear in.
The main menu, showing all the menus that can be opened, and other information.
The first page of the Help Menu.
The second page of the Help Menu.
The third page of the Help Menu.
The Stately Rubber Cutie being retrieved by a group of Red Pikmin.
The Cushion Cake being retrieved by a group of Pikmin.
The Dawn Pustules being retrieved by a group of Pikmin.
The Dimension Converter being retrieved by a group of Pikmin.
The Double Dragon-Eyed Scope being retrieved by a group of Pikmin.
The Dusty Bed being retrieved by a group of Pikmin.
The Flaky Temptation being retrieved by a group of Glow Pikmin.
The Orb of Destruction being retrieved by a group of Pikmin.
The S.S. Berry being retrieved by a group of Yellow Pikmin.
The Slapstick Crescent being retrieved by Oatchi.
The Sphere of Fuzzy Feelings being retrieved by a Purple Pikmin.
The Stone of Advancement being retrieved by a group of Pikmin.
The Sunseed Berry being retrieved by a group of Glow Pikmin.
The Talisman of Life (Crane) being retrieved by a group of Rock Pikmin.
The Telekinesis Detector being retrieved by a group of Pikmin.
The Temporal Mechanism being retrieved by a group of Pikmin.
The Unfloatable Boat being retrieved by a group of Pikmin.
The Unlimited Locomotive being retrieved by a group of Pikmin.
The Wayward Moon being retrieved by a group of Pikmin.
The Crimson Banquet being retrieved by a group of Pikmin.
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Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Dutch |
Pikmin-zoeker | Pikmin Finder | |
 French (NoE) |
Détecteur Pikmin | Pikmin Detector | |
 German |
Pikmin-Finder | Pikmin Finder | |
 Italian |
Pikmin Detector | Pikmin Detector | |
 Portuguese (NoE) |
Detector de Pikmin | Pikmin Detector | |
 Spanish (NoE) |
Buscador Pikmin | Pikmin Seeker |
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
| Games | |
|---|---|
| Main games | Pikmin • Pikmin 2 • Pikmin 3 • Pikmin 4 |
| Spin-off games | Hey! Pikmin • Pikmin Bloom |
| Re-releases | New Play Control! Pikmin • New Play Control! Pikmin 2 Pikmin 3 Deluxe • Pikmin 1 (Nintendo Switch) • Pikmin 2 (Nintendo Switch) |
| Web games | Pikmin.com SpaceForce • Pikmin Treasure Hunt • Pikmin Finder |
| Super Smash Bros. series | Brawl • for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U • Ultimate |
| Others | Pikmin Adventure (Nintendo Land) • Stage Debut |