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=== Pikmin Garden === | === Pikmin Garden === | ||
Pikmin Garden is the franchise's home site in Japan. It has multiple sections, one of them being a series of reports from [[Chet]], a researcher in ''Pikmin 4''. These reports include screenshots and details from ''Pikmin 4'' as well as the first three games, including the old Onion designs, Mushroom Pikmin and Bulbmin. In the first report Chet says that Charlie, Brittany and Alph have gone to PNF-404 to solve a food crisis, once again implying ''Pikmin 3'' is still canon. In his third report, he shows "rare footage of Olimar's first encounter with Pikmin", which is footage of Olimar encountering the Red Onion in ''Pikmin''. It is unclear if Chet's reports are even canon, however they don’t seem to contradict information from ''Pikmin 4'' or the original trilogy. In fact, the reports, as well as the rest of the website, uses special models and renders of the Pikmin, new treasures, and other creatures throughout the website, meaning that the developers of ''Pikmin 4'' had some part in the site's development. | Pikmin Garden is the franchise's home site in Japan. It has multiple sections, one of them being a series of reports from [[Chet]], a researcher in ''Pikmin 4''. These reports include screenshots and details from ''Pikmin 4'' as well as the first three games, including the old Onion designs, Mushroom Pikmin and Bulbmin. In the first report Chet says that Charlie, Brittany and Alph have gone to PNF-404 to solve a food crisis, once again implying ''Pikmin 3'' is still canon. In his third report, he shows "rare footage of Olimar's first encounter with Pikmin", which is footage of Olimar encountering the Red Onion in ''Pikmin''. It is unclear if Chet's reports are even canon, however they don’t seem to contradict information from ''Pikmin 4'' or the original trilogy. In fact, the reports, as well as the rest of the website, uses special models and renders of the Pikmin, new treasures, and other creatures throughout the website, meaning that the developers of ''Pikmin 4'' had some part in the site's development. | ||
=== Discrepancies & Possible Solutions === | |||
*In Olimar's voyage log, one of his entries describes him as a bad swimmer without his space float, while he describes himself as an excellent swimmer in ''Pikmin''. However, he might've just been trying to look good or oversell himself when he called himself an "excellent swimmer". | |||
*Olimar's entry on the [[Gold Nuggets]] describe gold existing on Hocotate, despite his entry for the [[Lustrous Element]] stating that it does not, but a metal similar to it does. This could mean that the Lustrous Element isn’t actually made of gold, but it is unclear. | |||
*All scientific names and implied family names, such as Ploister or Water Slime, from the Pikmin Player's Guide and New Play Control! Pikmin Prima Guide aren't used in Pikmin 4, and instead new scientifc names are used. While the canon of these strategy guides is debatable, Olimar has reclassified creatures and their scientic names before, and this could be another example of this. | |||
*Olimar says Rock Pikmin are new in Olimar's Assignment, however this could just be because Rock Pikmin have a gray stem in Pikmin 3 and not a black one like they are in Pikmin 4. | |||
*In ''Hey! Pikmin'', Olimar states that he doesn’t know how the Red Pikmin's fire resitance works exactly. However, in Pikmin 4, Olimar gives a detailed explanation for how it works. It is possible Hey Pikmin is before Pikmin 4, however the existance of the [[S.S. Dolphin II makes this unlikely]]. Purple and White Onions also exist in ''Hey! Pikmin'', which Olimar says haven't been discovered yet in ''Pikmin 4''. This could also just be because Olimar doesn’t know how the "flame-resitant cellulose" works. | |||
*In Pikmin 3, Olimar says that he has been to PNF-404 twice before. Given how close the events of ''Pikmin'' and ''Pikmin 2'' are, he could count that as one trip, and his time on the planet in ''Pikmin 4'' as the second trip. This would explain why Olimar didn't count his trip where he came back to PNF-404 to save Louie and recover the rest of the treasure in ''Pikmin 2''. | |||
*In Olimar's Voyage Log V2, exclusive to Pikmin 3 Deluxe, Olimar states that the last time he was on the planet, he brought back so much money it saved his company from debt. However, if ''Pikmin 3'' takes place after ''Pikmin 4'', then this would not be the last time he visited the planet. It is possible that while Louie and Olimar were away in ''Pikmin 4'', Hocotate Freight fell into debt again, and that Olimar used the treasure the [[S.S. Shepherd]] collected to pay off this debt as well, however this is unconfirmed. | |||
*In ''Pikmin 2'', the S.S. Dolphin is sold off. A data file from ''Pikmin 3'' showcases Olimar's desire to get it back. However, if ''Pikmin 2'' takes place before ''Pikmin 4'', then Olimar should not have the S.S. Dolphin. However it is highly likely that after the amount of money they made in Pikmin 2, the president bought the ship back, only to sell it off again when they went into debt in ''Pikmin 3''. This would also explain why Olimar still refers to himself as the captain of the S.S. Dolphin in Pikmin 3, since the ship was only just sold off. | |||
*If Pikmin 2 takes place after Pikmin 4, numerous things would be different. [[White Pikmin]] and [[Purple Pikmin]] wouldn’t be new, the ship would already know about the [[Waterwraith]] and [[Ultra-Spicy Spray]], etc. Given that Nintendo made numerous changes to the text of ''Pikmin 2'' when it was ported to the Nintendo Switch, ''Pikmin 4''-related or not, such as renaming the Caustic Dweevil to the Hydro Dweevil or tweaking dialog from the ship and Olimar, the fact they didn’t change dialog or Treasure Hoard notes to be more vague about the creatures and objects mentioned above to fit into this new timeline seems to mean ''Pikmin 2'' is either not after ''Pikmin 4'' or that ''Pikmin 2'' is not canon and that events similar to ''Pikmin 2'' are. | |||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||