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| [[File:Pikmin3 logo E3.png|thumb|360px|Logo, as seen on the E3 of 2012.]] | | '''''[[File:Pikmin_3_characters.png|thumb|The 4 playable captains in Pikmin 3. Note how none of the originals are present.]]Pikmin 3 '''''is the third installment in the Pikmin franchise, revealed at E3. It will be for Wii U.[[File:PIKMIN3LOGO.jpg|thumb|Pikmin 3 official logo. Shown at E3. Note the [[Pink pikmin]].]] |
| '''''Pikmin 3''''' is the recently unveiled game that serves as the next entry in the [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' series]]. It was revealed at 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>
| | ==Gameplay== |
| | Pikmin 3 will play in a similar fashion to previous installments. However, the pikmin themselves will be able to preform a multitude of different tasks. There are new hazards such as ice and magma-based enemies. [[Olimar]] is, for a reason Miyamoto wants to stay secret, not a playabale character. Instead, a pink-haired girl, a bald general, a small green haird boy and a tall, green-haired man are the playable characters. |
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| ==History==
| | Pikmin will break walls differently based one where they attack walls, and the various other new tasks can be performed, such as picking up fruit and anything else used for nourishment. |
| *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>
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| *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>
| | The captains will be able to throw other captans and appear to be able to play with eachother on the main story mode. |
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| *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>
| | The controls and battle mechanics will be much more detailed. For example. The players can use the Wii controls, and shake the wii remote to throw Pikmin, and shake the nunchuck to charge. Also, the Pikmin will be able to do more damage depend on where they hit a specific monster. THe Wiimotion Plus is required for Wii controls.The players will be able to use the Wii U gamepad to scroll compeltely out of the map during play. |
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| :"''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.''" | | [[File:Pikmin3NewEnemies.png|thumb|3 enemies shown in the gameplay demonstration. One apears to be a jellyfish-like creature with a fuzzy antena. One seems to be a jelly-squid who's ink can suffocate pikmin. One seems to be a magma slug.]] |
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| *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>
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| :"''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.''"
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| *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>
| | [[Rock Pikmin]][[File:Pikmin3BOSS.png|thumb|A new boss. [[Rock Pikmin]] are required to break the ice on its back.]]<br /> |
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| :"''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.''"
| | ==Nintendo E3 Presentaion== |
| | Pikmin 3 was the very first game Nintendo presented at E3 on June 5th, 2012. |
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| Pikmin 3 was boldly 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".
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| | ==New enemies== |
| | - A magma slug, capable of being damaged by [[Rock Pikmin]]. |
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| 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.
| | - A flying caterpiller-like creature that bears close resemblance to the Wigglers from Mario. |
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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 (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''.
| | - A transparent squid-like enemy who's ink can suffocate Pikmin. |
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| 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>
| | - A jellyfish-like creature with a fuzzy antenna. |
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| :"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."
| | - A massive centipede creature with a cyan carapace that can be broken with Rock Pikmin. |
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| 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>
| | - A white [[Bulborb]] with black spots that can snatch pikmin from a distances using its long,orange tongue. |
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| :"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."
| | - A [[Dweevil]-like creature that picks up crystals to defend itself, which can be destroyed with Rock Pikmin to expose the creature. |
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| 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>
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| 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>
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| 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."
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| 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>
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| 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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| On April 15, 2012, Miyamoto said in a Spanish interview that a new ''Pikmin'' game and a new ''New Super Mario Bros'' HD game will both be showcased for the Wii U at E3 2012. An official comment from Nintendo adds, "[Miyamoto] believes that anyone who has played ''Pikmin'' games in the past will enjoy playing".<ref>[http://kotaku.com/5902458/nintendos-bringing-new-wii-u-pikmin-and-mario-to-e3 2012 - Nintendo's brining new Wii U Pikmin and Mario to E3]</ref>
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Pikmin 3 is the third installment in the Pikmin franchise, revealed at E3. It will be for Wii U.
Gameplay
Pikmin 3 will play in a similar fashion to previous installments. However, the pikmin themselves will be able to preform a multitude of different tasks. There are new hazards such as ice and magma-based enemies. Olimar is, for a reason Miyamoto wants to stay secret, not a playabale character. Instead, a pink-haired girl, a bald general, a small green haird boy and a tall, green-haired man are the playable characters.
Pikmin will break walls differently based one where they attack walls, and the various other new tasks can be performed, such as picking up fruit and anything else used for nourishment.
The captains will be able to throw other captans and appear to be able to play with eachother on the main story mode.
The controls and battle mechanics will be much more detailed. For example. The players can use the Wii controls, and shake the wii remote to throw Pikmin, and shake the nunchuck to charge. Also, the Pikmin will be able to do more damage depend on where they hit a specific monster. THe Wiimotion Plus is required for Wii controls.The players will be able to use the Wii U gamepad to scroll compeltely out of the map during play.
File:Pikmin3NewEnemies.png 3 enemies shown in the gameplay demonstration. One apears to be a jellyfish-like creature with a fuzzy antena. One seems to be a jelly-squid who's ink can suffocate pikmin. One seems to be a magma slug.
New Pikmin
Pink Pikmin
Rock Pikmin
Nintendo E3 Presentaion
Pikmin 3 was the very first game Nintendo presented at E3 on June 5th, 2012.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cMFfTMrWI8
New enemies
- A magma slug, capable of being damaged by Rock Pikmin.
- A flying caterpiller-like creature that bears close resemblance to the Wigglers from Mario.
- A transparent squid-like enemy who's ink can suffocate Pikmin.
- A jellyfish-like creature with a fuzzy antenna.
- A massive centipede creature with a cyan carapace that can be broken with Rock Pikmin.
- A white Bulborb with black spots that can snatch pikmin from a distances using its long,orange tongue.
- 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.
- Bugs that can skate across the surface of water.
