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'''''Pikmin Finder''''' is a browser-based AR {{w|advergame}} created to promote {{p4}} at the Nintendo Live 2023 event in Seattle. The gameplay involves looking around to find [[sprout]]s, [[pluck]]ing them, and sending those [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] to find [[treasures]] | '''''Pikmin Finder''''' is a browser-based AR {{w|advergame}} created to promote {{p4}} at the Nintendo Live 2023 event in Seattle. The gameplay involves looking around to find [[sprout]]s, [[pluck]]ing them, and sending those [[Pikmin family|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. | ||
The menu of the game features primarily | == Gameplay == | ||
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. | 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. This gameplay loop continues the same for all treasures, with different types of Pikmin available to find, depending on the time of day. | ||
The menu of the game features primarily the players 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 players 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 players 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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Revision as of 17:56, July 20, 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 |
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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
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. This gameplay loop continues the same for all treasures, with different types of Pikmin available to find, depending on the time of day.
The menu of the game features primarily the players 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 players 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 players 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
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
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The game telling the player to open the website on a mobile device rather than a desktop computer.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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 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
External links
| 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 |