Bingo Battle

Like in Pikmin 2, Pikmin 3 has a 2-Player Battle mode called Bingo Battle. The overall rules have changed, but many of the same concepts return. The mode can be played in 1 vs 1 or 2 vs 2.  Enemies in each arena change each time you play.

Maps

There are 12 stages to choose from in Bingo Battle.

• Shaded Terrace
• Stagnant Sea
• Twisted Cavern
• Arid Metropolis
• Rusted Labyrinth
• Jigsaw Fortress
• Blooming Terrace
• Parched Brook
• Buried Pond
• Sandpit Kingdom
• Corroded Maze
• Jigsaw Colosseum

Basic Rules

One player will play as Alph, while the other will play as Captain Olimar. In a 2 vs 2 match, the first two players are Alph and Brittany or Charlie, while the second two are Olimar and Louie. On the bottom of each player's screen, there will be a 4x4 bingo card lined with random objects, which range from enemies to fruits to treasures. The player that collects all of the objects in a row, (horizontal, vertical, or diagonal) will win, similar to bingo. Players can also enable each team to have a victory macaroon. Each player's onion will have a macaroon with a flag by it. If this macaroon is stolen by the opposing player, that player will automatically win smilar to taking the opposing teams marble in 2 player battle in Pikmin 2.

Pikmin

Unlike in Pikmin 2, each player can have any type of Pikmin. The only difference is that the color of the Pikmin's leaves, buds, or flowers will correspond with the player. (Player 1: Blue. Player 2: Pink). Each maps type of Pikmin will change depending on the map layout but there will only ever be two types of Pikmin on the map.

Controls

This shows how the Controls work for 2-P Battle

Similar to Pikmin 2, this game mode involves 2 Players using the Wi Remote Plus and Nunchuck (or possibly a pro controller). Most standard controls apply, but down on the D-Pad now activates items. The Gamepad serves as a map and can show where either player is. 

Items

The lightning bolt item is used by Player 2.

Once again, the player can get items by carrying Cherries back to the assigned onion. These are the items currently confirmed:

• Rocks - Cause rocks to fall onto the opponents captain and their Pikmin.
• Lightning - Strikes opponents with an immobilizing current of lightening.
• Ghost - An item that is used to kill all enemies onscreen
• Spray - Makes your Pikmin gain the effects of an Ultra-Spicey Spray.(Cannot be storred)
• +10 Pikmin - Makes the onion spawn ten of the Pikmin the player started the map with.
• +5 Rare Pikmin - Makes the onion spown five of the Pikmin the player does not start with.
• Lucky Marble - fills up a no-longer-available space on your Bingo card, The Lucky Marble resembles The President of hocotate freight
• Card Scramble - An item that scrambles up your opponent's Bingo card
• Bomb Rock - An item that gives the player a Bomb Rock
• Teleport - An item that teleports your opponent to a random place with any Pikmin under their control.
• Sensor Bomb - A bomb that Pikmin can carry and throw similar to a bomb rock but will only trigger when a captain goes near it. It can be any captain and will then flash yellow and red and explode.
• Recover Macaroon - An item only available when playing 'Victory Macaroo' mode. Transports the players macaroon back to their onion.

Gallery

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  The blue team placing an apple in the Onion

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  The blue team has one object away to winning!

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  The laser power-up being used to instantly take care of the Yellow Wollywog

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  Here we can see that the ghost power-up caused the laser beam

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  Louie is also going to be in the game!

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  Some sort of Co-op play

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  2vs2 battle, blue team activates falling rocks

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  A Pikmin must carry the machine like a bomb rock

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  A team's Pikmin tries to carry fruit; notice the alarm hasn't gone off because the alarm came from their team

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  The opposing team tries to collect the fruit, but the Pikmin seem to be running away

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  Charlie is also available in bingo battle which means the player is able to select their own characters, to an extent.

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  Alph stealing Olimar's flag