Pikmin Finder
| 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 was a browser-based AR advergame created to promote Pikmin 4 at the Nintendo Live 2023 event in Seattle. The gameplay involved looking around to find sprouts, plucking them, and sending those Pikmin to find treasures. The game featured 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 had 20 treasures to find in total. Once all 20 had been found, a prompt appeared to reset all game progress and collect the Pikmin and treasures again.
The services for Pikmin Finder were discontinued on December 31st, 2024.
GameplayEdit
After plucking the group of Pikmin that appeared upon opening the website and allowing the required permissions, a button appeared to send those Pikmin and others that have been plucked to retrieve a treasure. Once the treasure was brought back, it was added to the list of all treasures that had been discovered so far, and a button to find more Pikmin appeared. The amount of sprouts and the maturity of the Pikmin was random each time, and Glow Pikmin simply needed to be tapped rather than plucked. There was also a chance that not all Pikmin types or Oatchi would be discovered before collecting all treasures and restarting the game from the beginning. This gameplay loop continued the same way for all treasures, with different types of Pikmin available to find, depending on the time of day. The order treasures were discovered in was different each time the game was restarted, besides the first treasure being the Stately Rubber Cutie, and the last treasure being the Crimson Banquet.
The menu of the game featured primarily the player's camera view, where Pikmin could be plucked and sent off to carry treasures back to their starting location. At the top right of the screen was a clock showing the player's current time. At the bottom of the screen was 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 would take a picture of what was currently seen through the camera and shown with AR. If there was nothing showing with AR, the picture will only show the time it was taken (with the words “found at XX:XX”). If there was just a Pikmin type shown, a flower icon and the name of the type of Pikmin would be shown with the time the picture was taken. If there is a treasure on screen, the name of the treasure would be shown. All images had the modern Pikmin series logo at the top left.
Included treasuresEdit
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
GalleryEdit
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 the 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 languagesEdit
| 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 alsoEdit
External linksEdit
| 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 |