E312: Nintendo announces Pikmin 3… finally

E312: Nintendo announces Pikmin 3… finally

Pikmin 3 on WIi U
Pikmin 3 on WIi U

At Nintendo’s E3 2012 press conference, the company formally announced Pikmin 3, coming to Wii U this year.

The game features action management of over 100 pikmin at a time. In HD, the tiny pikmin are much more realistic and much more visible to the player. Pikmin can build bridges, gather materials, and more. A new pikmin, the Rock Pikmin, can create simple destruction on the play field using motion control. The game can be played with the WiiMote of the Gamepad. On the Gamepad, the game streams an environment map live.

Pikmin 3 on WIi U

Up to four “leaders” can coordinate the remaining stampede of pikmin.

A new mode, “Challenge Mode”, is a timed mode to collect fruit that can be replayed on the portable screen afterwards.