Pikmin 3
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Pikmin 3[lower-alpha 1] is a 2013 real-time strategy and puzzle video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii U video game console. It is the sequel to the GameCube games Pikmin (2001) and Pikmin 2 (2004), and was released in Japan on July 13, 2013, and in all other regions the next month. Shigeru Miyamoto announced Pikmin 3 on July 16, 2008, for the Wii console, later stating at E3 2011 that it had transitioned to the Wii U.
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Developer(s) | Nintendo EAD Eighting (Deluxe) |
Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
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Producer(s) | Hiroyuki Kimura |
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Artist(s) | Keisuke Nishimori[1] |
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Series | Pikmin |
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Genre(s) | Real-time strategy, puzzle |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
The game builds upon existing elements of the Pikmin series, adding more player characters, Pikmin types, and support for Off-TV Play and downloadable content. In the single-player campaign, the player controls three alien captains: Alph, Brittany, and Charlie, who explore the surface of a planet they name PNF-404 in search of cultivable fruit seeds to save their home planet, Koppai, from famine. They befriend the Pikmin, who assist them in combat, solving puzzles, and gathering resources.
Pikmin 3 received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for the gameplay, graphics and level design. Pikmin 3 Deluxe, an enhanced port for the Nintendo Switch, was released on October 30, 2020. A stand-alone sequel, Hey! Pikmin, was released in 2017 for Nintendo 3DS, while a direct sequel, Pikmin 4, was released on July 21, 2023 on the Nintendo Switch.