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[everybodyman]

Game is looking pretty good. I'm not sure about that new character though...

 

[Mokaman51]

But where's Arino?

That was Iwata Grumps, they played Balloon Fight and was hilarious.

 

[rokero]

the laughs in this direct are making me jelly i don't know japanese

 

[Senator Soufflé]

Actual voice acting. Nice.

 

[Dmax3901]

The music sounds a lot like Skyward Sword (a good thing). The voices remind me of Little King's Story.

And fuck the graphics look much better than I remember...

Also loving the variety in environments!

 

[plank]

who is the guy playing?

 

[CriterionDog]

there better be more than gameplay in this direct

 

[Jintor]

who is the guy playing?

Japanese comedian who's a big fan of Pikmin. I don't know his name though

 

[Senator Soufflé]

there better be more than gameplay in this direct

What more can there be?

 

[GasProblem]

Japanese comedian who's a big fan of Pikmin. I don't know his name though

Hitoshi Matsumoto.

Love the batsu games he's in.

 

[CriterionDog]

What more can there be?

announcements...pikmin in smash I dunno

 

[Mad Bowser]

Adding playable characters is cool

 

[TrueBlue]

What more can there be?

Smash Bros reveal










Duh.

 

[Senator Soufflé]

Yeah Sakurai will burst through the wall and announce Alph in Smash.

 

[rokero]

they should be focusing on how the gamepad makes the game better

 

[Jintor]

Man rockmin are adorable

 

[TrueBlue]

Yeah Sakurai will burst through the wall and announce Alph in Smash.

No.

Spoiler

It'll be Brittany.

 

[Sendou]

they should be focusing on how the gamepad makes the game better

It doesn't. It's a game started on Wii. GamePad best works as a map when you're using Wiimote and Nunchuk. Everyone knows about Off-TV play and it's still there.

 

[F#A#Oo]

OMG Pink Pikmin!!! <3

 

[rokero]

having the gamepad on a table is kinda lame

 

[Jintor]

Miyamoto's like in his late 50s right?

 

[Senator Soufflé]

Miyamoto's like in his late 50s right?

Wiki says he's 61 this year.

 

[Jintor]

Damn. Nintendo just pumping their designers full of youth vigors.

Oh well, that was about what I expected from a Pikmin-focused Direct.

 

[rokero]

wait that was it

 

[SparkTR]

having the gamepad on a table is kinda lame

That's my main disappointment at the moment. You'd assume the touchscreen would be great with a game like this, but it's basically a glorified mini-map.

 

[Mad Bowser]

The end. The game looks so damn good! Its going to be so much fun cant wait!

 

[CriterionDog]

wait that was it

my thoughts exactly
game still looks fun

 

[Senator Soufflé]

Walls must have been too thick for Sakurai.

Was decent enough, wish I knew Japanese now though. Interested in what their humour is like.

 

[klier]

It looked very nice in the ND! Hyped to the max!!

 

[DICKS AHOY]

WOW IT'S NOTHING

Still a bummer how overly useless the tablet is in relation to this game, considering it's an RTS of all things. 101 is interesting me more in that regard.

 

[EhoaVash]

lol that guy was having trouble sitting properly

game looks great, he should of used the gamepad as the main controller, looked like his arms got tired after using wii motion + controls

 

[Spinluck]

Miyamoto's like in his late 50s right?

He's actually immortal.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

using gamepad all the way

looking better than I hoped for

 

[rokero]

That's my main disappointment at the moment. You'd assume the touchscreen would be great with a game like this, but it's basically a glorified mini-map.

that's what i'm saying i love pointer controls and pikmin plays great with them but the wiiu is all about the gamepad highlight that instead forget about pointer controls for the presentation and show the world why pikmin plays better because of the gamepad

 

[w1gglyjones]

That's my main disappointment at the moment. You'd assume the touchscreen would be great with a game like this, but it's basically a glorified mini-map.

WOW IT'S NOTHING

Still a bummer how overly useless the tablet is in relation to this game, considering it's an RTS of all things. 101 is interesting me more in that regard.

Pikmin is an RTS originally built for a control so the design doesn't require traditional RTS inputs. So while Pikmin 3 could have a design closer to a traditional RTS using the tablet interface, the series was never built around that.

I don't mind really. We've known about the Wiimote control since launch. At least off-tv play is supported. I'm just disappointed in the lack of an online mode and don't really buy Miyamoto's reason/excuse.

I'm also more disappointed in the lack of any new game announcements that feature the Gamepad.

 

[SparkTR]

game looks great, he should of used the gamepad as the main controller, looked like his arms got tired after using wii motion + controls

I'm wondering how they're going to balance that. The Wiimote controls for Pikmin 1/2 were so much easier than the GC ones (curser distance was 3x further, could run/strafe and aim way more effectively making enemies way easier). You'd essentially be handicapping yourself by using the Gamepad.

 

[Fabrik]

That looked very good IMO.

 

[BY2K]

Miyamoto's like in his late 50s right?

60.

 

[PokéKong]

Would you believe a can of tuna would instill so much faith in this game for me? One of my favorite things about Pikmin 2 was discovering each artifact of our world, I loved how it tied this whimsical bizarre alien game to the real world just a little, and wondering what I would find next helped keep me hooked on the game, especially to see the little wikipedia description that the ship and Olimar and Louie write for each one and hearing their outsider's interpretation of everything.

But when all they ever showed was collecting a bunch of generic fruit, and heard that the story was about gathering food resources and not finding treasures, despite it not having a huge impact on the gameplay I admit I lost a large chunk of interest in the game. But seeing that realistic canned tuna with what I'm assuming might be a real japanese brand label, I have a lot of hope again that this game will be filled with more little such surprises.

 

[Cheesemeister]

I've updated my post with a summary in English.

 

[Senator Soufflé]

Cheesemeister &#8207;@Cheesemeister3k
More will have to come up and continue creating Pikmin after Miyamoto's gone.

Not sure I understand this.

Is this Miyamoto saying he's done with the series or that he wants Pikmin to continue?

 

[OminoMichelin]

So more of a glorified ad than anything else.

 

[Interceptor]

That's my main disappointment at the moment. You'd assume the touchscreen would be great with a game like this, but it's basically a glorified mini-map.

Whats wrong with a map? Additionaly you can just play the game on the gamepad. Or control your different teams via touch. This video was about wiimote control which is best for a game like pikmin. I don´t get why people always ask for the gamepad to be the only way of input. Nintendo made it always pretty obvious that the Wii U has two main controllers: Wiimote/Nunchuck + Gamepad.

 

[plank]

I though Pikmin 1+2 for Wii was praised for its pointer implementation. Didn't think more people would favor the Game Pad over the Wii Remote +.

 

[The Librarian]

*summary*

Thanks for that, Cheese. Nice to hear plucking has been simplified.

 

[ASIS]

YES FINALLY!!

 

[DenogginizerOS]

I never got a chance to play 1&2, but I will definitely be playing 3.

 

[DaSorcerer7]

I never got a chance to play 1&2, but I will definitely be playing 3.

same here

 

[Litri]

Is it me or does the game look better than expected?

 

[wrowa]

Not sure I understand this.

Is this Miyamoto saying he's done with the series or that he wants Pikmin to continue?

He wants that Pikmin continues even when he stops making games, is my guess.

If it takes another 10 years for Pikmin 4 to be made, it's safe to assume that Miyamoto will already have retired by then.