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Miyamoto: Pikmin 4 in development, "very close to completion"
- Thread starter killercow
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And don't make it a handheld game.
You shut your mouth, Home Designer is effin sweet.
Anyway, if he said it's 4, I doubt it's a spinoff.
You mean big plush,or amiibo plush like Yoshi? Cause there is already a big plush - my daughter has one and loves it.
Is home designer actually good. Not sure if I'll get it despite loiking new leaf a lot.
Also I'm fine with Pikmin 4 on whatever system.
My official preview statement is that it's really cool, I'm loving it.
Beelzebufo
Banned
And if you think about the graphical upgrade between 1 and 2 despite being basically the same engine 😍😍😍Yeah, I could do with more of this.
Because managing 100 poorly drawn little pikmins on the small screen of 3ds without compromising the gameplay would be a nightmare. This assuming that 3ds can even run the game with more than 3 pikmins at the same time on the screen. And touch controls would use the even smaller screen of 3ds making it an even bigger mess. Without touch controls, only the new 3ds would offer a somehow decent control scheme.
Disaster Nebraska
Banned
Meanwhile, no new Super Mario sidescroller since 2012.
And Nintendo wonders why the Wii U won't sell? Hmmm.
And Nintendo wonders why the Wii U won't sell? Hmmm.
MrSaturn99
Member
Oh yeah. Guess it could go either way, then.
...although now that I think about it, if it is "very close to completion", then I suppose it would be on the console currently out. Whatever, I'm glad it's coming out!
There is no way even new 3ds's cpu can handle a traditional pikmin game.
Good to hear. I've been a bit worried that it wouldn't have the same charm but I've seen many positive responses.
ErrorMacro
Member
Erm. Super Mario Maker is releasing this week. It is pretty damn strong replacement to a Super Mario sidescroller.
CrAzY FiNgErS
Member
My son and I feel the same way. That's why I prefer Pikmin 2 more than 1 or 3. We always hear about how there is plenty of fruit in Pikmin 3 and the ability to go back 1 day, but I do not like feeling pressured to explore under these limitations, even though it is less stressful than Pikmin 1.
Pikmin 2 has its flaws, but out of the 3 its the best solution, though it would be nice if Nintendo created a new Pikmin without the limiting day night cycle also.
Beelzebufo
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I mean it's bad enough that you're asking for a NSMB over Pikmin, but you also picked the one thing that is being released in less than a week.
Shikamaru Ninja
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New Super Mario Bros. (2012)
New Super Luigi U (2013)
Super Mario 3D World (2013)
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2014)
Kirby And The Rainbow Curse (2015)
Yoshi's Woolly World (2015)
Yeah. So I don't think Mario or 2D side-scrolling platformers were lacking. Splatoon is going to outsell them all (except NSMBU) it looks like.
Spieler Eins
Member
It's almost as if people weren't getting sick and confused by 3D games after all and adjusting half of their portfolio to the 2D NSMB success almost a decade ago wasn't that smart.
Mario Maker should have been the WiiU launch title and replaced pretty much that entire list.
ugh_the_boot
Banned
uGh I sold my Wii U about a month ago, I absolutely love Pikmin so this news is kinda making me regret selling. If Star Fox ends up being good I might have to buy another Wii U for that and Pikmin 4.
PhoenixDawn
Member
Sounds great, I hope it is on the NX which will, hopefully, have a much better CPU than the Wii U. If they're going to follow series trends and add a fourth captain to control, I hope that means they up the pikmin limit to two hundred or higher. At least the multiplayer should let every player have 100 of their own pikmin rather than being handicapped to 100 divided among all of the players.
TheCongressman1
Member
Playable day/night cycle, Please! Make night a threat, but let us face it.
If I didn't get the Wii U as an unexpected gift, Pikmin 3 would've been the system seller, and it would have totally been worth it.
Similarly, if Pikmin 4 comes out on the NX or N3DS, I'll definitely pick it up there, too! I love this series, and Pikmin 3, though amazing and a hearty game in itself, just left me wanting more! Weird that it was announced casually in an unpublished interview, but all I needed to hear was "Pikmin 4" and "close to completion." The wait between 2 & 3 was 9 years, so even if 4 comes out in late 2016, a 2 1/2 year wait between games doesn't seem so bad!
I never saw "Night" as a big deal for me; it was just a way to put a cap to each in-game "Day." I'm perfectly fine without a playable "Night," although I'd love it if it was an option!
Similarly, if Pikmin 4 comes out on the NX or N3DS, I'll definitely pick it up there, too! I love this series, and Pikmin 3, though amazing and a hearty game in itself, just left me wanting more! Weird that it was announced casually in an unpublished interview, but all I needed to hear was "Pikmin 4" and "close to completion." The wait between 2 & 3 was 9 years, so even if 4 comes out in late 2016, a 2 1/2 year wait between games doesn't seem so bad!
I never saw "Night" as a big deal for me; it was just a way to put a cap to each in-game "Day." I'm perfectly fine without a playable "Night," although I'd love it if it was an option!
Disaster Nebraska
Banned
I'm very excited for that game, but it's hardly a replacement for a full-blown sidescrolling Mario game.
Opinion police wat? Sorry, but I'll take NSMB. More specifically, I mentioned
Other than Super Luigi, I don't see how those fit my criteria of "new Super Mario Sidescroller". And in either cae, you missed my point about
I'd like it if Nintendo would make more of the games that sell instead of vanity projects that no one asked for.
However, the opinion that Pikmin 4 is a bad business move apparently has no place here. Continue to shower accolades. For what it's worth, Pikmin 3 was pretty solid and I hope 4 turns out well.
SaintMadeOfPlaster
Member
This is actually a great idea.
Spirit Icana
Member
lol
Further proof Nintendo doesn't subscribe to hype culture. That's one E3 2016 surprise gone. I don't mind.
Pikmin's not my game, but I'm happy for the fans. Now I need Camelot to come out and say they'll finally continue/finish Golden Sun, and Sakurai puts Isaac in Smash.
Further proof Nintendo doesn't subscribe to hype culture. That's one E3 2016 surprise gone. I don't mind.
Pikmin's not my game, but I'm happy for the fans. Now I need Camelot to come out and say they'll finally continue/finish Golden Sun, and Sakurai puts Isaac in Smash.
You do notice that Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer is called Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer and not Animal Crossing 5?
I love playing Captain Obvious
Nighttime + Green glow-in-the-dark pikmin + crazy-ass nocturnal predators would be pretty great.
To be fair, since New Super Mario Bros. began for all the flak it gets they have sticked to 1 per console.
That doesn't do it either, New Super Luigi U is an expansion for an already existing game, Super Mario 3D World isn't a 2D sidescroller and the others aren't Mario games even. And some of those were likely outsold by Hyrule Warriors too not just Splatoon.
Beelzebufo
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But there was already a NSMB on Wii U and it didn't sell, and there's still a different new 2D Mario coming.
Huh... It sold about 50% of the install base of the console.
This is based on what?
4.84 million copies. It could be worse. It did nothing good in terms of mindshare is actually the bigger issue.
EatChildren
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It was a bit lacking in overall challenge, but the moment-to-moment play of Pikmin 3 was suburb. For me it struck a surprisingly eloquent balance of attentive, involved play and relaxation. Not quite easy enough that I could sleepwalk through a level, but not too stressful that that the stages were frustrating. The right amount of pressure when trying to get as many fruit in your first run as possible, while preserving your Pikmin while overcoming obstacles. And while I certainly think it could look better, I found myself really pleased with the overall imagery: clean IQ, solid performance, and great use of shaders especially on the delicious fruit. Bright and beautiful.
Pikmin 4 will be a day one for me.
Pikmin 4 will be a day one for me.
Willy Wanka
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That's a nice surprise. I hope it's a Wii U game again.
Yay! Now I want to watch all three Pikmin short films again.
I want to buy those short films now just because of this gif omfg So cute. Miyamoto REALLY likes to work on anything Pikmin related isn'it? That's good. The games are awesome.