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The mass-action strategy game returns. Players will once again take control of the swarm-like Pikmin, collecting items, defeating enemies and surviving another day. The third entry gives players even more options by providing multiple strategies and paths while adding challenge modes for greater replayability.

03/09/2015 (1 of 1 found this helpful)

Failure to Launch (Window)

“Pikmin 3” was originally outed by Nintendo when Shigeru Miyamoto blurted out, “We’re making ‘Pikmin!’” at the end of the disastrous E3 2008, at which the company showed nothing but garbage like “WiiMusic” and “WiiSports Resort” for the original Wii. While ‘Pikmin’ fans were expecting to play the third game in the franchise as an end-of-life title for the original Wii, instead, Wii-owning ‘Pikmin’ fans were given the opportunity to rebuy the first two Gamecube ‘Pikmin’ titles with ‘New Play Control’ utilizing the Wiimote and Nunchuck. I passed on those remakes, considering that “Pikmin” and “Pikmin 2” were good enough with the Gamecube controller AND already playable on the Wii via its backwards compatibility.

Four years after Miyamoto let ...

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