Author Topic: Pikmin Coming to Wii U (Read 5766 times)

NWR_Neal · « **on:** June 07, 2011, 10:50:01 PM »

Wii development of the game was stopped, and Wii U development began.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/26645

Pikmin is coming to Wii U, said Shigeru Miyamoto at the E3 2011 developer presentation.

The game was worked on for Wii for several years, but recently, the next Pikmin game is indeed coming to Nintendo's next system. It is likely that it will be a launch title, or at least close to launch.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #1 on:** June 07, 2011, 10:52:10 PM »

Did he show it?

Ceric · « **Reply #2 on:** June 07, 2011, 10:54:38 PM »

Emergency Newscast aka The Church of Pikmin meeting.

NWR_insanolord · « **Reply #3 on:** June 07, 2011, 10:58:33 PM »

If there was any chance of me not buying a Wii U at launch, it's gone now.

Mop it up · « **Reply #4 on:** June 07, 2011, 11:02:51 PM »

I can't say I'm surprised to see this, given there's been no information about the game since it was announced. I've never played the series so it doesn't really matter to me, personally.

Chozo Ghost · « **Reply #5 on:** June 07, 2011, 11:03:13 PM »

Ripping this game away from the Wii and diverting it to the Wii-U is like taking food from a beggar who is dying of starvation and then giving it to someone who isn't even born yet. And needless to say, since this game spent years under development for the Wii when it comes to the Wii-U we're all going to have to put up with Ian bitching about how much it "looks like a GC game".

But I guess this answers the question of why there aren't going to be any Wii games for the rest of the year other than Zelda: They have all been canceled and diverted to the Wii-U instead.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #6 on:** June 07, 2011, 11:06:00 PM »

The Wii has had a good life.

The Wuu need not be malnourished just to keep the Wii alive a little longer.

nickmitch · « **Reply #7 on:** June 07, 2011, 11:13:24 PM »

Quote from: BlackNMild2k1 on June 07, 2011, 10:52:10 PM

Did he show it?

Mop it up · « **Reply #8 on:** June 07, 2011, 11:16:05 PM »

There's still some more to the Wii lineup than Zelda. It's missing a couple games that I'd want, but I'm still fine with it.

happyastoria · « **Reply #9 on:** June 07, 2011, 11:22:57 PM »

Pikmin 3 is our Duke Nukem Forever.

Mop it up · « **Reply #10 on:** June 07, 2011, 11:29:11 PM »

I thought Kirby was Nintendo's Duke Nukem Forever. It's been in development for what, eight years now?

NWR_Lindy · « **Reply #11 on:** June 07, 2011, 11:30:18 PM »

Makes perfect sense, really. The Wii U controller will be perfect for RTS-style gaming. I bet they weren't totally satisfied with the way it was turning out on Wii, and once the new controller was conceived they moved it over.

Kairon · « **Reply #12 on:** June 07, 2011, 11:31:05 PM »

Soon the Vitality Sensor will be our Duke Nukem Forever.

Caliban · « **Reply #13 on:** June 07, 2011, 11:37:42 PM »

How many Pikmin can we have on screen... It's over 9000!

happyastoria · « **Reply #14 on:** June 07, 2011, 11:44:49 PM »

Pikmin was created by Miyamoto, I would think it would be out by now. I think he's working on too many projects at once.

Retro Deckades · « **Reply #15 on:** June 07, 2011, 11:49:36 PM »

Sadness. I was really hoping to see this on Wii. Wish they would down-port it.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #16 on:** June 08, 2011, 12:29:38 AM »

Quote from: Kairon on June 07, 2011, 11:31:05 PM

Soon the Vitality Sensor will be our Duke Nukem Forever.

Vitality sensor will be our Phantom

Stogi · « **Reply #17 on:** June 08, 2011, 12:39:28 AM »

Quote from: OneTwenty on June 07, 2011, 11:49:36 PM

Sadness. I was really hoping to see this on Wii.

Dude that game got cancelled along time ago. Where ya been?

Not surprised by this. Pikmin at launch would be better than Mario or Zelda. Yeah...I said it.

Chozo Ghost · « **Reply #18 on:** June 08, 2011, 12:47:17 AM »

Quote from: BlackNMild2k1 on June 08, 2011, 12:29:38 AM

Quote from: Kairon on June 07, 2011, 11:31:05 PM
Soon the Vitality Sensor will be our Duke Nukem Forever.
Vitality sensor will be our Phantom

Or the Panasonic Jungle

GoldenPhoenix · « **Reply #19 on:** June 08, 2011, 02:16:56 AM »

Quote from: Chozo Ghost on June 07, 2011, 11:03:13 PM

Ripping this game away from the Wii and diverting it to the Wii-U is like taking food from a beggar who is dying of starvation and then giving it to someone who isn't even born yet. And needless to say, since this game spent years under development for the Wii when it comes to the Wii-U we're all going to have to put up with Ian bitching about how much it "looks like a GC game".

But I guess this answers the question of why there aren't going to be any Wii games for the rest of the year other than Zelda: They have all been canceled and diverted to the Wii-U instead.

I doubt Pikmin will look like a Wii or GC game, they have almost a year to retool it visually. Then again who knows. This is fantastic news, I want Pikmin!

Miyamoto · « **Reply #20 on:** June 08, 2011, 06:20:31 AM »

So frustrating that we've waited this long for more Pikmin. I'm not counting on anything until we get concrete details and screenshots.

motang · « **Reply #21 on:** June 08, 2011, 09:24:22 AM »

Pikmin 3 has been a long time coming, looks like finally it will make it over. With a touch screen control I think it will be a really good interface for Pikmin.

Ian Sane · « **Reply #22 on:** June 08, 2011, 03:04:56 PM »

I think they have time to make Pikmin 3 look good. Hell Pikmin 2 looks better than most Wii games.

Though one thing I like about Pimin is the controls. It's a very intuitive and clever way to control a (sorta) RTS game. With the touchscreen there is the obvious tendency to make it control more like Warcraft. But to me that's missing the whole point. Pikmin isn't about controlling Pikmin, it's about controlling Olimar. We'll see how the do it.

But I am interested. I would buy a Wii U for a new Pikmin, unless it just got creamed in reviews or was dumbed down for casuals in some way or the Wii U costs too much money. But assuming things go right, yeah, it's a killer app for me.

Stogi · « **Reply #23 on:** June 08, 2011, 03:54:53 PM »

Ian and I agree. There is no God.

I remember jotting down a dream I had about playing Pikmin 3. I was more Olimar than myself with a controller. I know I wrote it down somewhere here in the forums....

Regardless, I remember I dreamt up several new types of Pikmin. One of them was a Ghost or Demon Pikmin, whose specialty was to possess larger creatures and enslave them to your will. One of the examples I gave was possessing a butterfly to fly across a map, like a warp point. Another was to possess a lone Mama Bulborb, hopping it its mouth to safely trek across a herd of them.

Not to toot my own horn, but I thought it was pretty creative. And it makes me wonder, how creative Miyamoto and team will be?

KnowsNothing · « **Reply #24 on:** June 08, 2011, 04:06:11 PM »

I remember suggesting this a loooong time ago, but I want Pikmin 3 to be more like Zelda. I want a large, open game world with multiple environments. Collecting ship parts (or whatever) would involve travelling to different areas and using Pikmin not only to battle, but to solve puzzles and explore. The different types pikmin lend themselves perfectly to some clever puzzles and fun boss battles. It could still incorporate every element of the previous titles but expand on the concept so much more. I didn't explain that very elegantly but I think you get the point

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