Posted 5/14/12 2:45 pm EST by MTV Video Games in News, nintendo, Nintendo Wii, Pikmin, Wii
By Jeffrey Matulef
When Pikmin was rereleased for the Wii over three years ago, we assumed its sequel wouldn't be far behind. We were wrong. While Japan and Europe received Captain Olimar's strategy/adventure with "New Play Control!" (the exclamation point is important!) in the early part of 2009, it remained lost in space for us North Americans. Thankfully, a US release date has finally been announced for New Play Control! Pikmin 2 on June 10th.
Posted 4/25/12 6:30 pm EST by MTV Video Games in News, nintendo, Pikmin, Wii
By Jeffrey Matulef
In order to coincide with the announcement of a brand new Pikmin game at E3, North America will finally receive the definitive version of Pikmin 2 with its impending Wii release. GoNintendo has scans of the new Nintendo Power announcing New Play Control! Pikmin 2.
Posted 3/9/09 1:30 pm EST by Stephen Totilo in New Play Control Pikmin, Pikmin, Wii
Nintendo's first port of a GameCube game to the Wii left me with mixed feelings. This is a case of pros and cons. Read More...
Posted 10/3/08 6:30 pm EST by Patrick Klepek in Pikmin, Wii
There have been happy reasons to be a Nintendo fan this week.
But there were also some unanswered questions after Nintendo of America's two-day summit in San Francisco this week.
Question: #1: Is the "Pikmin" title that Shigeru Miyamoto quietly announced at this year's E3 actually the GameCube "Wiimake"?
Answer: "No," said a Nintendo spokesperson to MTV Multiplayer today. "The 'Pikmin' that was just announced by [Nintendo of] Japan is not the same 'Pikmin.' There's a whole other game."
Question: #2: Will the United States see the newly announced GameCube games (i.e. "Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat") retooled for Wii?
Answer: "We don't have anything to announce on that yet," said the same spokesperson, choosing his words carefully. "But I think everything's on the table."
Sounds like "Pikmin 3" is alive and well and at least some of the Wii-makes will make their way over here. Which ones would you like to see?
Related Posts
Tired Of Waiting, Fans Might Make ‘Pikmin 3? In ‘Spore’
Posted 6/26/08 10:44 am EST by Stephen Totilo in Pikmin, spore, Uncategorized
It's a familiar story by now that people are using the Spore Creature Creator to make creatures shaped like video game controllers and characters. But it wasn't until I searched the Sporepedia for the term "Pikmin" that I realized just how close these creations will let gamers get to making their copy of "Spore" look like some other game.
Case in pint: populate your world of "Spore' with all these "Pikmin" creations come September when the virtual-evolution simulator is released, and you just may have something that looks like "Pikmin 3."
I captured some animations to show how close fans are getting:
Three more after the jump: