Pikmin 4 still in development, just not a priority now, Miyamoto says
Nintendo should be moving it up the priority list soon.
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Nintendo should be moving it up the priority list soon.
It turns out Nintendo isn't done with Pikmin just yet, finally offering the Pikmin cartoon shorts teased in 2013 on the Nintendo eShop.
The creator of Donkey Kong and other Nintendo classics tries filmmaking for the first time, with a new production based around the Pikmin characters.
It's always been somewhat baffling that Pikmin 3 couldn't use their stylus and the GamePad touch screen to control their little helpers. That appears to have changed, thanks to a new 2.0.0 update that is now live, giving players the option to control their Pikmin with the Wii U GamePad and stylus.
Excuse me, princess. Link is coming back in a brand new cartoon, one that promises to show off the star "in a new and hysterical light."
At the end of the day, Pikmin 3 is more of the same--a great game that happens to be on Wii U. However, what Nintendo needs most of all right now is a great Wii U game.
Pikmin 3 is getting in-store demos at various GameStop and EB Games locations this weekend, and pre-ordering during that period will let you download the game a day early.
Captain Olimar and his Pikmin army join the Smash Bros roster.
Pikmin 3 is much darker than you would expect a Nintendo game to be.
Nintendo has been keen on bringing its Pikmin series to handheld, with series creator Shigeru Miyamoto admitting that the company "experimented" with both DS and Game Boy Advance prototypes.