Pikmin Adventure
Pikmin Adventure is a minigame featured in the upcoming Wii U launch title, Nintendo Land. As its name suggests, it is the Pikmin-themed minigame of the 12 Nintendo franchise-based minigames playable in Nintendo Land.
Unlike the normal Pikmin franchise, Pikmin Adventure is a fast-paced, action packed experience, as opposed to the RTS-styled puzzle solving nature of the normal franchise.
Gameplay
Pikmin Adventure is played with 1-5 players. One player controls their Mii dressed in Olimar's spacesuit, and use the Wii U gamepad, while up to four others use the wii remote to play as Miis dressed as assorted, larger Pikmin.. Olimar also has a group of smaller Pikmin he controls, and are differentiated from the player-controlled Pikmin by their smaller size. In addition, the player controlling Olimar has the option of using his whistle to call every Pikmin to him, including those controlled by other players.
Objective
In this minigame, the gameplay is similar to the caves featured throughout Pikmin 2; The players must all get to The Ship at the end of each course while avoiding mechanized enemies from the Pikmin franchise, such as Bulborbs.
Players are ocassionally rewarded nectar for defeating enemies, which gives them points and a temporary power and speed boost. On certain courses, one of the Nintendo Land hosts will drop in a boss creature for the players to fight. The players must attack enemies on their weak spots to inflict porper damage, similar to how fighting will become in Pikmin 3.