Area selection menu: Difference between revisions

| image  = {{switchable|Pikmin 3|[[File:Pikmin 3 area selection menu FO.jpg|250px]]|Pikmin 3 Deluxe|[[File:P3D Menu Area Selection.jpg|250px]]}}

| parent = [[Day selection menu]], [[Day results menu]]

| music  = [[Music in Pikmin 3#S.S. Drake|''S.S. Drake'']]

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Some additional buttons are present in this menu. A large "To Earlier Day" button in the bottom left returns to the [[day selection menu]] when selected. In ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe'', this button can also be reached by pressing {{button|switch|b|switch|faced}}, and there is also a pop-up to confirm the player's choice. In addition, after rescuing [[Captain Charlie]] in ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe'', a new gold button on the bottom of the map labeled "To Assignment" appears. Selecting it takes the player directly to the [[Side Stories menu]]. This option remains on every future [[save file]] after being unlocked, even before Charlie is saved.

The menu also displays some additional information. On top of the map is a box in the top left with the name of the selected area, a box on the top right with the current [[day]] and amount of [[juice]] left, and a box in the bottom right with a slideshow of images of the selected area (the images shown are 3 preset images per area and the last 3 photos taken in that area with the [[KopPad#Camera|KopPad Camera]] in the current playthrough) and a numerical display of the [[fruit]]s collected in the area (and how many fruits there are in the area, if that information has been unlocked).

| music  = [[Music in Hey! Pikmin#Brilliant Garden area selection|''Brilliant Garden area selection'']], [[Music in Hey! Pikmin#Verdant Waterfront area selection|''Verdant Waterfront area selection'']], [[Music in Hey! Pikmin#Sparkling Labyrinth area selection|''Sparkling Labyrinth area selection'']], [[Music in Hey! Pikmin#Ravaged Rustworks area selection|''Ravaged Rustworks area selection'']], [[Music in Hey! Pikmin#Leafswirl Lagoon area selection|''Leafswirl Lagoon area selection'']], [[Music in Hey! Pikmin#Sweltering Parchlands area selection|''Sweltering Parchlands area selection'']], [[Music in Hey! Pikmin#Snowfall Field area selection|''Snowfall Field area selection'']], [[Music in Hey! Pikmin#Lushlife Murk area selection|''Lushlife Murk area selection'']]

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The sector selection menu shows a globe of the [[Hey! Pikmin planet|''Hey! Pikmin'' planet]] on the bottom screen, which can be orbited around by dragging the {{button|3ds|stylus}} stylus on the touch screen. Each sector is represented by a large landmass on the planet with a colored outline around it. The sector number is indicated above the landmass in a rounded box in the same color as the outline. Only sectors that are mostly visible from the current viewing angle have their numbers visible. Upon tapping a sector's continent or box, the top screen, which shows a closer view of the planet from a low angle, will quickly pan to show the sector selected, along with its name. Upon tapping the sector again, the area selection menu for that sector will be opened. The top screen also shows the text "Select Sector", the total amount of [[Sparklium]] collected, and the number of [[treasure]]s collected in that sector. The bottom screen has a button to return to the [[title screen]].

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==Trivia==

*The [[day]] counter bubble in ''Pikmin 2'' can only contain 3 digits, so if the current day is greater than 999, it will not display properly.

*Pressing {{button|wii|-}} in ''New Play Control! Pikmin 2''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s area selection menu will cause the Wii Remote's speaker to sound a "boing!" sound, same as the one heard when picking an invalid number of Pikmin from the [[Onion menu]].

*In the area selection menu and [[2-Player Battle menu]] of ''Pikmin'' and ''Pikmin 2'', it is possible to press the whistle button to abort an area selection, provided the small animated ship or Onions have yet to land.

*Shooting stars occasionally fall in the background of the area selection menu in ''Pikmin'' and ''Pikmin 2''. When the final area is being unlocked, several shooting stars in a row appear for some seconds.

*''Pikmin 3'''s area selection menu contains several pieces of [[Koppaite text]].

*[[Bingo Battle menu]]

*[[Radar]]

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