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{{page title|''New Play Control!''}}
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[[File:New Play Control.png|thumb|The ''New Play Control!'' logo.]]
[[File:New Play Control.png|thumb|The ''New Play Control!'' logo.]]
The '''''New Play Control!''''' ({{j|Wiiであそぶ|Wii de Asobu|Let's Play On Wii}}) range of video games is a collection of [[GameCube]] titles ported to the [[Wii]], with their [[controls]] altered for play on the newer console. Normally, some minor tweaks are also made. The games in this range were announced at a Nintendo press conference in October 2008. The range includes the two GameCube {{pg}}:{{cite web|http://uk.wii.ign.com/articles/915/915504p1.html|Nintendo Press Conference Report|IGN}}
The '''''New Play Control!''''' ({{j|Wiiであそぶ|Wii de Asobu|Let's Play On Wii}}) range of video games is a collection of [[GameCube]] titles ported to the [[Wii]], with their [[controls]] altered for play on the newer console. Normally, some minor tweaks are also made. During a [[Nintendo]] press conference in October 2008, the games were announced, along with the details that the range includes the two [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' games]]<ref>[http://uk.wii.ign.com/articles/915/915504p1.html Games announced - IGN]</ref>:
*''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'': '''''[[New Play Control! Pikmin]]'''''
*''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'': '''''[[New Play Control! Pikmin]]'''''
*''[[Pikmin 2]]'': '''''[[New Play Control! Pikmin 2]]'''''
*''[[Pikmin 2]]'': '''''[[New Play Control! Pikmin 2]]'''''
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Some [[unused content|unused]] strings inside the two ''New Play Control!'' titles suggest that, initially, both games were meant to be included in a single disc, with the tentative title ''Pikmin 1 and 2 on Wii''. In addition, there is a folder named <code>pikmin12</code> in both games, and contains mostly the same data, which is exclusive to the ''New Play Control!'' version of each respective game. The following string in <code>/pikmin12/EngEU/message/pik12message.bmg</code> details the title and what is likely the blurb on the Wii's [[saved game]] management system:
Some [[unused content|unused]] strings inside the two ''New Play Control!'' titles suggest that, initially, both games were meant to be included in a single disc, with the tentative title ''Pikmin 1 and 2 on Wii''. In addition, there is a folder named <code>pikmin12</code> in both games, and contains mostly the same data, which is exclusive to the ''New Play Control!'' version of each respective game. The following string in <code>/pikmin12/EngEU/message/pik12message.bmg</code> details the title and what is likely the blurb on the Wii's [[saved game]] management system:


<pre>
<code>
Pikmin 1 and 2 on Wii.
:Pikmin 1 and 2 on Wii.
Pikmin are back, and this time on Wii!
:Pikmin are back, and this time on Wii!
</pre>
</code>


The idea would be similar to the likes of ''[[metroidwiki:Metroid Prime: Trilogy|Metroid Prime: Trilogy]]'', but it was ultimately canceled, with Nintendo instead making each game be on a separate disc.
The idea would be similar to the likes of ''[[metroidwiki:Metroid Prime: Trilogy|Metroid Prime: Trilogy]]'', but it was ultimately canceled, with Nintendo instead making each game be on a separate disc.
In 2023, ''New Play Control! Pikmin'' and ''New Play Control! Pikmin 2'' were ported to the [[Nintendo Switch]], and were released physically on {{date|22|September|2023}} as part of a single bundle known as {{p1+2}}.


==See also==
==See also==
*{{p1+2}}
*[[Nintendo Selects]]
*[[Nintendo Selects]]
*[[Controls]] &ndash; list of controls for both versions.


==External links==
==External links==
*{{w|New Play Control!|Wikipedia's article on ''New Play Control!''}}
*[[wikipedia:New Play Control!|Wikipedia's article on ''New Play Control!'']]
*[http://tcrf.net/New_Play_Control!_Pikmin The Cutting Room Floor's article on ''New Play Control! Pikmin''], detailing the unused strings
*[http://tcrf.net/New_Play_Control!_Pikmin The Cutting Room Floor's article on ''New Play Control! Pikmin''], detailing the unused strings


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