Pikmin 3 prerelease information: Difference between revisions

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''[[Pikmin 3]]'', like other games, went through several iterations that never made it to the public. Some of these had content that was changed or removed before the final release. Because the exact versions in which these tidbits appear is not known, their name is not given here, but fans usually call these "beta", "alpha", or "pre-alpha" versions.

==Characters and Pikmin==

 

 

===Pikmin===

Single rock Pikmin.jpg|The original concept art for Rock Pikmin.

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There are unused files inside the game for a handful of enemies, both new and returning. These got removed for reasons unknown.

Moreover, while in the final version, a [[Whiptongue Bulborb]] releases any Pikmin caught in its tongue if it's hit in the eye, in an early version of the game, it would eat the Pikmin before shaking.

In an early build of the game, the [[lock-on]] feature would cause the camera to enter a tilt-shift mode to focus only on the creature, which would be highlighted in blue. The name of said creature was then displayed in simple blue text above it. This was greatly changed for the final game, in which the scene is covered by a {{w|vignette}} effect, and the name is displayed in a box in the lower right corner, surrounded by [[Koppaite text]]. With the [[update]] released on {{date|29|May|2014}}, the lock-on mechanic featured two new images on the left side of the screen. One shows which [[Controls|control]] makes the Pikmin charge, and the other shows how to cancel the lock-on.

[[File:Screenshot (18).png|thumb|A red character whistling.]]

[[File:Pikmin 3 prerelease ledges.png|thumb|left|The red character (Brittany) is higher than Alph, his starting point.]]

[[File:Pikmin3Captains.jpg|thumb|Alph throws Brittany to another tree stump.]]

*According to the [[Koppaite text]] visible when the [[Formidable Oak]] is highlighted, its name is patterned after [[The Final Trial]]. However, the two names are not similar in the slightest, nor are their Japanese names – the Formidable Oak is {{j|哀しき獣の塔|Kanashiki Kemono no Tō|Tower of the Sorrowful Beast|f=tp}}, and The Final Trial is {{j|最後の試練|Saigo no shiren|Final Trial|f=tp}}. This indicates that, earlier in development, the Formidable Oak had a different English and/or Japanese name.

Gamepad Communicator.jpg|The KopPad, with the text "PPAD" on its frame.

In the Nintendo Direct on {{date|17|April|2013}}, it's possible to see a [[Swooping Snitchbug]] in the [[Tropical Wilds]]. In the final game, the Swooping Snitchbug is placed somewhere else in the map, and in this part of the area, a [[Red Bulborb]] and three [[Dwarf Red Bulborb]]s appear after day 1.

Shaded Garden.png|There are no [[Dwarf Red Bulborb]]s here in the final version of the [[Shaded Garden]].

Pikmin3Screen5.jpg|An early version of the [[Tropical Forest]] showing that it was possible to get Red, Yellow and Blue Pikmin in the area, which is not possible in the final version.

Ue6.png|[[Desiccated Skitter Leaf]]s are shown here in the [[Tropical Forest]], but in the final game, this area is home to [[Pyroclasmic Slooch]]es.

Pikmin3 BetaCrystal.jpg|Crystals, as they looked in the game's early production.

Early juice.jpg|The juice counter in an early version.

Kingcaps.jpg|In the final game, there is no "Day 1" icon in the part where the player plays with [[Captain Charlie]].

[[File:Pikmin3Screen5.jpg|thumb|right|An early bridge.]]

* In an earlier versions, bridges shards were a different shade of blue.