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''Pikmin 3 Deluxe'' was first announced in a tweet by Nintendo of America on {{date|5|August|2020}}.{{cite web|rname=noa_tweet}} The announcement came with a promotional trailer,{{cite youtube|rname=announcement_trailer}} and a relaunch of the official website with limited information.{{cite web|https://web.archive.org/web/20200805154226/https://pikmin3.nintendo.com/|Archive of the Pikmin 3 Deluxe official website, {{date|5|August|2020}}|Nintendo|published={{date|5|August|2020}}|retrieved={{date|5|August|2020}}}} The Japanese announcement came in the form of a news article on the Nintendo website.{{cite web|rname=japanese_official_topic}} The game was also listed on the Nintendo eShop on this date, and could be pre-downloaded. | ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe'' was first announced in a tweet by Nintendo of America on {{date|5|August|2020}}.{{cite web|rname=noa_tweet}} The announcement came with a promotional trailer,{{cite youtube|rname=announcement_trailer}} and a relaunch of the official website with limited information.{{cite web|https://web.archive.org/web/20200805154226/https://pikmin3.nintendo.com/|Archive of the Pikmin 3 Deluxe official website, {{date|5|August|2020}}|Nintendo|published={{date|5|August|2020}}|retrieved={{date|5|August|2020}}}} The Japanese announcement came in the form of a news article on the Nintendo website.{{cite web|rname=japanese_official_topic}} The game was also listed on the Nintendo eShop on this date, and could be pre-downloaded. | ||
On the day of the announcement, the product page in Nintendo of America's website listed that the supported features were save data cloud and online play, in that order. Throughout the following days, this listing would get changed periodically. Around {{date|9|August}}, the order was reversed, and around {{date|14|August}}, online play was removed. On {{date|19|August}}, it was noticed that the online play blurb had returned, but on {{date|22|August}}, it was nowhere to be seen again.{{cite web|https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/pikmin-3-deluxe-switch/|''Pikmin 3 Deluxe'' listing page|Wayback Machine}}{{cite web|https://twitter.com/haylsho/status/1296368963979534336|Twitter post|Twitter|published={{date|20|August|2020}}|retrieved={{date|22|August|2020}}}} | On the day of the announcement, the product page in Nintendo of America's website listed that the supported features were save data cloud and online play, in that order. Throughout the following days, this listing would get changed periodically. Around {{date|9|August}}, the order was reversed, and around {{date|14|August}}, online play was removed. On {{date|19|August}}, it was noticed that the online play blurb had returned, but on {{date|22|August}}, it was nowhere to be seen again. Afterwards, on the 27th or 28th of October, the blurb had returned once more.{{cite web|https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/pikmin-3-deluxe-switch/|''Pikmin 3 Deluxe'' listing page|Wayback Machine}}{{cite web|https://twitter.com/haylsho/status/1296368963979534336|Twitter post|Twitter|published={{date|20|August|2020}}|retrieved={{date|22|August|2020}}}}. | ||
On {{date|28|August|2020}}, the official Japanese website was launched, with subpages on backstory, basic gameplay, Pikmin types, combat, and structure.{{cite web|https://www.nintendo.co.jp/switch/ampna/index.html|Official Japanese website|Nintendo of Japan|published={{date|28|August|2020}}|retrieved={{date|30|August|2020}}|rname=jp_official_website}} These pages had several images and short videos that showed some changed mechanics. The new website also came with a trailer, which showcased the different types of Pikmin and their abilities.{{cite web|rname=jp_promo}} The website at this point had 3 header and footer links with a 'coming soon' message, with titles that implied that they were about the new difficulty modes, the Side Stories and Piklopedia, and the additional game modes of Mission Mode and Bingo Battle. | On {{date|28|August|2020}}, the official Japanese website was launched, with subpages on backstory, basic gameplay, Pikmin types, combat, and structure.{{cite web|https://www.nintendo.co.jp/switch/ampna/index.html|Official Japanese website|Nintendo of Japan|published={{date|28|August|2020}}|retrieved={{date|30|August|2020}}|rname=jp_official_website}} These pages had several images and short videos that showed some changed mechanics. The new website also came with a trailer, which showcased the different types of Pikmin and their abilities.{{cite web|rname=jp_promo}} The website at this point had 3 header and footer links with a 'coming soon' message, with titles that implied that they were about the new difficulty modes, the Side Stories and Piklopedia, and the additional game modes of Mission Mode and Bingo Battle. | ||
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Following this, the game began to be more heavily promoted. A trailer for the demo was released on {{date|8|October}},{{cite youtube|hssIrpEkj2I|the ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe'' Demo trailer|published={{date|8|October|2020}}|retrieved={{date|10|October}}}} and a gameplay demo of a Side Story level was released the next day.{{cite youtube|vXDmX3piow8|Nintendo Minute playing in Side Story co-op|published={{date|9|October|2020}}|retrieved={{date|10|October}}}} The Japanese website was also updated on {{date|8|October}} with its remaining 3 pages about difficulty options, the content new to ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe'', and the alternative game modes. 4 television commercials in Japanese were produced, and these were released on YouTube on {{date|11|October}}.{{cite youtube|4z20NhsDJDs|ピクミン3 デラックス TVCM1|published={{date|11|October|2020}}|retrieved={{date|11|October}}}} | Following this, the game began to be more heavily promoted. A trailer for the demo was released on {{date|8|October}},{{cite youtube|hssIrpEkj2I|the ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe'' Demo trailer|published={{date|8|October|2020}}|retrieved={{date|10|October}}}} and a gameplay demo of a Side Story level was released the next day.{{cite youtube|vXDmX3piow8|Nintendo Minute playing in Side Story co-op|published={{date|9|October|2020}}|retrieved={{date|10|October}}}} The Japanese website was also updated on {{date|8|October}} with its remaining 3 pages about difficulty options, the content new to ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe'', and the alternative game modes. 4 television commercials in Japanese were produced, and these were released on YouTube on {{date|11|October}}.{{cite youtube|4z20NhsDJDs|ピクミン3 デラックス TVCM1|published={{date|11|October|2020}}|retrieved={{date|11|October}}}} | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
===Artwork=== | ===Artwork=== | ||