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==Plot==
==Plot==
The game begins as a boy named Alph, a scientist named Brittany, and a captain named Charlie are on Planet Koppai. [[File:Pikmin 3 Captains.png|thumbnail|left|The three captains in Pikmin 3: Alph, Brittany, and Charlie]]It is unknown whether they are Hocotatians, or if Hocotatians even play a role in the game. Their planet is facing a doomsday by a food shortage, so the three captains leave out to search for much needed food. During the trip, they crash land on the [[Pikmin Planet]] and get separated. Along the way, they discover the [[Pikmin Family|Pikmin]] . They reunite and find some fruit. However, due to the gargantuan size of the fruit, the captains must use the Pikmin to retrive the fruit. After the fruit is analyzed, it turns into juice, which the player drinks throughout the day. The seeds of the fruit are sent back to Koppai to grow the fruit there, in hopes of ending the food crisis.
[[File:Pikmin 3 Captains.png|thumbnail|left|The three captains in ''Pikmin 3'': Alph, Brittany, and Charlie.]]
The game begins as a boy named Alph, a scientist named Brittany, and a captain named Charlie are on Planet Koppai. It is unknown whether they are Hocotatians, or if Hocotatians even play a role in the game. Their planet is facing a doomsday by a food shortage, so the three captains leave out to search for much needed food. During the trip, they crash land on the [[Pikmin Planet]] and get separated. Along the way, they discover the [[Pikmin Family|Pikmin]] . They reunite and find some fruit. However, due to the gargantuan size of the fruit, the captains must use the Pikmin to retrive the fruit. After the fruit is analyzed, it turns into juice, which the player drinks throughout the day. The seeds of the fruit are sent back to Koppai to grow the fruit there, in hopes of ending the food crisis.


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
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The announcement of the ''[[New Play Control!]] Pikmin'' games<ref>[http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=198399 New Play Control! ''Pikmin'' - CVG]</ref> raised questions as to the feasibility of a ''Pikmin 3''; following, in an IGN interview, it was made clear that the re-releases of ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'' and ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' are separate from ''Pikmin 3'':<ref>[http://uk.wii.ign.com/articles/915/915864p1.html Cammie Dunaway: "''It's not the ''Pikmin'' that Mr. Miyamoto referred to, no. Mr. Miyamoto referred to a new ''Pikmin'', as opposed to the classics that are being re-released on Wii.''" (''Pikmin 3'' confirmed - IGN)]</ref>
The announcement of the ''[[New Play Control!]] Pikmin'' games<ref>[http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=198399 New Play Control! ''Pikmin'' - CVG]</ref> raised questions as to the feasibility of a ''Pikmin 3''; following, in an IGN interview, it was made clear that the re-releases of ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'' and ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' are separate from ''Pikmin 3'':<ref>[http://uk.wii.ign.com/articles/915/915864p1.html Cammie Dunaway: "''It's not the ''Pikmin'' that Mr. Miyamoto referred to, no. Mr. Miyamoto referred to a new ''Pikmin'', as opposed to the classics that are being re-released on Wii.''" (''Pikmin 3'' confirmed - IGN)]</ref>


==Box art==
==Gallery==
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File:Pikmin3boxart.jpg|PAL box art
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==Artwork==
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File:WiiU Pikmin3 1 illu01 E3.png
File:WiiU Pikmin3 1 illu01 E3.png
File:WiiU Pikmin3 2 char01 E3.png
File:Pikmin 3 logo (red).png|Most recent logo.
File:Pikmin 3 trial map.jpg|A map of the area playable in the E3 demo
File:Tablet communicator.JPG|A tablet-like communicator.
File:Demo_leaders.png|Playable captains in the game
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File:Pikmin 3 logo (red).png|Logo, as seen in a Nintendo Direct video in 2013
File:WUPP Pikmin3 Ev05 scrn14.png|Some Pikmin carrying a tangelo.
File:Pikmin3JFull.png
File:WUPP Pikmin3 Ev05 scrn12.png|Winged Pikmin carrying a pear.
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File:WUPP Pikmin3 Ev05 scrn21.png|The base, with the color-changing Onion.
 
File:WUPP Pikmin3 Ev05 scrn07.png|The ship analyzes some fruit.
==Gallery==
File:Pikmin3 more battle (and Olimar).png|Bingo Battle mode, showing Pikmin's team colors.
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File:Pikmin3Screen1.jpg|Pikmin battling an [[Armored Mawdad]]
File:Pikmin3Screen6.jpg|An image of a Whiptongue Bulborb with a long tongue that acts similar to an anteater
File:Pikmin3Screen2.jpg|Walking through a destroyed gate
File:Fragments.jpg|A pile of Fragments
File:Pikmin3Screen3.jpg|Pikmin carrying yellow rocks
File:Pikmin3Screen4.jpg|Captains are able to throw Pikmin as well as other captains
File:Pikmin3Screen5.jpg|Pikmin constructing a bridge
File:Manta ray.png|The Vehemoth Phosbat
File:Crab.png|The crab-like enemy
File:Butterflies.png|The butterflies, just flying off from a Red Bulborb
File:Whiptongue Bulborb.jpg|Another screenshot of the Whiptongue Bulborb, showing its name
File:Pikmin3Screen7.jpg|Blue Pikmin with some new water enemies
File:Pikmin3Screen8.jpg|Pikmin sitting on a vine
File:Pikmin3Screen9.jpg|Returning fruit for points in Mission Mode
File:Pikmin3flyingbugenemy.PNG|Pikmin on a lillypad with a new enemy overhead
File:Pikmin3gate.png|[[Red Pikmin]] breaking down a [[Gate]]
File:DeadSkitterLeafPikmin3.png|[[Skitter Leaf]]-like enemies
File:RedBulborbPikmin3.png|Pikmin attacking a [[Red Bulborb]]
File:Pikmin3LavaSlug.jpg|Pikmin being eaten by Pyroplasmic Slooches
File:Pyroplasmic Slooch.JPG|Showing the Pyroplasmic Slooch's name
File:Pikmin3ScreenND1.jpg|Red Pikmin near a Whiptongue Bulborb
File:Pikmin3ScreenND2.jpg|A Whiptongue Bulborb attacking
File:Pikmin3ScreenND3.jpg|A Fiery Blowhog near some Glowcaps
File:Pikmin3ScreenND4.jpg|Unknown butterflies flying around a Spotty Bulborb
File:Pikmin3ScreenND5.jpg|A closer view of the unknown butterflies
File:Pikmin3ScreenND6.jpg|A Spotty Bulborb near two dead Dwarf Bulborbs
File:Pikmin3ScreenND7.jpg|Another view of the Spotty Bulborb
File:Pikmin3ScreenND8.jpg|Unnamed crab enemy attacking the Pikmin
File:Pikmin3ScreenND9.jpg|Yellow Pikmin on a branch
File:Pikmin3ScreenND10.jpg|A Dwarf Bulborb attacking a Red Pikmin
File:Pikmin3ScreenND11.jpg|A Spotty Bulbear and Dwarf Bulbears
File:Pikmin3ScreenND12.jpg|A Spotty Bulbear approaches
File:Pikmin3ScreenND13.jpg|Close-up of a Spotty Bulbear
File:Pikmin3ScreenND14.jpg|Another screenshot of the Spotty Bulbear
File:Pikmin3ScreenND15.jpg|Yellow Pikmin and Rock Pikmin
File:Pikmin3ScreenND16.jpg|Blue Pikmin submerged in water
File:Pikmin3ScreenND17.jpg|Red Pikmin carrying gold rocks
File:Tablet communicator.JPG|A tablet-like communicator
File:Three captains.JPG|The three captains walking
File:Ice Area.JPG|A frozen-over area
File:WUPP Pikmin3 Ev05 scrn01.png|Alph encounters a [[Red Pikmin]].
File:WUPP Pikmin3 Ev05 scrn02.png|[[Yellow Pikmin]] sitting on a large tin can.
File:WUPP Pikmin3 Ev05 scrn03.png|Yellow Pikmin attacking some Spotcaps and Kingcaps.
File:WUPP Pikmin3 Ev05 scrn04.png|The odd Onion looking object.
File:WUPP Pikmin3 Ev05 scrn05.png|Alph and a group of Red Pikmin.
File:WUPP Pikmin3 Ev05 scrn06.png|Alph and a group of Red Pikmin encounter the [[Sunseed Berry]]
File:WUPP Pikmin3 Ev05 scrn07.png|The ship analyzes the Sunseed Berry.
File:WUPP Pikmin3 Ev05 scrn08.png|Alph and some Red Pikmin attack some [[Fiery Blowhog]]s.
File:WUPP Pikmin3 Ev05 scrn09.png|A [[Yellow Wollywog]] prepares to attack.
File:WUPP Pikmin3 Ev05 scrn10.png|Charlie and Brittany order Yellow Pikmin to get [[Cupid's Grenade]] in a snow-like area
File:WUPP Pikmin3 Ev05 scrn11.png|Rock Pikmin break down a glass gate in a rainy area.
File:WUPP Pikmin3 Ev05 scrn12.png|The Winged Pikmin carry back a Pear.
File:WUPP Pikmin3 Ev05 scrn13.png|Charlie and some Red Pikmin fight the Pyroplasmic Slooches.
File:WUPP Pikmin3 Ev05 scrn14.png|Some Pikmin carrying back a Tangelo.
File:WUPP Pikmin3 Ev05 scrn15.png|An [[Armored Cannon Beetle Larva]] Launches a boulder down a slope at Alph and his Pikmin.
File:WUPP Pikmin3 Ev05 scrn16.png|The captains and pikmin ride a Lilly pad. Notice the electric gate to the right.
File:WUPP Pikmin3 Ev05 scrn17.png|The captains and a Fiery Blowhog.
File:WUPP Pikmin3 Ev05 scrn18.png|Alph encounters a [[Burrowing Snagret]].
File:WUPP Pikmin3 Ev05 scrn19.png|The game's ''Map View'' mode on the Gamepad causes the game to pause.
File:WUPP Pikmin3 Ev05 scrn20.png|Charlie is automatically being led to a location via Gamepad.
File:WUPP Pikmin3 Ev05 scrn21.png|The base. Notice the Red and Grey Onion.
File:WUPP Pikmin3 Ev05 scrn22.png|Alph gives Red Pikmin some orders.
File:Pikmin3 logo E3.png|Older ''Pikmin 3'' Logo, first seen at E3 2012.
File:Logo Space.png|''Pikmin 3'' Logo floating in space.
File:Spaceship Pikmin3.png|''Pikmin 3'' Spaceship, along with an [[Onion]].
File:Pikmin3 Compete With Your Friends.png|''Battle With Your Friends'' (Intro to battle mode in the E3 2013 trailer).
File:Pikmin3 battle sand castles.png|Bingo Battle Mode. Also shows [[Olimar]] in his first ''Pikmin 3'' appearance.
File:Pikmin3 more battle (and Olimar).png|More Bingo Battle Mode. (Also notice the color of Pikmin Flowers and Leaves).
File:Pikmin3 battle.png|[[Olimar]] being pummeled by a falling rock.
File:Pikmin3 Battle near victory.png|Player 1, close to victory. Player 2's screen gets smaller, while the other gets bigger.
File:Pikmin 3 Battle victory.png|Victory Screen.
File:Pikmin3 Collect Fruit and Save Your Hungry Planet.png|''Collect Fruit and Save Your Hungy Home Planet'' (Intro to collecting fruit in the E3 2013 trailer).
File:Pikmin3 New Fruit.png|Discovering a new fruit type.
File:Pikmin3 Citrus Lump.png|The [[Citrus Lump]] as it appears in the scanning screen.
File:Pikmin3 Orange Juice.png|The ''Citrus Lump'' being turned into juice.
File:Pikmin3 New Wall Type.png|New Wall type. Only [[Winged Pikmin]] may lift it.
File:Pikmin3 Take On Fierce Enemies.png|''Take On Fierce Enemies'' (Intro to battling enemies in the E3 2013 trailer).
File:Pikmin3 Rawr.png|The Sandbelching Meerslug is attacked by Pikmin.
File:Pikmin3 Alph Scared.png|Alpha confronting the new Bee-Like enemy.
File:Pikmin3 Bee Things Attack.png|The new enemy flies by the Pikmin squad.
File:Pikmin3 Bee Thing Closeup.png|A closeup of the new Bee-Like enemy.
File:Pikmin 3 Bee Things.png|The swarm of Bee-Like enemies being attacked by powered-up Pikmin.
File:Pikmin3 Command an Army of Tiny Pikmin.png|''Command an Army of Tiny Pikmin'' (Intro to strategic work division in the E3 2013 trailer).
File:Pikmin3 Plum.png|[[Winged Pikmin]] carrying a Plum.
File:Pikmin3 Yellow Pikmin Current.png|[[Yellow Pikmin]] creating a current through a broken wire.
File:Pikmin3 Mushroom Buds.png|Result of the current. Also shows the Mushroom Platforms before they bloom.
File:Pikmin3 Mushroom Light Things.png|Blooming mushroom platforms, in response to the new light source.
File:Pikmin3 Glass Wall.png|[[Rock Pikmin]] breaking a glass wall. Also confirms the reappearance of the [[Crimson Candypop Bud]].
File:Pikmin3 Blue Ceramic Bridge.png|A constructable bridge made of blue ceramics.
File:Pikmin3 Explore a Strange Planet.png|''Explore a Strange Planet'' (Intro to exploration in the E3 2013 trailer).
File:Pikmin3 Log Bridge.png|A log bridge being crossed by the Pikmin squad.
File:Pikmin3 Map.png|Screenshot of the map that appears on the GamePad.
File:Pikmin3 Map.png|Screenshot of the map that appears on the GamePad.
File:Pikmin3 Red Glowcap.png|Screenshot of the new winged, bioluminescent, enemy. Also shows a red [[Common Glowcap]] in the background.
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File:Pikmin3 That Thing.png|Closeup of the Vehemoth Phosbat. Shown behind are a red Glowcap, and a dangling light bulb.
File:Pikmin3 Glass Wall.png|[[Rock Pikmin]] breaking a crystal gate near a [[Crimson Candypop Bud]].
File:Pikmin3 Emo-Long-Legs.png|A new enemy. Likely to be a boss type, and to be a member of the [[Arachnorb]] family.
File:Pikmin3Screen5.jpg|Pikmin constructing a bridge.
File:Pikmin3 What Was That.png|Alph, when he first sees a Pikmin.
File:Pikmin3ScreenND17.jpg|Red Pikmin carrying gold rocks.
File:Pikmin3 Comets and Logo.png|The logo in space, with 3 comets, or meteors, behind it.
File:WUPP Pikmin3 Ev05 scrn16.png|Riding a lily pad near a new type of electric gate.
File:Pikmin3 Booth at E3 2013.png|Satoru Iwata standing in front of the ''Pikmin 3'' E3 booth.
File:Pikmin3 New Wall Type.png|New wall type that [[Winged Pikmin]] can lift.
File:Pikmin3 Yellow Pikmin Current.png|[[Yellow Pikmin]] transferring a current between wires.
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File:Pikmin3Screen1.jpg|Pikmin battling an [[Armored Mawdad]].
File:Pikmin3Screen6.jpg|Whiptongue Bulborb.
File:DeadSkitterLeafPikmin3.png|[[Skitter Leaf]]-like enemies.
File:Pikmin3LavaSlug.jpg|Pikmin being eaten by Pyroplasmic Slooches.
File:Pikmin3ScreenND8.jpg|Unnamed crab enemy attacking the Pikmin.
File:Pikmin3 Rawr.png|Sandbelching Meerslug.
File:Pikmin3 Bee Thing Closeup.png|A new bee-Like enemy.
File:Pikmin3 That Thing.png|Vehemoth Phosbat, near a red Glowcap and a dangling light bulb.
File:Pikmin3 Emo-Long-Legs.png|A new [[Arachnorb]]-like enemy that looks like a boss.
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