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Pikmin 3 Deluxe

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Pikmin 3 Deluxe
US boxart of Pikmin 3 Deluxe.
North American game cover.
Japanese name ピクミン3 デラックス?
Rating ESRB rating: E 10+ PEGI rating: 3
Console Nintendo Switch
Developer Nintendo EAD
Publisher Nintendo
Genre Real-time strategy
Players 1 or 2 players (Story Mode and Mission Mode)
2 players (Bingo Battle)
Release date
Japan October 30th, 2020
North America October 30th, 2020
Europe October 30th, 2020
Australia October 30th, 2020
South Korea October 30th, 2020
Related games
Predecessor Pikmin 2
Re-release of Pikmin 3

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Pikmin 3 Deluxe is the title of the newest entry in the Pikmin series. It is an enhanced port of Pikmin 3, set to release for the Nintendo Switch on October 30th, 2020.

Changes from Pikmin 3

The following differences between Pikmin 3 and the Deluxe version are known:

Gameplay

Promotional screenshot of Pikmin 3 Deluxe. 2-player gameplay in Story Mode. Source: nintendo.com
Co-op gameplay.
  • There are multiple difficulty modes to choose from.[1]
  • Players can play through story mode cooperatively.[2]
  • The lock-on system has been enhanced.[3]
  • Enemies have been re-balanced.[3]
  • The player can enable hints, which can display arrows that guide the player to the next destination.[4]

Content

  • There are new side stories to play through.[1]
    • The first side story is set before the main story and is called "Olimar's Assignment", while the second is set after the main story. Both star Captain Olimar and Louie. Like the main story, these can be played in single-player or cooperatively with two players.
  • The Piklopedia originating from Pikmin 2 has been added.[1]
    • Each entry contains a comment by each of the five leaders, some way of seeing the creature, a general list of habitats, and the amount killed throughout the adventure.
  • All the downloadable content from Pikmin 3 is included in the base game.[1]
  • Players can collect badges by meeting certain conditions, such as the "Animal Annotator" badge for logging 10 Piklopedia entries.[1]

Graphics

  • There is a mini-map on-screen.[5]
    • The style of the mini-map differs from the Wii U game's radar, in that it uses solid colors instead of textures -- terrain is dark blue, water is a lighter blue, out of bounds locations are black, and walls are cyan. Leaders and the S.S. Drake also have stylized icons with minimalist drawings, instead of smaller versions of their portraits.
  • The day counter is gone from the HUD, and the juice counter takes its place.
  • Two on-screen prompts exist, informing the player that the - Button on the Switch toggles the KopPad, and "up" on the Directional Buttons on the Switch (dual Joy-Con) activates hints.
  • Text in dialog boxes in cutscenes is aligned to the center of the box instead of the left.[6]
  • Choosing a level in Mission Mode tells the player its name and time limit at the bottom of the screen.[7]
  • The borders of Mission Mode levels are gray instead of the original gold.[7]
  • Dirt walls have horizontal white stripes on the "pillars" holding them up.[1]

Area differences

  • The ground of the shore to the north of the landing site in Twilight River has grass, instead of decayed leaves and dirt.[4]
  • The area around the Swooping Snitchbug in the Distant Tundra has been made wider, an ice trail was added, and the nearby ramp was changed from a snow texture to a dirt one.[5]
  • The two data files in the Armored Mawdad arena are out in the open, rather than inside mushrooms.[6]
  • The ground texture under the water in the pond where Alph lands is simpler.[8]
  • Some decal textures, like pebbles or petals on the floor, have been slightly readjusted.[8]

Other information

  • Game size: 6.5 GB.
  • Supported play modes: TV, tabletop, and handheld.
  • Supports cloud save data.
  • Possibly supports online play; see here.

History

Pikmin 3 Deluxe was first announced in a tweet by Nintendo of America on August 5th, 2020.[1]

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 August 9th, the order was reversed, and around August 14th, online play was removed. On August 19th, it was noticed that the online play blurb had returned, but on August 22nd, it was nowhere to be seen again.[9][10]

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References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Nintendo of America on Twitter, published on August 5th, 2020, retrieved on August 5th, 2020
  2. ^ Nintendo of UK on Twitter, published on August 5th, 2020, retrieved on August 5th, 2020
  3. ^ a b Pikmin 3 Deluxe on Nintendo UK's product listing, retrieved on August 5th, 2020
  4. ^ a b 『ピクミン3』がデラックスになってNintendo Switchに登場。新要素を収録し、10月30日発売決定。 on Nintendo of Japan, retrieved on August 5th, 2020
  5. ^ a b Pikmin™ 3 Deluxe for Nintendo Switch™ – Official Site on Nintendo's official website, retrieved on August 5th, 2020
  6. ^ a b YouTube video of the announcement trailer, published on August 5th, 2020, retrieved on August 5th, 2020
  7. ^ a b Nintendo Life on {{{3}}}, retrieved on August 26th, 2020
  8. ^ a b YouTube video comparing Pikmin 3 and Pikmin 3 Deluxe, published on August 14th, 2020, retrieved on August 19th, 2020
  9. ^ Pikmin 3 Deluxe listing page on Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Twitter post on Twitter, published on August 20th, 2020, retrieved on August 22nd, 2020