New Play Control! Pikmin 2

Pikmin 2
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Australian boxart
Japanese name Wiiであそぶピクミン2
Console Wii
Developer Nintendo EAD
Publisher Nintendo
Genre Real-time strategy
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Release date
Japan March 15, 2009
North America June 10, 2012[1]
Europe April 24, 2009
Australia May 14, 2009
South Korea N/A

New Play Control! Pikmin 2 is part of the New Play Control! series, a port of Pikmin 2 to the Wii. It was released in Japan, Europe, and Australia in 2009, but not in North America until June 2012. Unlike the first game's Wii version, the box art for every region is the same as for the GameCube release, within a New Play Control! border; the cover, however, may be turned over and replaced to show the full size cover. In North America, it will be released as part of Nintendo Selects, so it has a different border to releases in other places.

New features

The most notable feature, as with Pikmin, is the different control scheme, which allows pointing at the screen to aim the cursor. This version also has widescreen support and the graphics are slightly enhanced over the GameCube title. Other smaller differences include:

  • The Man-at-Legs is invincible while rising from the ground.
  • If a player moves down a floor, he or she is forced to save as a player cannot remove a memory-card to prevent saving.
  • The game camera is modified from the original game, allowing players to see more of their surroundings.[2]

Box art

External links

  • Official New Play Control! Pikmin 2 website (Europe).

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