New Play Control!
The New Play Control! (Wiiであそぶ Wii de Asobu, lit. Let's Play On Wii, in Japan), range of video games is a collection of Nintendo GameCube titles ported to the Wii, with their controls altered for play on the newer console. Additionally, some minor enhancements and corrections are also made in the process.
Pikmin games
During a Nintendo press conference in October 2008, the games were announced, along with the details that the range includes the two GameCube Pikmin games[1]:
- New Play Control! Pikmin (remake of Pikmin)
- New Play Control! Pikmin 2 (remake of Pikmin 2)
The most important change for these games comes in the form of an improved cursor mechanic: instead of the cursor's controls being tied to the movement controls, and limited to a small range and speed, the player is given total freedom over the cursor's positioning on the screen, and as a result, over the location the leader can whistle at (although throwing is still limited to a certain range). Other improvements include graphical updates, sound tweaks and oversight fixes, all of which are listed in further detail in the respective game's article.
Pikmin 1 and 2 on Wii
The New Play Control! versions of the Pikmin games contain a folder that stores remake-exclusive information. This folder is called pikmin12, and is roughly the same in both remakes, containing data for both games. One of the string files inside that folder contains the following:
Pikmin 1 and 2 on Wii. Pikmin are back, and this time on Wii!
The duplication of the folder, as well as this string, hint at the fact that at one point, both New Play Control! remakes were meant to be included in a single disc, much like Metroid Prime: Trilogy. This idea was ultimately canceled, and each remake was given its own release.
The top line of the string could refer to a tentative name for the compilation disc, whereas the bottom one would be the description of the game when the player examines a saved game block on the Wii's memory management menu. The saved game block name and description for New Play Control! Pikmin and New Play Control! Pikmin 2 also exist in the same file, and follow almost the same format.
See also
References
External links
- Wikipedia's article on New Play Control!
- TCRF's article on New Play Control! Pikmin, detailing the files that hint at the "Pikmin 1 and 2 on Wii" compilation.