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'''''New Play Control! Pikmin''''' is an enhanced | '''''New Play Control! Pikmin''''' is an enhanced rerelease of {{p1}} for the [[Wii]], as part of the ''[[New Play Control!]]'' range of re-rereleases. It launched in 2008 in Japan and 2009 internationally, and features a number of tweaks and changes to the original game, mainly in its [[controls]]. | ||
==Changes== | ==Changes== | ||
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===Graphics=== | ===Graphics=== | ||
*The game now supports widescreen. | *The game now supports widescreen. | ||
*The cursor was changed to reflect the new control scheme: | *The cursor was changed to reflect the new control scheme: | ||
**The cursor is composed of a large pointed ring and a smaller segmented spinning ring inside. The large ring follows the Wii Remote's pointer, and the segmented ring cannot go past a small range around the leader; this is the location Pikmin land on when [[throw]]n. | **The cursor is composed of a large pointed ring and a smaller segmented spinning ring inside. The large ring follows the Wii Remote's pointer, and the segmented ring cannot go past a small range around the leader; this is the location Pikmin land on when [[throw]]n. | ||
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*The [[title screen]]'s copyright info has been updated from "© 2001,2002 Nintendo" to "© 2001-2009 Nintendo". | *The [[title screen]]'s copyright info has been updated from "© 2001,2002 Nintendo" to "© 2001-2009 Nintendo". | ||
*The "Continue from Last Save" option in the [[pause menu]] has been renamed to "Continue from previous save". | *The "Continue from Last Save" option in the [[pause menu]] has been renamed to "Continue from previous save". | ||
*Due to the Wii's system menu, | *Due to the Wii's system menu, the [[options menu]] lacks the language setting (even in the European version), the [[rumble]] setting, and the mono/stereo setting. | ||
*A typo has been corrected where the [[Onion menu]] would say "There are no blues Pikmin to take out." when attempting to take out more Blue Pikmin than the Onion has. | *A typo has been corrected where the [[Onion menu]] would say "There are no blues Pikmin to take out." when attempting to take out more Blue Pikmin than the Onion has. | ||
*Pikmin can no longer [[Glitches in Pikmin#Swimming through gates|swim through gates]]. | *Pikmin can no longer [[Glitches in Pikmin#Swimming through gates|swim through gates]]. | ||
* | *The European [[Region|version]] now also supports the PAL 60 Hz frequency, instead of only supporting PAL 50 Hz (see [[Frame#Framerate|framerate]]). | ||
*In the European version, [[Wollywog]]s, [[Yellow Wollywog]]s, [[Wogpole]]s, and [[Pearly Clamclamp]]s were renamed to to Wollyhops, Yellow Wollyhops, Wolpoles, and Clampshells, respectively. These name differences do not exist in the GameCube game. The naming changes to members of the [[Amphituber family]] are likely to have happened because the word "wog" is considered a slur in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England England] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia Australia]. The Amphituber family naming changes became the norm for the European versions of every subsequent [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' game]] and every ''Pikmin'' game in North America since ''[[Pikmin 1+2]]''. | |||
*In the [[Region|Japanese version]] exclusively, a fifth [[attract mode]] movie is present with ''[[Ai no Uta]]'' as the song. | *In the [[Region|Japanese version]] exclusively, a fifth [[attract mode]] movie is present with ''[[Ai no Uta]]'' as the song. | ||
*In the [[Final results menu|Final Analysis]] screen, the [[Anti-Dioxin Filter]] is instead labeled the "Non-Dioxin", and all text is left-justified instead of being centered. | *In the [[Final results menu|Final Analysis]] screen, the [[Anti-Dioxin Filter]] is instead labeled the "Non-Dioxin", and all text is left-justified instead of being centered. | ||
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*[http://www.nintendo.co.kr/Wii/software/pikmin/main.php ''Pikmin'' listing on official Wii website of South Korea] | *[http://www.nintendo.co.kr/Wii/software/pikmin/main.php ''Pikmin'' listing on official Wii website of South Korea] | ||
*[https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/manuals/Wii_Play_Control_Pikmin.pdf US version instruction manual] | *[https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/manuals/Wii_Play_Control_Pikmin.pdf US version instruction manual] | ||
*[https://m1.nintendo.net/docvc/RVL/JPN/R9IJ/R9IJ_J.pdf Japanese version instruction manual] | |||
*[http://wiifolder.com/?p=144 Video demo] | *[http://wiifolder.com/?p=144 Video demo] | ||