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[[File:Pikmin3 logo E3.png|thumb|360px|Logo, as seen at the E3 show in 2012.]]

'''''Pikmin 3''''' is the third game in the [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' series]], announced for the [[Wii U]]. It was revealed at [[w:Electronic Entertainment Expo|E3]] 2012 along with [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cMFfTMrWI8 a gameplay presentation] and several playable demos on the showcase floor.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cMFfTMrWI8 E3 2012 Presentation]</ref> Major new elements announced include [[Rock Pikmin]] and four [[captain]]s.

''Note: some details on this page are inferred from gameplay videos and trailers, and may not be entirely accurate.  In particular, only Challenge Mode gameplay has been shown, so statements may not apply to other game modes.''

The gameplay of ''Pikmin 3'' is largely similar to that of the other two games in the [[Pikmin (series)|series]] in that players use the [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] to accomplish tasks, and the five existing Pikmin types have been confirmed for the game. New gameplay elements include the [[Rock Pikmin]], used to destroy the armor of enemies and other tough objects; and new [[hazards]] such as ice and magma, which require new tactics to overcome. Pikmin have demonstrated new abilities not previously encountered, such as riding down a natural slide to gather materials and collecting stones from piles around the area to build [[bridge]]s. Flying pink creatures that resemble Pikmin can be seen in the trailer for the game and on the title screen of the demos, but no further information is known about them.

No returning characters have been announced, and four new ones are introduced in the game: a pink-haired girl, a brawny man with a military-haircut, a small man with blue-green hair, and a lanky green-haired man.  These Pikmin [[captain|leaders]] are able to throw other leaders in ''Pikmin 3'', allowing for new puzzles.  Throwing a leader seems to have a similar effect to throwing a Pikmin: the thrown leader will perform possible actions in the surrounding area, such as picking buried Pikmin.

After completing a stage, the replay feature allows players to review their session using the GamePad and the television. The recorded game can be fast-forwarded, rewound or paused.

The game features a Challenge Mode, with three submodes; of these, Mission Mode challenges players to earn a high score by gathering the most fruit by value in a given time limit. The fruit is carried by Pikmin to a floating machine that resembles a satellite, which draws it in and stores it. At certain scores, medals are awarded to the player.

The E3 demo features some types of obstacles not found in previous ''Pikmin'' games.  Pikmin can attack large mushrooms and gates made out of sand that look like sandcastles to access new areas.  Large crystals and crystal gates play a similar role, but can only be damaged by Rock Pikmin.

==New enemies==

*A flying caterpillar-like creature with dragonfly like wings and a curled, butterfly-like proboscis.

*A white Bulborb with black spots that can snatch Pikmin from a distances using its long tongue (similar to an anteater).

*What appear to be [[Skitter Leaf]]-like enemies that look like dead leaves, with smaller, usually concealed leaf-like limbs for moving around. Unlike the Skitter Leaf, they can harm the Pikmin.

*3-legged water strider-like bugs that can skate across the surface of water and hold water in a bulb on their back which is used to attack and then must be refilled somehow.

*What appears to be a reimagining of the [[Iridescent Flint Beetle]] with six legs instead of four.

''Pikmin 3'' was first announced during E3 2008,<ref>[http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/16/miyamoto-were-making-pikmin 2008 - ''Pikmin 3'' announced - Joystiq]</ref> where Shigeru Miyamoto said, when asked about the ''Pikmin'' series, "We're making ''Pikmin''." Nothing else about the ''Pikmin'' game in development was revealed, however. On 24th July 2008, Shigeru Miyamoto confirmed in an interview, "[the Nintendo development teams] are all working on new ''Mario'', ''Zelda'' and ''Pikmin'' projects".

The game was originally planned for the [[Wii]]<ref>[http://www.mywii.com.au/NewsDetail.aspx?id=2551 2008 - ''Pikmin 3'' confirmed to be on Wii - MyWii]</ref>, but this was changed with the announcement of Nintendo's Wii U at E3 2011, where ''Pikmin 3'' was confirmed for the new console.<ref>[http://uk.wii.ign.com/articles/117/1173945p1.html E3 2011 - ''Pikmin 3'' will now be on Wii U - IGN]</ref> However, no confirmation has been made as to the exclusivity of ''Pikmin 3'' to the Wii U console.

File:Demo_leaders.png|Playable captains in the game

File:Pikmin3Screen1.jpg|Pikmin battling an [[Armored Mawdad]]

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:Pikmin3Screen6.jpg|A new type of Bulborb with a long tongue that acts similar to an anteater

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

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