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[[File:SecretMemoTropicalWilds.png|thumb|300px|A Secret File found in the Tropical Wilds.]]
[[File:SecretMemoTropicalWilds.png|thumb|300px|A Secret File found in the Tropical Wilds.]]
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'''Secret Files''', known as '''Secret Memos''' in Europe, are a type of [[data file]]s found in ''[[Pikmin 3]]''. Unlike most data files, these do not give any direct tips or information. Instead, they simply have a picture of some Pikmin with a random number from 0 to 9.
'''Secret Files''' ({{j|秘密のメモ|Himitsu no Memo|Secret Memo}}; known as '''Secret Memos''' in the European [[Region|version]]) are a type of [[data file]] found in the original Wii U version of {{p3}}. Unlike most data files, these do not give any direct tips or information. Instead, they simply have a picture of some Pikmin with a random number from 0 to 9.


If a player collects all ten of these memos, the numbers they contain, in order, will form a secret code. Once they are all collected, the player can then go to a Wii U exclusive website, http://www.nintendo.co.jp/pikpiksecret using the Wii U's Internet Browser, and enter their code to watch one of five secret video exploration logs. Although there are five videos so far, a sixth one exists, but is not accessible through normal means.
If a player collects all ten of these memos, the numbers they contain, in order, will form a secret code. Once they are all collected, the player can go to a Wii U exclusive website, http://www.nintendo.co.jp/pikpiksecret using the Wii U's Internet Browser, and enter their code to watch a secret video exploration log from [[Captain Olimar]]. There are 5 codes in the US and European versions and 6 codes in the Japanese version.


Each code is pre-written, and maps to a specific video. If the player wishes to see a different video, they must restart their [[saved game|save file]] from [[day]] 1 and obtain a different combination. Each language has its own codes, which can be seen by changing languages in the console's system settings. Finally, each language's code list is unique (i.e. there is no pattern to convert codes from one language to another).
Each code is pre-written, and corresponds to a specific video. If the player wishes to see a different video, they must restart their [[saved game|save file]] from [[day]] 1 and obtain a different combination. Each language has its own codes, which can be seen by changing languages in the console's system settings. Finally, each language's code list is unique (i.e. there is no pattern to convert codes from one language to another).
 
These data files are not found in {{p3d}}, and the majority of their file locations within the game were replaced by a new set of data files called [[Olimar's Log Vol. 2 (Exploration Notes)|Olimar's Log Vol. 2]]. The videos are incorporated into the game itself, playing before and after the stages of [[Olimar's Assignment]].


==Data file locations==
==Data file locations==
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===Tropical Wilds===
===Tropical Wilds===
* In a small pool in the area where the [[Calcified Crushblat]] can be found, between the islands with the [[Candypop family|Candypop Buds]].
* In a small pool in the area where the [[Calcified Crushblat]] can be found, between the islands with the [[Candypop Bud]]s.
* Beside the holed stump that leads to the [[Medusal Slurker]] with the [[Juicy Gaggle]].
* Beside the holed stump that leads to the [[Medusal Slurker]] with the [[Juicy Gaggle]].


===Garden of Hope===
===Garden of Hope===
* On the larger set of [[elevator platforms]]. To reach it, first throw two leaders onto the smaller set. Raise the platform by weighing down the opposite side. Have one leader throw the other onto the pile of bricks. From there, destroy the [[electric gate]] if it is not already destroyed. Throw about 15 Yellow Pikmin up to the leader onto the bricks. From there, the leader on the bricks should throw the Yellows onto the platform, weighing it down. One leader on the ground should throw the other onto the weighed down platform. From there, simply throw the Pikmin off of the platform, and it should rise back up, allowing access to the file.
* On the larger set of [[elevator platforms]]. To reach it, first throw two leaders onto the smaller set. Raise the platform by weighing down the opposite side. Have one leader throw the other onto the pile of bricks. From there, destroy the [[electric gate]] if it is not already destroyed. Throw at least 11 Yellow Pikmin up to the leader onto the bricks. From there, the leader on the bricks should throw the Yellows onto the platform, weighing it down. One leader on the ground should throw the other onto the weighed down platform. From there, simply throw the Pikmin off of the platform, and it should rise back up, allowing access to the file.
* In the overturned tin can that a [[Peckish Aristocrab]] hides in on the path to the [[Quaggled Mireclops]].
* In the overturned tin can that a [[Peckish Aristocrab]] hides in on the path to the [[Quaggled Mireclops]].


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* In the [[Spotcap]]s behind the [[reinforced wall]] at the beginning of the cave.
* In the [[Spotcap]]s behind the [[reinforced wall]] at the beginning of the cave.
* In the area of the cave that must be lit up, a [[dirt mound]] is near a group of [[Candypop Bud]]s towards the end of the cave. The Secret File is inside.
* In the area of the cave that must be lit up, a [[dirt mound]] is near a group of [[Candypop Bud]]s towards the end of the cave. The Secret File is inside.
==Codes==
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The following is a list of known codes, for each video, and for each language.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan="2" | Video || rowspan="2" | Japanese || colspan="3" | America || colspan="5" | Europe
|-
! English || French || Spanish || English || French || Spanish || Italian || German
|-
! Tropical Wilds
| 1012630406 || 8554536398 || || || 9957625058 || || || 1396616790 ||
|-
! Garden of Hope
| 3732010364 || 8993876824 || || || 0934550498 || || || ||
|-
! Distant Tundra
| 6215928828 || 4193946151 || || || 1396339547 || 1943800663 || 4559759368 || 0663657328 || 3110165433
|-
! Twilight River
| 5438691912 || 0475418797 || || || 4236786831 || || || ||
|-
! Formidable Oak
| 2623926872 || 6644307426 || || || 1734517538 || 8628506995 || 1016256190 || 7814855753 || 5057674144
|-
! Louie's Log
| 3004980674 || N/A || N/A || N/A || N/A || N/A || N/A || N/A || N/A
|}


==Videos==
==Videos==
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The videos resemble major [[cutscene]]s from the game, including the characters talking, and English subtitles appearing on the bottom. Each one is a video log with Captain Olimar or Louie commenting about their expedition, and takes place in a different [[area]].
The videos resemble major [[cutscene]]s from the game, including the characters talking, and English subtitles appearing on the bottom. Each one is a video log with Captain Olimar or Louie commenting about their expedition, and takes place in a different [[area]].


===Tropical Wilds===
===Tropical Wilds===
{{dablink|1=[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF5hv3f1RDY YouTube video link]}}
{{dablink|1=[https://youtu.be/-9YTYmM9OJ8 YouTube video link]}}


This video takes place on the [[Tropical Wilds]]. In it, [[Captain Olimar]] talks about the [[cosmic drive key]]. This video is 42 seconds long.
This video takes place on the [[Tropical Wilds]]. In it, [[Captain Olimar]] talks about the [[cosmic drive key]]. This video is 42 seconds long.
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===Garden of Hope===
===Garden of Hope===
{{dablink|1=[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-aDbJBEHUc YouTube video link]}}
{{dablink|1=[https://youtu.be/-9YTYmM9OJ8?t=44 YouTube video link]}}


This video occurs on the [[Garden of Hope]]. Captain Olimar mentions the company's debt, in it. The video lasts for 40 seconds.
This video occurs on the [[Garden of Hope]]. Captain Olimar mentions the company's debt, in it. The video lasts for 40 seconds.
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*"Our company, [[Hocotate Freight]], is up to its eyeballs in debt - courtesy of our beloved [[The President|president]]."
*"Our company, [[Hocotate Freight]], is up to its eyeballs in debt - courtesy of our beloved [[The President|president]]."
*"We've come here in search of [[treasure]] to help us repay that debt."
*"We've come here in search of [[treasure]] to help us repay that debt."
*[''Olimar looks to his left to see Louie running around a [[Red Bulborb]] and two [[Dwarf Red Bulborb]]s. One of the two [[Red Pikmin]] following him gets eaten by the Bulborb. This happens on the section with a [[dirt wall]] and the first Red Bulborb in the game. The scene then returns to Olimar.'']
*[''Olimar looks to his left to see Louie running around a [[Bulborb]] and two [[Dwarf Bulborb]]s. One of the two [[Red Pikmin]] following him gets eaten by the Bulborb. This happens on the section with a [[dirt wall]] and the first Red Bulborb in the game. The scene then returns to Olimar.'']
*"Needless to say, the local wildlife isn't exactly rolling out the red carpet for us..."
*"Needless to say, the local wildlife isn't exactly rolling out the red carpet for us..."


===Distant Tundra===
===Distant Tundra===
{{dablink|1=[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AdfBE5Xivs YouTube video link]}}
{{dablink|1=[https://youtu.be/-9YTYmM9OJ8?t=86 YouTube video link]}}


This video is on the [[Distant Tundra]], and in it, Olimar talks about how his company had to cut some costs. The video is 56 seconds long.
This video is on the [[Distant Tundra]], and in it, Olimar talks about how his company had to cut some costs. The video is 56 seconds long.
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===Twilight River===
===Twilight River===
{{dablink|1=[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VI95Xrb8pBg YouTube video link]}}
{{dablink|1=[https://youtu.be/-9YTYmM9OJ8?t=144 YouTube video link]}}


This video has Olimar on the [[Twilight River]] explaining how the [[data file]]s are scattered about the [[area]]s. It is 48 seconds long.
This video has Olimar on the [[Twilight River]] explaining how the [[data file]]s are scattered about the [[area]]s. It is 48 seconds long.
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===Formidable Oak===
===Formidable Oak===
{{dablink|1=[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7e5Z-cf624 YouTube video link]}}
{{dablink|1=[https://youtu.be/-9YTYmM9OJ8?t=195 YouTube video link]}}


The video takes place in the [[Formidable Oak]], and in it, Olimar talks about the golden object he saw – the [[Plasm Wraith]] – and about how Louie was reluctant to go on the oak. The video is 38 seconds long.
The video takes place in the [[Formidable Oak]], and in it, Olimar talks about the golden object he saw – the [[Plasm Wraith]] – and about how Louie was reluctant to go on the oak. The video is 38 seconds long.
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{{dablink|1=[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Cj_QMRvpWc YouTube video link]}}
{{dablink|1=[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Cj_QMRvpWc YouTube video link]}}


This log is not yet accessible via any Secret File code, and has not been officially released by Nintendo. It was found on the website by analyzing the page's source code. In it, Louie explains how he got captured by the [[Koppai]] explorers, but managed to sneak off with their fruit. The video is 37 seconds long.
This log is only accessible in the Japanese version of the game. Versions of it for other regions exist, but there are no codes to view them, and the videos can only be found by analysing the web page's source files.
 
In this video, [[Louie]] explains how he got captured by the [[Koppai]] explorers, but managed to sneak off with their fruit. The video is 37 seconds long.


====Transcription====
====Transcription====
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On the subtitles, the [[S.S. Dolphin]] is spelled like that on all but two of the videos, which have the spelling "SS Dolphin". This is the spelling used in the European [[Region|version]] of ''Pikmin 3''{{cite quote|Curse this stupid ship! It may once have been a top-of-the-line vessel, but the way it criticises my piloting skills really gets on my nerves. I can't wait to get my beloved old SS Dolphin back! I need to find plenty of valuable treasure and pay that debt off as soon as possible!|Captain Olimar|[[Olimar's Log (Exploration Notes)|Olimar's log]] entry #1, European version.}}, but not anywhere else. Whether the intended spelling is with the periods or without is debatable, but the fact that the writing differs between videos seems to be the result of some mistake.
On the subtitles, the [[S.S. Dolphin]] is spelled like that on all but two of the videos, which have the spelling "SS Dolphin". This is the spelling used in the European [[Region|version]] of ''Pikmin 3''{{cite quote|Curse this stupid ship! It may once have been a top-of-the-line vessel, but the way it criticises my piloting skills really gets on my nerves. I can't wait to get my beloved old SS Dolphin back! I need to find plenty of valuable treasure and pay that debt off as soon as possible!|Captain Olimar|[[Olimar's Log (Exploration Notes)|Olimar's log]] entry #1, European version.}}, but not anywhere else. Whether the intended spelling is with the periods or without is debatable, but the fact that the writing differs between videos seems to be the result of some mistake.


More importantly, Louie says that he is a crew member on the S.S. Dolphin, on the unreleased video. This cannot be true, as the only time the Dolphin is usable is before Louie even joins [[Hocotate Freight]] – at the start of ''Pikmin 2'', the S.S. Dolphin is sold right away, and all through ''Pikmin 2'' and ''Pikmin 3'', the [[Hocotate ship]] is used instead. It even becomes clear that the Hocotate ship was the one used in ''Pikmin 3'' because it can be seen, totaled, on the outer rim of the [[Quaggled Mireclops]]'s arena. It is possible that the writers for the video meant to say the Hocotate ship and not the S.S. Dolphin.
More importantly, Louie says that he is a crew member on the S.S. Dolphin, on his log. This cannot be true, as the only time the Dolphin is usable is before Louie even joins [[Hocotate Freight]] – at the start of ''Pikmin 2'', the S.S. Dolphin is sold right away, and all through ''Pikmin 2'' and ''Pikmin 3'', the [[Hocotate ship]] is used instead. It even becomes clear that the Hocotate ship was the one used in ''Pikmin 3'' because it can be seen, totaled, on the outer rim of the [[Quaggled Mireclops]]'s arena. Although it's a possibility that both Olimar and Louie were talking about the Hocotate ship whenever they mentioned the S.S. Dolphin, given that in Japanese the Hocotate ship is also called Dolphin, but it's the first model, as explained [[Hocotate ship#Naming|here]]. It makes more sense to assume that they are talking about the Dolphin they are currently piloting rather than the Dolphin that was sold and is currently unavailable.
 
It's important to note, however, that throughout {{p2}} Olimar called the Hocotate ship by its full name and in {{p3}}, in [[Olimar's Log (Exploration Notes)#Journal Entry .231|Olimar's first log entry]] from the Japanese version, he refers to the Hocotate ship by its full name (S.S. Dolphin first model/Dolphin 1) rather than just "S.S. Dolphin". It's possible that after writing this first log entry, Olimar started calling the Hocotate ship (S.S. Dolphin first model) simply S.S. Dolphin since it's easier to say. This would also explain why Louie calls himself "crew member of the S.S. Dolphin" and not "crew member of the Hocotate ship". If this is the case then this mistake would be wrong by the way it was localized and not because Louie supposedly mentions the original S.S. Dolphin, given the possibility that he was in fact talking about the Hocotate ship.


===Olimar looking at Louie===
===Olimar looking at Louie===
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Secret File 0.jpg|Secret file 0.
Secret File 0.jpg|Secret file 0.
File:Secret File 1.jpg|Secret file 1.
Secret File 1.jpg|Secret file 1.
File:Secret File 2.jpg|Secret file 2.
Secret File 2.jpg|Secret file 2.
File:Secret File 3.jpg|Secret file 3.
Secret File 3.jpg|Secret file 3.
File:Secret File 4.jpg|Secret file 4.
Secret File 4.jpg|Secret file 4.
File:Secret File 5.jpg|Secret file 5.
Secret File 5.jpg|Secret file 5.
File:Secret File 6.jpg|Secret file 6.
Secret File 6.jpg|Secret file 6.
File:Secret File 7.jpg|Secret file 7.
Secret File 7.jpg|Secret file 7.
File:Secret File 8.jpg|Secret file 8.
Secret File 8.jpg|Secret file 8.
File:Secret File 9.jpg|Secret file 9.
Secret File 9.jpg|Secret file 9.
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Names in other languages==
{{Foreignname
|Jap=秘密のメモ
|JapR=Himitsu no Memo
|JapM=Secret Memo
|FraE=Note secrète
|FraEM=Secret note
|Ger=Geheimdaten
|GerM=Secret data
|Ita=Appunti misteriosi
|ItaM=Mysterious notes
|Spa=Apuntes secretos
|SpaM=Secret notes
}}


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp53Hy4Rg1E Video guide for the location of the memos, on YouTube]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp53Hy4Rg1E Video guide for the location of the memos, on YouTube]
*[https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAABAAAYUKk-X8ZsIg Shigeru Miyamoto's post on Miiverse with the reveal of the code's function]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20171010021317/https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAABAAAYUKk-X8ZsIg Shigeru Miyamoto's post on Miiverse with the reveal of the code's function]


==References==
==References==
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