Today’s Pikmin 3 Direct will be 21 minutes long. The presentation begins at 7 AM ET / 4 AM PT.
Updates from the broadcast can be found below.
– Game creation involves planning, as well as data and asset creation
– Matsumoto looked up Miyamoto on Wikipedia, learned about tea table upending
– Since Pikmin 2 was released, Matsumoto has gotten married and had kids
– Starting with story mode. Going to an unknown planet, meeting the Pikmin
– New characters are from a different planet than Olimar, though they look similar
– There’s an object like the GamePad in the game. Run into the yellow Pikmin first
– Throw Pikmin with the A button, and they take care of the shrooms. Call with B.
– Matsumoto doesn’t really need an explanation; Miyamoto need not be there.
– That’s the end of the day for the 1st character, Charlie. Here’s the 2nd, Alph.
– Pikmin will be tossed toward the on-screen target. Carry enemies, etc. to onion.
– Matsumoto can’t reach the GamePad with the red Pikmin. Use Z button to change cam.
– The Pikmin build a bridge out of the shingles. Matsumoto gets the appeal.
– A map is on the GamePad. See remaining Pikmin, allies. More Pikmin carry faster.
– Plucking Pikmin has been simplified. Just press A to pluck them all.
– Rock Pikmin are in the game. Blast off to a higher altitude at night than before.
– 7 to 10 min. missions are available for practice. Small Bulbears die quickly.
– Rescue Pikmin captured by a jellyfish-like creature by tossing rock Pikmin.
– Once the time limit is up, your score is tallied. You’ll get better with practice.
– Flying Pikmin can retrieve objects from otherwise inaccessible spots.
– There are lots of strategies to enjoy. Missions can be cleared in about 10 min.
– A replay feature allows you to see everything you did in that play session.
– Games can get under your skin and affect you unlike anything else, even frustrate.
– More will have to come up and continue creating Pikmin after Miyamoto’s gone.
– Presentation ends.
Nazo no Murasame J? will be hitting the Japanese eShop as a Famicom download on July 3 for 500 yen. Screenshots of the game can be found above.
If you missed the Japanese Wii U VC video we posted a few hours ago, then you’re probably unaware that a double dose of classic RPGs have joined the eShop today. Final Fantasy VI and Secret of Mana are both available in Japan right now. Pricing is set at 900 yen and 800 yen respectively.
Conan O’Brien caught up with Shigeru Miyamoto for a brief moment at this year’s E3. Miyamoto was asked about Mario’s mustache, to which he explained that Mario’s original 8-bit design needed a nose. The mustache was used to tell where the nose was.
Planning on downloading Pikmin 3 instead of going the retail route? Then you’ll need 5GB of storage space. An additional 31MB is required for saves. Note that there’s only one save slot per user.
Pikmin 3’s Japanese Wii U eShop page also mentions Internet connectivity for uploading online scores of some sort. You’ll also be able to send screenshots through Miiverse – something that was announced previously.
This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:
Earth Defense Force 2025 (PS3/360) – 9/8/8/9
Toriko: Gourmet Battle (3DS) – 8/8/7/8
Mame Goma Happy! Sweets Farm (3DS) – 7/7/6/7
Puissance Nintendo posted its interview with Super Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai, which was conducted at E3 2013. Sakurai talked about how the Wii U and 3DS versions came to be, DLC, patching, why the Villager and Wii Fit Trainer made it in, and more. Sakurai’s comments can be found below.
Sakurai on how the new Smash Bros. came to be and differences between the two versions…
While the development of Kid Icarus: Uprising was at its end, Satoru Iwata came me propose to develop the new Smash Bros game, and asked me if he should be on 3DS or Wii U. We were arrived at a point where the series could not evolve too, and we wondered if the passage on handheld console was the solution. In the past, we have increased the number of characters and arenas, but this was not enough.
