Topic: Pikmin 4

@JaxonH ....They're on the cover art, so...uhhhh....lol

Speaking of Pikmin 4, i wonder if the Pluck-a-phone will be a feature in it? Cause in Pikmin 2, that ability really made plucking Pikmin quite a breeze.

I can't remember what's in 3 (I need to play that again, started it on Switch and, I dunno what happened. lol), was it removed there? Because yeah, Pluck-a-Phone was awesome. lol

My fellow Pikmin fanatics, it is nearly time.

Demo drops TODAY.

@Joeynator3000
They were in Pikmin 3 too, but relegated to alternate game modes.

It's now been confirmed that all Pikmin types (except Glow Pikmin) are available in the main story mode. Though it's not clear if they'll have an onion yet.

@Nindreal
???

Where are you getting this info. I've seen it reported by multiple sites the demo launches around 3:00 pm BST UK time (whatever that means). I'm in the US, Central Time Zone which is 6 hours behind England, but I suspect 5 hrs behind that BST or whatever, since that would be 10am, the usual time games are released each day.

@JaxonH 51:20 in the video:

@Grumblevolcano
Oh come on. Here I was checking the eShop hoping it would be available any minute.

One of us

Ugh, I wanted a cave creator, but all I care about now is this tower defense mode thing...ever since I played Garden Warfare's Garden Ops mode, I've been wanting a replacement. All the games I've played always end up with some problem or something. lol (plus I just liked how Garden Ops had that charm)

Just wondering if it'll be like multiple waves of enemies, and a big boss showdown at the end, and have things randomized.

@JaxonH same...

Maybe it will be noon Pacific? I'm in Ottawa, so that'd be 3PM in my neck of the longitudes..

@JaxonH
Yeah, I'm EDT and nothing yet. C'mon, Ninty!

@JetForceGemInEye It'll likely be 6pm pacific, 9pm eastern, 2am UK given the UK Direct says June 29th.

Contemplating exceptionally hard right now on whether to grab the demo as soon as it comes out or not. I absolutely loved Pikmin 3 Deluxe's demo (and it's what made me interested in trying out the series in general) and it'd be a great way to kill time before Ghost Trick's release the day after....but I worry that if I get really into it, I'll be dragging myself away from it in order to play GT. I guess I'll just wait to see what everyone's impressions of it are in here before deciding on a course of action.

@Grumblevolcano Ohhhh, okay. Thanks for catching that! It's not quite past my bedtime so I can still try it for a bit haha

Man... at this rate I'm gonna fall asleep before the demo drops. Already yawning.

...Did they say what the demo has? Just curious, don't think I've ever messed with a Pikmin demo before, lol

Same here.

I was hoping to be able to download it, as I know my oldest kid is interested in the game, so he could try it out before bed (about 35 minutes from now).

Demo already available on the US eShop now.

@JaxonH
Heads up; the demo has already dropped.

This game is amazing!

It's everything I had hoped and more. Basically feels like AAA Pikmin. The visuals are very impressive, especially in handheld mode. The game is polished to a micro sheen. The control options (invert gyro horizontal or vertical, perfect for inverting horizontal in handheld so it feels natural), the sound effects, the rumble, the excellent tutorial, the enemy design, the house, the doggo mechanics...

I genuinely think this has the potential to become my new favorite game. I'm already smitten.