Topic: Pikmin 3 - OT

Is it just me, or do Winged Pikmin look slightly similar to the Chao from Sonic?

You used reds for the fiery bulblax in Valley of Repose? I usually just lure it into the water and use blues
Now that I think about it...you really don't need reds, huh? They ARE stronger though, so I usually favor them over other Pikmin types
But don't you HAVE to use reds for the fiery bulblax in the Perplexing Pool? I can't think of another way you can beat it unless you burn your Pikmin!

its all good my wii u was faulty they are sending me a new one should have it tomorrow or monday

Well I meant like, Fiery Bulblaxes in general.

And two things about the fiery bulblax in perplexing pool. First off, you don't NEED to kill it (but there are Fiery Bulblaxes in Wistful Wild caves you do need to), and second, you can kill it with purples! When you throw a purple, if it doesn't hit anything once it reaches it's highest point, it will proceed to do a butt-slam of sorts. This "slam" does immediate damage to enemies, regardless of what happens afterward (except maybe electricity). So yes, your purples will catch aflame, but they will deal damage, and then you can whistle the fire off them.

TL;DR Purples can kill Fiery Bulblaxes which are still on fire.

Eh, Winged Pikmin are way cuter.

I've never played Pikmin before but I had to get this game because of the graphics which are the best I have ever seen in any Nintendo game ever. I got it in the mail this morning and it's waiting for me at home. Looking forward to trying it.

Can anyone conform whether or not you can sleep in this game? You know you could sleep in Pikmin and Pikmin 2, and the Pikmin would take you back to the ship or onion? Can you still do that? It might be a bit redundant now since you can assign waypoints to the captains via the gamepad, but I still found that feature pretty useful at times

Hey guys just wanted to start my lets play and post it on here all in 1080p i wear funny pikmin hats
having great fun with this game but sadly never played the older ones
man i cant put it down! so good!

thanks guys here the link:

and here is my channel if you enjoyed the video =)

http://www.youtube.com/user/SOHellKite

No, I don't think so. At least not where I stand in the game at this point.

Am probably gonna continue with the story mode today, after I get home from work. I usually put a one hour time limit when I play during the weekdays, since I have lots of other, more boring but yet neccessary, things to do. But I'll have next week off, so then I can do some hardcore gaming (that is, when I'm not hanging out with family or friends).

Isn't there like an unofficial "rule" on YouTube that all who upload LPs must have to wait a couple of months or so, after the game has been released, before you upload anything. This is because people must get a chance to play the games themselves before they watch any LPs. Have in mind that Pikmin 3 has yet to be released in some countries. I think it's more fair to wait a bit and let people finish the game themselves first. But then again, the decision is up to you, since it isn't an actual rule, just a thing that most LP-ers try to stick to.

I will love to watch your video though, once I've completed the game myself:)

So is the game too short? I've been reading some of the reviews and the length seems to be the main issue for most people. It took me approx 14 hours to complete the main story with all the fruits and now that I'm working on my Mission Mode scores I'm about 20+ hours of total gameplay (still haven't tried Bingo mode though) - right, I might have paused the game for a cigarette once in a while and that adds up to the total, but at 20+ hours the game still has loads to offer, especially with a whole multiplayer mode to explore. I also need to go back to the main story and find all the notes, since Miyamoto said in a Miiverse post you're going to need the secret code you find in ten of the notes.

Bottom line is, didn't think the game was too short - it's well balanced and I don't think I have wasted a single minute doing unnecessary bits.

There is a note in the game about that subject. I have not found a way to do it though.

The wait is REALLY starting to get to me...

I'll be walking through my back yard and suddenly start to imagine tiny Pikmin running around in the grass.

Thanks for the info you guys, so I guess there's no sleeping in the game
and...
NO NO NO NO NO
I have my driving test on Sunday...they day Pikmin 3 comes out

Now I'm going to have to wait impatiently at the DMV for hours just pondering about Pikmin 3 and then I'm probably going to rush and speed and get myself killed and them I'm never going to get to play the game

Oh man...Sunday is going to be a very PAINFUL wait

Hopefully it won't end up being physically painful for you in that case.

how come japan uk and aus got pikmin 3 before usa

Oh yeah, I definitely hope so too...

Well Japan gets it first because the game is a native Japanese game. I have no idea why the UK and Austrailia get it before the US, but it's usually the other way around, so I bet they're happy! Simultaneous worldwide releases would be nice, but I don't think that will be happening much

Don't know, they just decided to have it that way, I guess. But since it's usually the other way around (especially the poor Aussies tend to get the games later than everybody else), so maybe they wanted to "even the score" a bit, so to speak. In the best of worlds all games should be released on the very same date, just as in the case with the two upcoming Pokémon games.

Just so I don't screw anything up, I can buy this on the eShop and turn the system off right? Or does it still have to be on to download? I heard some features were added, didn't know if this was one of them.

Yup, start download and turn off. I did it before i went to work, so it would be ready when i got home