Nintendo Updates Pikmin 3 Deluxe Switch Icon In Latest Patch (Version 1.1.1)

That’s interesting that nothing else was changed. Wouldn’t the Home logo conflict with the box art and title screen, then? Not a big deal or anything, just curious

That's kind of dumb, honestly, the old one looked better. But it's just the logo so it's kind of whatever.

Weird choice but I guess I like the new logo a bit more.

Well, then I'm glad that I haven't bought Pikmin 3 yet. Here's hoping for a reprint with the final freaking version of the game on the cart. This is such a stupid reason for "updating" a game with a physical release.

The old white flower one is far better lol

Old icon was a fair bit better. Not fond of the more generic Pikmin logo they're now standardizing

@PikaPhantom The gradient and the slight glow on the lettering makes it look leaflike... I think the new logo is less than generic but not stand out.

But... Why though?

New logo sucks, old one had a nice, tactile look with the flowers.

Prefer the old one, though don't really care too much either way. Either way seems like a completely pointless change.

@Aozz101x consistency with the other pikmin game icons.

Kinda like how people enjoy when all the books in a series have matching spines and look all uniform in a shelf.

@Sisilly_G Does it matter that much in this case if it's not on the cartridge? You're missing absolutely nothing if you don't update it.

£25 for pikmin 2!? Are they absolutely insane? No wonder we never got gamecube games on the online service; they think they can charge us all £25 a pop for one. I must say, Nintendo have been pretty dreary of late.

@luke88 You seen how much the Gamecube and Wii versions go for now? £25 is a steal for Pikmin 2.

For a physical copy. Those are scarce for a reason - supply is limited and people want them and that is enough to explain the price, which I certainly wouldn't pay myself but people like to collect things, especially when those things are scarce and more power to them. £25 is not a steal for digital versions of 20 year old games. If you and others can't be persuaded otherwise then we deserve everything we get, good and hard, as they say.

@PikaPhantom I feel like that's what Nintendo has been drifting towards for a while. Making their franchises more generic with the branding and designs. Don't get me wrong, the new Mario games announced today look awesome but Mario RPG looks a little to much like "Modern Mario" in terms of character design. Still hyped for them but not happy that we are losing unique looking designs and artwork from established franchises

I really don't like retroactively updating game logos like this to homogenise them. Let a game's logo have its own identity. There's a reason that fans can get excited from just seeing a classic game's logo appear during a Direct, and that's because we learn to associate the logo with the game we love. That feeling is definitely lessened significantly if they can just decide that our favourite classic games now have a different logo arbitrarily.

Would love a slipcase to house all 3 retail releases of the Pikmin series 💙❤️💛

@K1LLEGAL

I 3D printed a inlay, which holds tons of games within one game case, which is nice for travel.

One does not simply go out there changing old games logos Nintendo!

@Dogorilla : The incredibly stupid thing about these sorts of updates is that if somebody had an updated cartridge with the next-most recent version on it (1.1.0), they will now have to download the bulk of any pre-existing updates, however big or small they may be... all for a stupid menu icon.

In this case, the pre-existing updates are "only" 25MB, but it sets a terrible precedent if reprinted games have silly, inconsequential updates made after the fact for these sorts of reasons, which could result in much larger downloads, as most game updates tend to be significantly larger than Pikmin 3's.

And if I've decided to hold out on buying a first-party title at launch, then I expect that the version that I do end up buying 3 years after the fact to be complete (as Nintendo routinely update their cartridges in reprints).

@Sisilly_G Oh, you'd have to redownload 1.1.0 even if you have a cartridge with it on? That is pretty stupid, I can imagine that being annoying for a game with large updates included on the cart.

No issues with this if it makes them all more consistent when they're sat next to each other in a folder.

Why do they keep removing the flowers from all the logos?

@Dogorilla : Yes and no. The most current update of any Switch game tends to be an aggregate of all prior updates, so say a game had an earlier update of 3GB, but you purchased a later reprint with that 3GB update pre-loaded, a subsequent update akin to Pikmin 3's logo, as small as it may be, will still require you to download the bulk of the updates to date, not merely the difference between what's on the cartridge and the latest version, hence my objection in principle.

So, while Pikmin 3's case isn't the end of the world by any stretch (it's only about 25MB), it sets a bad precedent for publishers to so flippantly issue updates over such inconsequentialities, especially when such updates affect the integrity of physical releases to ultimately no benefit.

@Sisilly_G Ah gotcha, I can see why that would be a nuisance in some cases.

"with a flower serving as the hole in the ‘P’."

hear me out...

the P hole...

Hey everyone, off the subject a bit; but I have a question.

Do I need to play all the games in this series in order or can I jump in at any point? I wasn't how deep the pikmin lore is.

I have never played any of the game.

Likely to camo/hide that its not a deluxe

@dkxcalibur Naw u don't

Jontron: "...but why, though?"

Anyways, I liked the former logo better. I only liked Pikmin 4's logo for Pikmin 4. No need to "fix" the previous logos. In fact, you might as well change Skyward Sword HD's "The Legend of Zelda" logo to be similar to BOTW/TOTK's too.

Either way, this isn't too bad...at least, compared to the name change for Gal Guardians: Demon Purge (formerly "Grim Guardians: Demon Purge") due to a trademark troll.

@aditiya_ss Nintendo and their P hole flowers.

@dkxcalibur I'm a Pikmin expert, so allow me to help you here.

Most people will tell you that you can start anywhere, typically Pikmin 3 since it has the most polish and QOL features of the bunch. However, Captain Olimar, the protagonist of the first two games, is a major recurring character throughout the series. If you want to get the most out of his story, I suggest starting with the very first game before moving onto Pikmin 2 (which takes place immediately after the first game), and then playing through Pikmin 3 Deluxe, which is easily the definitive version of the game as it added a ton of extra stuff, including new story content focusing on Olimar.

Grab Pikmin 1 + 2 from the Switch eShop, or wait until the physical double pack releases later this year if you want. The Switch version of Pikmin 1 in particular is easily the best way to play the game now, due to an extremely common and frustrating glitch being patched out.

Hey! Pikmin on 3DS is an unremarkable spinoff, so it's not essential, but I personally find it to be a decent, even underrated game. Most people hate on it because it was released at the wrong time.

@JohnnyMind @Eggolor

Thank you for the incite! I'll let you know what I decide to do. I'm really really itching to play the series; and I'm not sure what's taken so long.

@dkxcalibur Trust me, I'm sure you'll enjoy it. The Pikmin series is one of Nintendo's most underrated gems, and a shining example of how brilliantly creative and unique they can be. Pikmin 2 especially is one of my favourite games of all time, and has been ever since I first played it over a decade ago. The amount of content, worldbuilding and little details in that game alone is absolutely insane! I sincerely hope you come to love these games as much as I do.

Thank you Nintendo for making a worse icon. The old one was too good to look at.