<s>
Pikmin	B-Device
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
the	O
Pikmin	B-Device
series	O
developed	O
by	O
Arzest	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
handheld	O
video	O
game	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
standalone	O
sequel	O
to	O
Pikmin	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
is	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
first	O
installment	O
on	O
a	O
handheld	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pikmin	B-Device
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
July	O
2017	O
,	O
coinciding	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
2DS	I-Device
XL	I-Device
–	O
the	O
fifth	O
and	O
final	O
hardware	O
revision	O
of	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pikmin	B-Device
consists	O
of	O
main	O
character	O
Captain	O
Olimar	O
leading	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
Pikmin	B-Device
through	O
2D	O
levels	O
while	O
collecting	O
items	O
that	O
contain	O
"	O
sparklium	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
source	O
of	O
fuel	O
for	O
Olimar	O
's	O
ship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
Pikmin	B-Device
series	O
,	O
players	O
do	O
not	O
choose	O
what	O
Pikmin	B-Device
to	O
bring	O
into	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
players	O
enter	O
a	O
level	O
and	O
use	O
whatever	O
Pikmin	B-Device
they	O
find	O
while	O
exploring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Winged	O
Pikmin	B-Device
are	O
able	O
to	O
carry	O
Olimar	O
while	O
flying	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Olimar	O
is	O
incapable	O
of	O
attacking	O
on	O
his	O
own	O
,	O
instead	O
relying	O
on	O
the	O
Pikmin	B-Device
for	O
defense	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
clearing	O
a	O
level	O
,	O
all	O
recruited	O
Pikmin	B-Device
are	O
taken	O
to	O
the	O
Pikmin	B-Device
Park	O
,	O
an	O
area	O
where	O
Pikmin	B-Device
can	O
be	O
sent	O
to	O
look	O
for	O
more	O
objects	O
with	O
sparklium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
finding	O
colored	O
pellets	O
,	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
Pikmin	B-Device
in	O
the	O
park	O
can	O
be	O
increased	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
clearing	O
a	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
Pikmin	B-Device
Park	O
,	O
more	O
sections	O
open	O
up	O
for	O
the	O
Pikmin	B-Device
to	O
explore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
every	O
Amiibo	B-Device
released	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
launch	O
,	O
which	O
provide	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
in-game	O
bonuses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Pikmin-themed	O
Amiibo	B-Device
was	O
also	O
released	O
at	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
soon	O
re-encounters	O
Red	O
Pikmin	B-Device
,	O
which	O
he	O
figures	O
out	O
he	O
can	O
use	O
to	O
carry	O
Sparklium-rich	O
treasures	O
and	O
acorn-like	O
seeds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Olimar	O
searches	O
more	O
sectors	O
of	O
the	O
planet	O
,	O
he	O
finds	O
Yellow	O
Pikmin	B-Device
,	O
Blue	O
Pikmin	B-Device
,	O
Rock	O
Pikmin	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Winged	O
Pikmin	B-Device
in	O
that	O
order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pikmin	B-Device
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Arzest	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Takashi	O
Tezuka	O
and	O
Naoto	O
Ohshima	O
,	O
Arzest	O
's	O
founder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
6	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
stated	O
during	O
a	O
Q&A	O
of	O
his	O
recently	O
released	O
Pikmin	B-Device
short	O
films	O
that	O
"	O
Continually	O
launching	O
campaigns	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
software	O
will	O
lay	O
the	O
groundwork	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
iteration	O
of	O
Pikmin	B-Device
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
needless	O
to	O
say	O
,	O
we	O
want	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
motivations	O
for	O
potential	O
consumers	O
to	O
purchase	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
on	O
January	O
6	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Miyamoto	O
gave	O
further	O
confirmation	O
that	O
the	O
Pikmin	B-Device
franchise	O
would	O
be	O
receiving	O
more	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
I	O
still	O
have	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
ideas	O
about	O
what	O
I	O
want	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
Pikmin	B-Device
,	O
but	O
nothing	O
's	O
decided	O
yet	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
anything	O
else	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
of	O
course	O
,	O
we	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
make	O
Pikmin	B-Device
games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
on	O
September	O
7	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Miyamoto	O
confirmed	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Eurogamer	O
that	O
the	O
next	O
Pikmin	B-Device
game	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
"	O
very	O
close	O
to	O
completion.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
E3	O
2016	O
,	O
Miyamoto	O
gave	O
further	O
updates	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
Yes	O
,	O
you	O
are	O
right	O
,	O
and	O
we	O
're	O
working	O
on	O
[	O
the	O
next	O
Pikmin ]	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
Puzzles	O
are	O
also	O
extremely	O
simple	O
,	O
and	O
usually	O
boil	O
down	O
to	O
tossing	O
Pikmin	B-Device
around	O
obstacles	O
...	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
low-impact	O
blend	O
of	O
strategy	O
and	O
action	B-Application
flounders	O
between	O
relaxing	O
and	O
boring.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Areas	O
praised	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
include	O
the	O
amiibo	B-Device
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pikmin	B-Device
might	O
not	O
be	O
the	O
most	O
exciting	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
game	O
out	O
right	O
now	O
—	O
hats	O
off	O
to	O
Miitopia	B-Application
—	O
but	O
its	O
amiibo	B-Device
functionality	O
is	O
the	O
most	O
charming	O
we	O
’ve	O
seen	O
in	O
a	O
long	O
,	O
long	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
