<s>
Pikmin	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
and	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
games	O
Pikmin	B-Device
(	O
2001	O
)	O
and	O
Pikmin	B-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
13	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
all	O
other	O
regions	O
within	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
announced	O
Pikmin	B-Application
3	I-Application
on	O
July	O
16	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
console	O
,	O
later	O
stating	O
at	O
E3	O
2011	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
transitioned	O
to	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
builds	O
upon	O
existing	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
Pikmin	B-Device
series	O
,	O
adding	O
more	O
player	O
characters	O
,	O
Pikmin	B-Device
types	O
,	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
Off-TV	B-Device
Play	I-Device
and	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
befriend	O
the	O
Pikmin	B-Device
who	O
assist	O
them	O
in	O
combat	O
,	O
solving	O
puzzles	O
,	O
and	O
amassing	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pikmin	B-Application
3	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
for	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
graphics	O
and	O
level	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pikmin	B-Application
3	I-Application
Deluxe	O
,	O
an	O
enhanced	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pikmin	B-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
while	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
,	O
Pikmin	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
is	O
set	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
July	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
captain	O
which	O
commands	O
a	O
horde	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
100	O
plant-like	O
creatures	O
called	O
Pikmin	B-Device
,	O
and	O
uses	O
their	O
unique	O
abilities	O
to	O
explore	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
combat	O
enemies	O
,	O
solve	O
puzzles	O
,	O
and	O
amass	O
treasures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pikmin	B-Device
can	O
be	O
directed	O
to	O
accomplish	O
various	O
tasks	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
building	O
bridges	O
,	O
destroying	O
barriers	O
,	O
collecting	O
spoils	O
and	O
defeating	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Red	O
Pikmin	B-Device
are	O
immune	O
to	O
fire	O
and	O
can	O
fight	O
harder	O
,	O
Yellow	O
Pikmin	B-Device
are	O
immune	O
to	O
electricity	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
thrown	O
farther	O
,	O
and	O
Blue	O
Pikmin	B-Device
are	O
immune	O
to	O
water	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
red	O
,	O
yellow	O
,	O
and	O
blue	O
Pikmin	B-Device
continue	O
through	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
Pikmin	B-Application
3	I-Application
introduces	O
two	O
Pikmin	B-Device
types	O
:	O
grey-colored	O
Rock	O
Pikmin	B-Device
,	O
which	O
can	O
destroy	O
tough	O
barriers	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
immune	O
to	O
being	O
crushed	O
by	O
heavy	O
objects	O
;	O
and	O
pink-colored	O
Winged	O
Pikmin	B-Device
,	O
which	O
can	O
attack	O
airborne	O
enemies	O
,	O
carry	O
items	O
through	O
the	O
air	O
,	O
and	O
travel	O
over	O
water	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
new	O
different	O
captains	O
over	O
the	O
Pikmin	B-Device
,	O
one	O
more	O
than	O
in	O
Pikmin	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
release	O
of	O
Pikmin	B-Application
3	I-Application
offers	O
three	O
control	O
schemes	O
:	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
GamePad	O
,	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Pro	I-Device
Controller	I-Device
,	O
or	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
(	O
Plus	O
)	O
with	O
the	O
Nunchuk	O
accessory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
all	O
cases	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
GamePad	O
has	O
an	O
overhead	O
map	O
on	O
its	O
touch	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mission	O
Mode	O
is	O
a	O
single-player	O
or	O
cooperative	O
multiplayer	O
experience	O
where	O
the	O
players	O
are	O
presented	O
with	O
a	O
task	O
based	O
on	O
Pikmin	B-Device
fundamentals	O
,	O
which	O
must	O
be	O
completed	O
in	O
a	O
limited	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
three	O
trials	O
present	O
within	O
Mission	O
Mode	O
:	O
Collect	O
Treasure	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
players	O
must	O
collect	O
all	O
the	O
fruit	O
and	O
enemies	O
on	O
the	O
map	O
using	O
a	O
set	O
amount	O
of	O
Pikmin	B-Device
before	O
time	O
runs	O
out	O
;	O
Battle	O
Enemies	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
players	O
must	O
kill	O
all	O
the	O
enemies	O
on	O
the	O
map	O
as	O
quickly	O
as	O
possible	O
;	O
and	O
Defeat	O
Bosses	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
players	O
to	O
re-encounter	O
the	O
boss	O
creatures	O
from	O
story	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
scouted	O
multiple	O
planets	O
with	O
their	O
SPEROS	O
ships	O
,	O
one	O
returns	O
positive	O
after	O
scouting	O
the	O
Pikmin	B-Device
planet	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
call	O
PNF-404	O
,	O
that	O
has	O
an	O
abundance	O
of	O
cultivable	O
food	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Captain	B-Application
Charlie	I-Application
falls	O
to	O
the	O
Distant	O
Tundra	O
and	O
meets	O
the	O
Yellow	O
Pikmin	B-Device
,	O
but	O
is	O
eaten	O
by	O
a	O
monster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alph	O
wakes	O
up	O
in	O
the	O
Tropical	O
Wilds	O
and	O
meets	O
the	O
Red	O
Pikmin	B-Device
,	O
who	O
help	O
him	O
recover	O
their	O
ship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alph	O
finds	O
Brittany	O
in	O
the	O
Garden	O
of	O
Hope	O
,	O
and	O
rescues	O
her	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
Rock	O
Pikmin	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
captains	O
rescue	O
Captain	B-Application
Charlie	I-Application
,	O
after	O
the	O
S.S.	O
Drake	O
crashes	O
and	O
Brittany	O
discovers	O
Yellow	O
Pikmin	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
S.S.	O
Drake	O
and	O
the	O
Pikmin	B-Device
Onions	O
ascend	O
into	O
low	O
orbit	O
each	O
evening	O
to	O
avoid	O
voracious	O
nocturnal	O
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
,	O
the	O
captains	O
and	O
the	O
Pikmin	B-Device
defeat	O
a	O
mysterious	O
life	O
form	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Plasm	B-Application
Wraith	I-Application
,	O
to	O
save	O
Olimar	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
taken	O
the	O
cosmic-drive	O
key	O
,	O
thinking	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
treasure	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
gives	O
it	O
back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
explorers	O
use	O
the	O
key	O
for	O
the	O
ship	O
,	O
offering	O
Olimar	O
and	O
Louie	O
a	O
ride	O
back	O
to	O
Hocotate	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
return	O
home	O
as	O
the	O
Pikmin	B-Device
wave	O
goodbye	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
post-credits	O
scene	O
,	O
some	O
Pikmin	B-Device
see	O
a	O
flaming	O
object	O
falling	O
to	O
the	O
ground	O
and	O
run	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
additional	O
story	O
in	O
Pikmin	B-Application
3	I-Application
Deluxe	O
,	O
"	O
Olimar	O
's	O
Comeback	O
"	O
,	O
reveals	O
the	O
object	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
pod	O
containing	O
Olimar	O
and	O
Louie	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
sent	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
planet	O
by	O
the	O
president	O
of	O
Hocotate	O
Freight	O
to	O
repair	O
and	O
retrieve	O
the	O
destroyed	O
spaceship	O
they	O
were	O
forced	O
to	O
leave	O
behind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
first	O
hinted	O
about	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
Pikmin	B-Device
game	O
in	O
a	O
July	O
2007	O
interview	O
with	O
IGN	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
I	O
certainly	O
do	O
n't	O
think	O
we	O
've	O
seen	O
the	O
last	O
of	O
Pikmin	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
definitely	O
would	O
like	O
to	O
do	O
something	O
with	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
I	O
think	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
interface	O
in	O
particular	O
is	O
very	O
well	O
suited	O
to	O
that	O
franchise.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
later	O
CNET.com	O
interview	O
in	O
April	O
2008	O
reported	O
that	O
"	O
For	O
now	O
,	O
Miyamoto	O
looks	O
ahead	O
to	O
other	O
projects	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
mentioning	O
his	O
desire	O
to	O
continue	O
the	O
Pikmin	B-Device
series.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
Pikmin	B-Device
game	O
was	O
confirmed	O
at	O
E3	O
2008	O
during	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
developer	O
roundtable	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
Miyamoto	O
stated	O
that	O
his	O
team	O
were	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Miyamoto	O
's	O
roundtable	O
discussion	O
at	O
E3	O
2011	O
,	O
Miyamoto	O
stated	O
that	O
Pikmin	B-Application
3	I-Application
development	O
was	O
moved	O
to	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
successor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
's	O
HD	O
graphics	O
and	O
secondary-screen	O
GamePad	O
would	O
work	O
better	O
for	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
5	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Pikmin	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
shown	O
at	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
press	O
conference	O
at	O
E3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
gameplay	O
aspects	O
were	O
demonstrated	O
,	O
including	O
rock	O
Pikmin	B-Device
and	O
the	O
GamePad	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
release	O
was	O
later	O
delayed	O
until	O
mid-2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
questioned	O
about	O
the	O
presence	O
or	O
absence	O
of	O
the	O
purple	O
and	O
white	B-Application
Pikmin	I-Application
types	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
,	O
Miyamoto	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
They	O
're	O
in	O
there	O
somewhere	O
,	O
just	O
hidden	O
...	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
Polygon	O
interview	O
,	O
Miyamoto	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
plans	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
animated	O
Pikmin	B-Device
shorts	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
prior	O
to	O
Pikmin	B-Application
3s	I-Application
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
shorts	O
went	O
unheard	O
of	O
for	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
were	O
eventually	O
mentioned	O
by	O
Miyamoto	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
5	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pikmin	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
13	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Collect	O
Treasure	O
stage	O
pack	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
added	O
four	O
missions	O
on	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	O
Enemies	O
stage	O
pack	O
DLC	B-Protocol
added	O
four	O
missions	O
on	O
November	O
6	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
with	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
an	O
update	O
adding	O
GamePad	O
stylus	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
of	O
new	O
stages	O
(	O
rather	O
than	O
remixes	O
of	O
old	O
stages	O
as	O
in	O
previous	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
2	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
and	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
DLC	B-Protocol
packs	O
were	O
de-listed	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
in	O
August	O
2020	O
following	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
Pikmin	B-Application
3	I-Application
Deluxe	O
on	O
Switch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
would	O
eventually	O
be	O
re-listed	O
a	O
short	O
time	O
later	O
,	O
minus	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
purchase	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
directly	O
from	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Indirect	O
purchase	O
of	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
however	O
within	O
game	O
through	O
the	O
Pikmin	B-Application
3	I-Application
title	O
itself	O
remained	O
available	O
until	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
's	O
closure	O
on	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Re-downloading	O
an	O
already	O
purchased	O
digital	O
copy	O
of	O
Pikmin	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
the	O
free	O
updates	O
and	O
already	O
purchased	O
DLC	B-Protocol
packs	O
will	O
remain	O
possible	O
after	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
eShop	B-Application
's	O
closure	O
for	O
the	O
foreseeable	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pikmin	B-Application
3	I-Application
Deluxe	O
is	O
an	O
enhanced	O
version	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
new	O
prologue	O
and	O
epilogue	O
featuring	O
Captain	O
Olimar	O
and	O
Louie	O
,	O
multiple	O
difficulty	O
modes	O
,	O
cooperative	O
play	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
reintroduction	O
of	O
the	O
Piklopedia	O
from	O
Pikmin	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
all	O
DLC	B-Protocol
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
version	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ben	O
Croshaw	O
of	O
The	O
Escapist	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
incentive	O
for	O
urgency	O
,	O
but	O
critiqued	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
for	O
not	O
initially	O
utilizing	O
the	O
touch	O
screen	O
as	O
a	O
means	O
of	O
individually	O
selecting	O
targets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Pikmin	B-Application
3	I-Application
became	O
the	O
best	O
selling	O
game	O
of	O
its	O
launch	O
week	O
,	O
with	O
around	O
93,000	O
copies	O
in	O
two	O
days	O
and	O
helping	O
to	O
sell	O
22,200	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
debuted	O
at	O
number	O
2	O
in	O
the	O
all-formats	O
chart	O
,	O
behind	O
the	O
retail	O
version	O
of	O
Minecraft	B-Application
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pikmin	B-Application
3	I-Application
Deluxe	O
became	O
the	O
bestselling	O
retail	O
game	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
171,349	O
physical	O
copies	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
513,000	O
physical	O
copies	O
were	O
sold	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
selling	O
Pikmin	B-Device
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
2.04	O
million	O
units	O
of	O
Pikmin	B-Application
3	I-Application
Deluxe	O
had	O
been	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
December	O
2021	O
,	O
Pikmin	B-Application
3	I-Application
Deluxe	O
have	O
sold	O
2.23	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
