Wii U
JP: July 13, 2013
EU: July 26, 2013
AU: July 27, 2013
NA: August 4, 2013
Nintendo Switch
WW: October 30, 2020
Pikmin 3 is a real-time strategy and puzzle video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii U video game console. It is the sequel to the GameCube games Pikmin and Pikmin 2, and was released in Japan on July 13, 2013, and in all other regions within the following month. Shigeru Miyamoto announced Pikmin 3 on July 16, 2008, for the Wii console, later stating at E3 2011 that it had transitioned to Wii U.
The game builds upon existing elements of the Pikmin series, adding more player characters, Pikmin types, and support for Off-TV Play and downloadable content. In the single-player campaign, the player controls three alien captains, who explore the surface of a planet they name PNF-404 in search of cultivable fruit seeds to save their home planet, Koppai, from famine. They befriend the Pikmin who assist them in combat, solving puzzles, and amassing resources.
Pikmin 3 received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for the gameplay, graphics and level design. Pikmin 3 Deluxe, an enhanced port for the Nintendo Switch, was released on October 30, 2020. A stand-alone sequel, Hey! Pikmin, was released in 2017 for Nintendo 3DS, while a direct sequel, Pikmin 4, was released on July 21, 2023 on the Nintendo Switch.
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- Duck Hunt Dog Laugh Sound
- Hollywoodedge, Sheep Bleat Single Cl AT048501
- Hollywoodedge, Small Swishes Light FS048101/Sound Ideas, SWISH - ARM OR WEAPON SWING THROUGH AIR, SWOOSH 03
- Horror Increasing Violin Suspense 01
- Sound Ideas, BELL - SMALL DING OF SMALL BELL
- Sound Ideas, BELL, FIGHT - BOXING RING FIGHT BELL: SINGLE RING, SPORTS (cut short)
- Sound Ideas, BELL, HAND - VERY SMALL BRASS BELL: SHORT RING
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, CHICKEN - LOUD SINGLE SQUAWK (After defeating the Burrowing Snagret)
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, HEAD SHAKE - COMICAL VOCAL HEAD SHAKE 02
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, POP - BIG CORK POP
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, SQUEAK - CONTINUOUS LITTLE SQUEAKS
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, SQUEAK - SEVERAL RUBBER SQUEAKS, STRETCH
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, SWISH - SINGLE FAST WHIPPY SWISH BY
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - REFEREE'S WHISTLE, SINGLE
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, ZIP - HIGH 01
- Sound Ideas, CASH REGISTER - ELECTRIC: TOTAL KEY WITH BELL (cut short)
- Sound Ideas, CLOCK, GRANDFATHER - WESTMINSTER: QUARTER HOUR CHIME (cropped and pitched)
- Sound Ideas, CLOCK, TICK - LARGE WIND UP CLOCK TICKING
- Sound Ideas, ELECTRICITY, SPARK - HIGH VOLTAGE SPARK, ELECTRICAL 08
- Sound Ideas, FENCING - FENCING: FACE MASK: REMOVE, SWORDS 03
- Sound Ideas, HIT, METAL - BONK ON HEAD WITH METAL PIPE, CARTOON
- Sound Ideas, TYPEWRITER - ANTIQUE: CARRIAGE RETURN, DOWN SINGLE LINE, FAST, OFFICE
- Sound Ideas, TYPEWRITER - ELECTRIC: REPEATING LETTER KEY, OFFICE
- Sound Ideas, TYPEWRITER - MANUAL: CARRIAGE RETURN, FAST, OFFICE
- Sound Ideas, TYPEWRITER - MANUAL: END OF LINE BELL, OFFICE
- Sound Ideas, WEATHER, WIND - STRONG HOWLING WIND/WIND - SIBERIAN WIND, WEATHER