Pikmin Arcade

== Pikmin Arcade ==
Pikmin Arcade (Or PIKMIN Arcade in Japan/Korean Titles) Is an Arcade game based on Pikmin 3 for the Nintendo Wii U and Nintendo Switch. Developed and published by Capcom (Who also helped create Luigi's Mansion Arcade) and released it Sega Nu Board. It is a direct Spin-off to the Pikmin series and is another one of the few Nintendo-based arcade games released in the current generation. It was revealed by Sega in late 2023 along with the release of Pikmin 4. The game first hit arcades in Japan in Summer of 2024 along with hitting arcades in the U.S.A and European location in the Fall of 2024. And finally releasing in arcades in South Korea in Early 2025
== Gameplay ==
Just like Luigi's Mansion Arcade. PIKMIN Arcade is a cross between the original Pikmin controls alongside the rail shooter mechanics of the light gun. The player once again cannot freely move on their own. The player is lead threw the areas and locations of Pikmin 3 while defeating enemies and growing your Pikmin squad. 
=== Controls ===
The Entire Controller is part of a few buttons along with a whistle themed light gun
* Pressing the Throw button on the Light Gun will throw a Pikmin 
* Pressing the Lock-On button on the Light Gun will lock on the object the cursor is aiming on (Note, this is highly recommended for throwing Pikmin onto)
* Pushing the trigger on the Whistle themed Light Gun will (Obviously) call on stray Pikmin that have been thrown. (It will also stop the player from moving
* Dragging the Light Gun will move the cursor on the game screen
* 2-Player mode is also supported
== Characters ==
=== Playable Characters ===
* Alph 
* Brittany (2-Player Mode or the start of Distant Tundra)
* Charile (Via Kopad)
=== Enemies (All enemies are from Pikmin 3) ===
* Bulborb
* Dwarf Bulborb
* Skutterchuck
* Armored Cannon Beetle Larva
* Artic Cannon Beetle Larva
* Orange Bulborb
* Dwarf Orange Bulborb
* Spotty Bulbear
* Dwarf Bulbear
* Arachnode
* Fiery Blowhogs
* Watery Blowhogs
* Swooping Snitchbug
* Scornets
* Puckering Minnow
* Skitter Leaf
* Desiccated Skitter Leaf
* Male Sheargrub
* Joustmite
* Sputterfish
* Water Dumple
* Wollyhog/Wollyhop
* Puckering Blinnow
== Areas ==
Just like Pikmin 3. The areas in Pikmin Arcade take place on PN4-404, with all of the areas featured in the game
=== Tutorial Mode ===
* Alph's Crash Site
=== Normal Mode ===
* Garden Of Hope - Garden
* Twilight River - River
* Formidable Oak - Oak
=== Alternate Mode ===
* Garden Of Hope (Alternate Route) - Pond
* Tropical Wilds - Beach
* Distant Tundra - Tundra
== Items/Pikmin Types ==
* Pellet Posey (Can arrange from x1 x3 or x5)
* Red Pikmin (Appears in Tutorial, Garden Of Hope, Twilight River, Formidable Oak, Tropical Wilds, and Distant Tundra)
* Rock Pikmin (Appears in Garden Of Hope and Tropical Wilds
* Winged Pikmin (Only appears in Twilight River)
* Blue Pikmin (Only appears in the Alternate Route to the Garden of Hope)
* Yellow Pikmin (Only appears in Distant Tundra)
== Bosses ==
* Bulborb (Boss for Tutorial) 
* Meduskal Slurker (Mini-Boss for Garden of Hope/Alternate Route) 
* Bug-Eye Crawmad (Boss for Garden of Hope/Alternate Route) 
* Arachnode (Mini-Boss for Twilight River) 
* Burrowing Snagret (Boss for Twilight River) 
* Armored Cannon Beetle Larva (Mini-Boss for Formidable Oak)
* Big Footed Arachnorb (Mini-Boss for Formidable Oak)
* Plasm Wraith (Boss for Formidable Oak)
* Calcified Crushblat (Mini-Boss for Tropical Wilds)
* Baldy Long Legs (Boss for Tropical Wilds)
* Artic Cannon Beetle Larva (Mini-Boss for Distant Tundra)
* Spotty Bulbear (Mini-Boss for Distant Tundra)
* Vehemoth Phosbat (Boss for Distant Tundra)
== Trivia ==
* This is the first Arcade game made by Capcom to not focused on a Mario/Luigi game
* The boss music that plays is the same music use for the Big Footed Arachnorb in Pikmin 3 Deluxe
* Distant Tundra is the longest level in the game
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