Pikmin 2! (ABF will be happy)

[Private Hudson]

And a rough translation from where this scan was taken.

point 1- new colors!
point 2- 2 player mode. nature of playmode is still unknown. is it a 2P versus mode?

reporter's view - first pikmin had a tie in with the "strawberry no uta" in the Commercial (and a very successful one too!). reporter knows/thinks pikmin 2 will have a huge tie in as well.

other stuff:

- new Luujii/Ruujii character joins Olimario.
- more items
- over 60 types of creatures
- random events on the field
- underground dungeons
- no time limit system

NO TIME LIMIT SYSTEM!! ARE YOU HAPPY!?!!?

[Sacred Jellybean]

I AM HAPPY TOO! I CAN TAKE MY TIME WITH EXPLORING! NO STRENUOUS TIME LIMIT!

[EdenMaster]

BLACK PIKMIN!!!!!11

[OB1]

WOOHOO!!!!!!!

No time limit!!!

HA!

I told you guys that they could make a Pikmin game without a time limit!!!

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[Sacred Jellybean]

That's a purple pikmin, Eden.

I hope they up the challenge in a different areas, since there won't be a time limit.

[A Black Falcon]

Yes, actually, I am happy! No time limit... great! Now just make the game more complex...

http://www.planetgamecube.com/news.cfm?a...em&id=4273

Nintendo's E3 website reveals a few things and clears up a couple of mysteries regarding the sequel to Pikmin.

Nintendo of America's new website for E3 2003 contains a Pikmin 2 feature, in which a few bits of are dropped.

The story has Captain Olimar returning to the Pikmin's world, this time voluntarily. His business is going under, and he needs to dig up treasures to pull out of his debt. Olimar has brought along an assistant, already seen in screenshots, to help save the company. This assistant is still not being called by name at NOA.

The feature goes on to clarify some gameplay details too. As we expected from the first batch of screenshots, there is a two-player cooperative mode in which each player controls one of the spacemen. In the single-player mode, you'll switch between them, possibly for Lost Vikings-style shenanigans. Another huge departure from the original is that there is no time limit in Pikmin 2. Presumably, there will still be a day-night cycle, but players will no longer be restricted to thirty days in which to beat the game. It's currently unclear how the game will balance out this change, whether it be more complex tasks, harder enemies, more levels, etc.

Of course, you couldn't expect a Pikmin sequel to leave out new colors of Pikmin, new enemies, and new types of environments. All are present, as you'll see in the new screenshots.

Screenshots! PGC has 9 of them. Click!
http://www.planetgamecube.com/games.cfm?...ile&id=869


And last... http://www.nintendo.com/e32k3/pikmin2_feat.html

[Nintendarse]

While the graphics seem to improve only marginally over the original, It'll be interesting to see how Nintendo formats the game. Apparently, the goal of the game is to earn enough money so that the company can pay its debts off, which is an interesting (yet simple) premise. I'm not quite sure what the talk of "underground dungeons" has been about, but that might point to the structure of the game.

[Great Rumbler]

Sounds pretty cool; plus the no time limit is a real plus. I hated the time limit!!

[EdenMaster]

Originally posted by Sacred Jellybean
That's a purple pikmin, Eden.

Close enough.

[Dark Lord Neo]

When does the preorder campaign with a free copy of Pikmin 1 start?:D

[EdenMaster]

:D

[Dark Jaguar]

: "There will never be a black pikmin. Ahahahhahahah!"

Really, that HAD to be taken way out of context or mistranslated or something.

[OB1]

[Great Rumbler]

Just when you thought you'd never see it again, it's baa-aack!!



Previously, on Not Without Our XBox...


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Seamus> HELLLLOOOO JAPAN!

Board> ...

Seamus> Do you... see... this table? This table is not a table. This table is ART.

Board> *yells in Japanese to the translator*

Translator> I do not know what he means!

Seamus> The XBox... is like this. You pick it up, and hold it in the air, and it... BLENDS... in with the sky. Art, people.

Board> ...

*doors to the room fly open*

J Allard> WAAAASSSSSSSSSS...
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We now return you to the thrilling continuation...

Allard> SSSSSSSUUUUUUPPPPPPPP!! HOW ARE MY DAWGS DOIN UP IN THIS PIECE?

Board> Is it time for lunch already?

Translator> No, in America, “Dogs” is an expression for… compatriots.

Allard> FO SHIZZLE! BBBWWWAAAAAAA!!!!

Board> …

Allard> *violently moves head left and right with his tongue sticking out*



Translator> Hmm… yes, ok. Mr. Satoru would like to know, why are you smiling?

Allard> Cause I’m just keeping it real, homey. Check this out! Yo, my name is J, no one is better, try to find someone with a name that’s a letter. At Hiroshima, we kicked your-

Seamus> J! Enough!

Allard> I’m just keeping it real, Trespasser. So homies, lets get on tha down low. We want your support, natch.

Translator> Mr. Satoru says that he is weary of the potential success of the X-Box in Japan. He says that Japanese gamers prefer more traditional games like RPG’s, instead of First Person games, like Halo.

Allard> … did he just say Halo sucks?

Translator> Err, no, I think he meant-

Allard> *jumps up on table* DID YOU JUST SAY HALO SUCKS, BITCH?



Allard> Are you laughing at me? Are you about to laugh?



Allard> …



Allard> You better watch yourself, Japan, because I will kick your ass.

Ed Fries> You…. you can leave now, J.

Allard> PEACE OUT, YO! Hey Bill, how’d I do?



Bill Gates> I’m…. going to skin you… alive… and wear your skin.

Allard> Word to that.

Ed Fries> o…k, at this point I would like to bring a special guest speaker, a man who is developing exclusive content for the Xbox. Mr. Lorne Lanning! Mr. Lanning is a VERY respected developer.



Blackley> STOP LAUGHING! HE IS! Please come in Lorne.

Lorne Lanning> Hello everybody. Are we all feeling…. sexy… today?

Board> …

Lanning> Love your body like I love mine. Like this.



Lanning> Mmmmmmm.

Ed Fries> Lorne… are you drunk?

Lanning> No.



Blackley> This is a disaster…

Translator> The board would like to know what Mr. Lanning’s specialty is.

Lanning> Art. The Xbox is art. My games, my Odyssey games, are art. You Japanese folk could learn a thing or two when it comes to art, you know. Munch is an experience in the transcelestial endeavors of the visual dialect of a GENIUS. That genius, is me. Only with the power of the Xbox can I double over like this, and suck my own-



Bill Gates> THAT’S IT! SEND IN PLAN… B!

Ed Fries> Are you sure that’s a wise move sir??

Blackley> When I look at you, Bill, I look inside your mouth. I see power and beauty. Your teeth are deadly soldiers, lined up to do battle, while your tonsils only want peace. A mascarade of brilliance and sorrow. A work. Of ART.

Ed Fries> Sir, I REALLY don’t think Plan B is such a good idea...

Bill Gates> It’s too late. He’s already been let out of the cage. The Licker has been unleashed, and he is headed your way.

Translator> WHAT IS THIS HORROR YOU SPEAK OF??

Ed Fries> Ok, everyone calm down. We need to get out of this room and evacuate the building as quickly as possible. We don’t have much time, as-

*the doors burst open*

Ed Fries> Oh dear lord in heaven...!



Ed Fries> N-nobody move! He can't see us if we don't move!

Steve Ballmer> ALRIGHT PEOPLE, THIS IS WHAT WE’RE GOING TO DO! PUT DOWN THE CHOPSTICKS AND PICK UP YOUR BALLS, BECAUSE YOU’RE GOING TO @#%$ LISTEN TO WHAT I HAVE TO SAY! THE XBOX IS A MOTHER @#%$ REVOLUTIONARY PIECE OF MACHINERY, NOT UNLIKE OTHER BREAKTHROUGHS YOUR COUNTRY HAS DISCOVERED, LIKE THE SILK WORM, OR GODZILLA! THE XBOX IS A GOD!! THE XBOX IS YOUR GOD!!

Translator> Please! Do not hurt us! We will give in to your demands. We will give you Onimusha! Please, just spare us!

Bill Gates> Deal.

Steve Ballmer> WOOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!

Ballmer> NOW LETS GET DRUNK LIKE LITTLE SCHOOL GIRLS!!!


And everything ended happily ever after. Until February 22nd. The end

[EdenMaster]

[Great Rumbler]

Steve Ballmer is either insane or on some sort of drugs.

http://www.celebrityrants.com/user_sub_b...dance.html

[Dark Jaguar]

I'd say drugs. Insanity doesn't compromise one's intelligence, usually.

[OB1]

Wow, Lorne Lanning's appearance perfectly matches his personality. That man is the biggest jackass in the entire industry.