Will Nintendo quietly remove Wii U version Pikmin 3 with the announcement of 'Pikmin 3 Deluxe'



On August 5, 2020, Nintendo will release '

Pikmin 3 ', which was released as a game for Wii U in 2013, for Nintendo Switch, and will release ' Pikmin 3 Deluxe ' on October 30, 2020 (Friday) I announced that. With the announcement of 'Pikmin 3 Deluxe,' it has become clear that Nintendo has quietly deleted the download version of Wii U version Pikmin 3.

Nintendo Announces'Pikmin 3'on Switch, Then Deletes Cheaper Wii U Version
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/n7w95q/nintendo-announces-pikmin-3-on-switch-then-deletes-cheaper-wii-u-version

Pikmin 3 is a game released for Wii U on July 13, 2013. The story is three research team Alf Britney Charlie who left for space to search for food resources, with the help of the mysterious creature ``Pikmin'' that met on the landed planet, the fruit seeds that grow on the planet Searching for something to bring home. Pikmin 3 Deluxe not only contains all of Pikmin 3's paid download content, but also has new elements added, and supports Nissendo Switch's sosso play.

Pikmin 3 Deluxe Trailer-YouTube


After this Pikmin 3 Deluxe was announced, VICE of overseas media reported that the download version of Pikmin 3 was deleted from the Nintendo eShop where you can purchase download software etc. of Wii U. According to VICE, Pikmin 3 was sold at Nintendo eShop for Wii U in the US for $ 20 (about 2100 yen), but it seems that this was deleted. VICE said, 'It's clear that we are selling the newly announced Pikmin 3 Deluxe for $60 (the price in Japan is 6578 yen including tax).'

In addition, Nintendo is also deleting paid download content for Pikmin 3 from the Nintendo eShop. So if you own Pikmin 3 and haven't purchased paid download content yet, you'll need to purchase Pikmin 3 Deluxe to play it. Therefore, a Twitter user who said that he had Pikmin 3 but did not purchase the download content, 'I have a disk version of Pikmin 3, but I can not buy it, I can not do it. Nintendo deletes the download content Had I been notified 24 hours in advance, I would have bought it.'



Please note that you cannot purchase a new download version of Pikmin 3 from the Nintendo eShop in the United States, but users who already own can download Pikmin 3 again.



Although the download version of Pikmin 3 has been deleted from the Nintendo eShop in the United States, the download version of Pikmin 3 ($ 19.99) can be purchased on Amazon.com at the time of article creation. In addition, when I started Wii U and confirmed whether Pikmin 3 was sold at the Nintendo eShop in Japan, the Japanese version was also sold at the time of writing the article. However, the selling price is 6270 yen.



Nintendo has deleted the game titles distributed on the old platform in the past along with the appearance of the ported version, and deleted the Wii U version shortly before the release of the Nintendo Switch version of `` Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze '' I heard he was doing it.

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Mr. Hitoshi Matsumoto in downtown is also a fan of Pikmin, so in the “Pikmin 3 Direct” delivered in June 2013, he is actually playing Pikmin 3 while talking to his creator, Shigeru Miyamoto . It is now possible to see live play, which is rare in the world.

Pikmin 3 Direct 2013.6.26-YouTube


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