What's next for the Pikmin franchise?
The color orange obviously.
>>322687931
a genuine sequel unlike metroid
>>322687931
Trans-min.
i'm gonna post a joke image let me see if you can get the joke from this image
>>322687931
What other species of Pikmin could their possibly be?
>>322687931
Is it unreasonable to want every pikmin type in the next game?
You go around collecting memes, you can organize the ones you find in your collection, take snapshots, and upload image macros to the mii-verse.
Does anyone think the Plasm Wraith will return?
Black Pikmin
>>322689953
>You have Pikmin battles between your team and hoards of black Pikmin.
Want.
>>322689113
It's been in every game in some form (goolex, water wraith, plasmwaith) so I'm sure it will be back
>>322688830
is it that oblivion is the fourth in the series and the next pikmin game would be pikmin 4?
if so thats a shitty joke desu
>>322690362
>hoards
It's already in development
With Miyamoto stating it's near it's ending phase in June
It's probably gonna push what Pikmin 3 did but better
if anything, they should add caves as post game
>>322688878
Just pick a color, man
>Cyan Pikmin with an ice theme
>Black Pikmin that have something related to darkness
>Orange Pikmin that...
I'm having trouble help
Some alien race starts aggressively mining the Pikmin planet
>>322688878
>an orange pikmin that can tunnel through the ground
>a green pikmin that can camouflage itself
13 year hiatus.
>>322691649
Black Pikmin don't hurt enemies but can somehow blind them as long as one is latched on, unless you start attacking them full-on with punches or other colors.
>>322691865
It already had an 8 year hiatus between 2 and 3
>>322687931
Rockmin were a mistake
I wonder what the story will be
>Pikmin 1: Olimar Crash lands and needs to return home by finding his spaceship parts
>Pikmin 2: The jewish President of Hocotate fell into massive Debt and wants Olimar to collect treasure from Pikmin Planet, and even after his debt was payed he was a big enough jew to send you back for more
>Pikmin 3: 3 Pilots from Koppai are searching for food after their planet suffered Famine, needs to collect juice for themselves and bring home to the planet as long as fatass britanny doesnt pretend to leave you behind because she wants all the juice to herself
>>322692369
ARE THE CRYSTAL FRIENDS
>>322689953
could you imagine the blacklash if nintendo made a game where you play as a middle-aged white man controlling an army of blacks?
>>322692639
Louie inadvertently kidnaps Olimar's children and dog and bring them to the pikmin planet because louie is fuckin weird and really likes bugs and shit
>>322691649
Orange pikmin that can burrow underground
>>322692715
Well you phrase it like that the inner racist in me would love to play a game with backlash like that
>>322692639
>and even after his debt was payed he was a big enough jew to send you back for more
Keep in mind he never gave a shit that Louie didn't come back, he said "Oh then, I'll go with you"
>>322691816
The orange idea is great. Some areas would only be reachable by orange ones digging a hole to it. I like the green idea but not sure how it would function in game to really have a point.
>>322693386
Stealth segments with enemies that have ungodly high reaction times if they notice you
Robot pikmin
indestructible but run out of power and there are a limited number of them
>>322693194
>>322692893
>>>>>>>>Louie bullshitted the reason he lost the Karrots because he ate them
>>322693650
but where would they come from? Not the ground, obviously. Maybe somebody made them? Possibly other intelligent beings on the planet?
Bubble Pikmin
Can trap smaller enemies into bubbles, making them immobile (though this takes a few seconds to work so it makes them vulnerable)
Can use bubbles as a range attack
or pick up small treasure to lift it up small cliffs
>>322693598
Hmmm I could see it. I think they should make a way for you to be able to tell your pikmin where to go without having to throw them or go with them.
Like there is an enemy like you described blocking a treasure so obviously olimar wouldn't be able to hide from it so he couldn't go. But you could send the green pikmin to go get it. This would also work better for multitasking things.
Hocotate and Koppai go to war over the pikmin
female pikmin
>>322692715
Olimar is clearly Japanese, look at the eyes nigga.
golden pikmin.
extremely rare.do a shitton of damage.
>>322690362
It's spelled hordes, you shit.
>>322694298
pikmin have a normal male/female gender ratio, they don't need pink bows and long eyelashes to be obvious about it
Black Pikmin
>Leave a short trail of tar behind them as they walk. The tar can slow enemies. More black pikmin following = thicker tar = bigger enemies get slowed.
>When hitting an enemy they have a chance to slow them down. Throw lots on an enemy and it'll get very slow.
>If an enemy eats a black pikmin they may get slowed for a time.
>Black pikmin don't drop items, even if they're knocked down by wind or drowning. They are slower to get up, swim to shore, or generally recover from being hit, though.
>>322694298
There is no gender identification
Wanting a pikmin to let you know it's female is the definition of sexist
>>322694676
That goes entirely against the grain that is Pikmin. Fuck off and go play World of Warcraft.
>>322694612
Nah they don't have genders at all they're plants
Their reproduction method is to absorb corpses into a spaceship and absorb its nutrients to produce seeds, no sexual reproduction involved (unless they're doing some nasty shit inside the Onions)
>>322689953
This idea of black Pikmin with slightly frayed leaves got me thinking about the wars that ants fight in real life. I don't think it would apply to the main game very well, but if they decide to go the Pikmin 3 route and include another arcadey bit of side content, it might work out as some sort of multiplayer arena thing.
It would clearly take some hashing out, but the idea of testing your ability to command Pikmin directly against another person sounds lovely to me.
Also give me high risk high reward nighttime mode.
>>322692232
>tough
>cool
>the best
you joshing?
>>322691816
No, green pikmin should be a parasitic pikmin that can be eaten by enimies that you can control for that day
Think Bulbmin
>>322690913
>>322694601
You knew what I meant, faggot.
To the anon that suggested a derivation of Pikmin with a camoflague ability, what if they just had exaggeratedly large flowers when fully leveled that if grouped together give the illusion of a simple pile of flowers, so you can safely navigate when enemies backs are turned.
>>322688878
>Clawed Pikmin that use their long claws to climb and shit
>Stinky Pikmin that can ward of enemies with their stench but can attract others
>Healing Pikmin that can heal injured Pikmin, but are weak and have to be kept away from the action
>Strong Pikmin that can carry injured Pikmin over to the healing Pikmin
The only problem is deciding which colors they should be
>>322687931
My guess is Pikmin 4, but that's just me.
>>322692232
How did you ever find enough time to post this when you obviously suck dicks nonstop?
>>322694298
What do you think the Onion is?
>>322687931
Pikmin 4
>>322694931
So they're like mushrooms?
![latest[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/L9iON80.jpg "latest[1].jpg")
>>322696398
das raycis
War
When it comes to making Pikmin OC, I'm all over that shit.
>Snow Pikmin
>Found in the tundra region. They're covered in dense hair that allows them to grip icy surfaces without slipping. Because of this, they're able to access certain areas with ease, and are immune to ice-oriented attacks*. With the aid of suit upgrades (crampon boots), the captains can also access these new areas. They're least likely to be eaten due to the bristly hairs, but are favored by the Hairy Bulborb just like any other pikmin type.
>*New Blowhog subspecies: Icy Blowhog. Functions like the Watery and Fiery Blowhog, only it spews frigid vapors that immediately freeze the target. If a leader gets hit, they're temporarily unable to move due to being frozen. This leaves pikmin following who are following them vulnerable.
>>322698198
>>This leaves pikmin following who are following them vulnerable.
Well I fucked that last sentence up.
>>322688830
Tentacle mods?
>>322698198
Why wouldn't Ice Pikmin just be Water pikmin in the cold?
>>322688830
Loss?
>>322698198
I've always thought Ice pikmin would just be a modified blue pikmin that, when thrown onto water, cause it to temporarily cause it to freeze or something.
>>322688878
black Pikmin
made of tar
sticks to enemies and is hard to shake off
A game that uses all of the Pikmin, includes the dungeon-crawling of 2 and a solid online multiplayer base. I don't even care if there isn't a new type (even though I want orange really bad), I just want an awesome plot like >>322694279.
Maybe the planets just have corporate competition rather than a full-scale war, though.
>>322694279
Why? Koppai has more than enough food and there is no reason for anyone at Hocotate shipping to ever tell anyone about the pikmin or the treasure of the planet.
>>322695032
I honesty didn't like them at first, but God help me they've grown on me. Seriously, I'd never thought I'd find a rock cute but holy fuck Nintendo did it.
>>322700521
also take longer to eat but can't be save from an enemies if it dies while eating them
can be thrown on feet to slow enemies down or in eyes to blind them but has very little attack power
What if you had temporary pikmin?
Like you could use them to do a single task once, but their gimmick is that they do it much more efficiently than a group of Pikmin.
Could have stuff where some instakill enemies enemies, others build things near instantly, and still others carry things a lot faster.
You'd probably only be able to get them from candypop flowers, to add balance.
>>322698198
Freezing Ice would be in interesting new hazard, but other than your Icy Blowhog who expels it it would be difficult to implement. Pikmin are shown to survive well in cold climates. Cold water wouldn't work because technically neither blue nor snow pikmin could cross it, since blues would freeze and snows would drown.
>>322699558
>Make ice bridges for other Pikmin to cross
>Potentially freeze enemies when eaten
>Invulnerable to frigid temperatures
All seem like potential things that would fall in line with the usual Pikmin style of variants. Ways to access new locations, new things in combat, etc.
>>322692715
>blacklash
>>322701562
Not over Pikmin, but there is a lot of racial tension between Hocotains and Koppains. I wouldn't be surprise if they go or already have gone to war with each other.
>>322702648
I'd feel bad about sending them to do things if they were just going to die right afterwards but hey what must be done must be done.
>>322688882
I think the issue with that from a design standpoint is that it splits the number of each type of unit you can bring to counter specific threats
Like if there were seven types available at once and you wanted to be ready for anything, you'd need six groups of 15 and one group of 10, and if you encountered anything that needed more than 15 of a specific color you'd be fucked if you didn't know in advance
>>322687931
>pikmin cross-pollination
>mix two types to make a new one with both colors' abilities (likely by throwing them into certain candypop buds like how you make white pikmin)
>probably have stripe pattern to differentiate them
>all new kinds of puzzles revolving around this
>red+blue=immune to fire and can swim
>pink+purple=super strong flying pikmin
THE POSSIBILITIES ARE NOT ENDLESS BUT THERE ARE QUITE A FEW!
>>322703186
Well I think the primary colored Pikmin will always be included, and assuming they keep up the pattern from 2 to 3, they will add two new types and that's it.
I would like if they bring back up Pink Pikmin though.
>>322702991
But there isn't any racial tension just two cultures that dont really interact. Neither of them even seem like the warring type
Post favorite Enemy
>>322703790
>Armored Cannon Beetle
>Mamuta
>Smoky Progg
>>322701562
Koppai will probably do further expeditions and discover the treasure.
>>322703790
This guy raises a lot of questions. Like who even built those enhancements? Was it somehow born into that weird metal ball and just grown around it. It's pretty interesting.
>>322703930
Considering the size of PNF404 i doubt there will be any wars fought over it especially when a single are could take weeks or even months to fully strip down and value.
>>322703587
Fair enough, but that line about how "Hocotains will be anything for treasure" always sticks out to me. Although rational I know it's just a result of lazy story writing or desperate lore connection. Since the premise of Pikmin 2 is collecting treasure to pay a debt, they have to just say that the race itself is obsessed with collecting treasure as a way of shoehorning why Olimar and Louie are there in the first place. The Pikmin Lore faggot in me hate this reasoning, but I choose not to think about it too much.
>>322704683
But that line really does show how little some Koppai people know about hocotations. They even have shock when they learn from Louie that he not only eats vegetables but meat, when compared to the fruit lifestyle of koppai.
>>322687931
oh my god, who cares about pikmin types?
it's all about monsters
>>322687931
You will no longer be able to throw pikmin, that is too complex for the average pikmin fan to handle. Instead, you will have your wii mote, point it at the enemy you want dead, and your pikmin will automatically jump up onto the enemy until it dies.
>>322705091
>Those fat tick things on the top right
ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING
>>322705091
I always felt the rock guys were sentient.
>>322705538
I'm pretty sure they are.
>>322705538
It's says in the piklopedia that they practice agriculture.
>>322705720
And they taste like chicken.
>Armored Cannon Beetle will never return
I was really, really hoping for Pikmin 3 to throw me a bone. I was severely disappointed, but on the bright side most of the new bosses were based. Vehemoth Phosbat and Scornet Maestro were incredible.
Bulbmin when
>>322707005
In pikmin 2
>>322703790
I always thought the Man-at-legs was kind of disturbing.
>merges with a machine at birth
>no known predators
>biological organism is just dominated by a machine that attacks things for no reason
