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ABOUT THE GAME Command a capable crop of tiny creatures and explore a hostile planet in this exciting blend of action and strategy. Seek out valuable items, solve puzzles and overcome powerful creatures in a richly detailed world full of surprises! Whether you’ve played Pikmin 3 on Wii U before or it’s your first venture to planet PNF-404, Pikmin 3 Deluxe comes packed with exciting new modes and features! Journey through the main story in two-player co-op on the same console. Control a hero each and lead Alph, Brittany and Charlie onward! Go it alone or team up with a friend to take on brand new prologue and epilogue stories starring Pikmin and Pikmin 2 heroes Olimar and Louie. The complete story is yours to discover! Expand your exploration with an enhanced lock-on targeting system, enemy balancing changes, multiple difficulty modes, optional hints and more. Study up on every single creature you encounter and unlock profile entries for each character to find out their quirky perspectives on them! Prove yourself a master wanderer by earning badges for completing various feats! If you’re a seasoned explorer, up the challenge with this new difficulty mode that’ll really push you and your Pikmin to the limit! FEATURES Put together a posse of up to 100 Pikmin in your daily explorations and use a whistle to call them to you. They’re obedient enough to happily follow your commands – and don’t even mind being thrown at something to get the job done! At your command the Pikmin forces will carry heavy loads for you, break down barriers, build bridges, fight the local wildlife, and more. You can also split your crew into three squads led by Alph, Brittany and Charlie each, and switch between them to search in different directions at once – getting the hang of this will allow for