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Miyamoto wonders why Pikmin hasn't sold more and why people think the games are difficult (nintendoeverything.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/nintendo

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Seems like time and time again, Nintendo is always trying to sell games to an audience of people who do not wish to play video games. For a sequel, I figured Nintendo should focus on their core audience of Pikmin fans but it seems like they're always changing things to appeal to people who don't play games while in return alienating the people who want more sophisticated gameplay and challenges.

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[–] [email protected] 53 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I absolutely loved the Pkimin 4 Demo. Having played all 3 prior games, 4 resonated better with more emphasis on exploration and removing the "you have X days" pressure. Made it far more enjoyable personally.

The only thing I really wish they hadn't eliminated was proper co-op. My son was very disappointed that all I could do was throw rocks and items rather than run around the world with him.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What? That was going to be the main reason I played this. It was so good for me and my girlfriend to play togsther, she loved it. What the fuck is with these companies not making coop games anymore? Do they think noone has friends?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Technically Pikmin 3 also didn't have co-op when it first released, that was a feature added with Pikmin 3 Deluxe. However definitely extremely disappointed they removed it for 4. Maybe it can be added later, but likely not until they release DLC or another Deluxe version...