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News - Nintendo Reinstates Pikmin 3 On The Wii U eShop Ahead Of The Switch Release - xSicKxBot - 09-05-2020
Nintendo Reinstates Pikmin 3 On The Wii U eShop Ahead Of The Switch Release
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<p><strong>Update:</strong> The game has apparently now reappeared for digital purchase on <a href="https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/pikmin-3-wii-u/">the Wii U eShop</a>. So, if you haven’t played Pikmin 3 before, this means you still have the option to buy and experience the game in its non-Deluxe, vanilla (and much cheaper) form on the hardware it was originally designed for.</p>
<p><em>Here at Nintendo Life, that’s what we like to call A Very Good Thing™. Thanks to Dogorilla for the tip!</em></p>
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<p><strong>Original Story (Thu 6th Aug, 2020 01:55 BST):</strong> It’s official: <strong><a href="https://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/pikmin_3_deluxe">Pikmin 3 Deluxe</a></strong> is <a href="https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/08/pikmin_3_deluxe_officially_announced_for_switch_includes_all_dlc_and_new_content">arriving on the Nintendo Switch this October</a> and will come packed with <em>all</em> of the DLC and even some brand new side story content featuring Olimar and Louie.</p>
<p>What does this mean for the future of <strong><a href="https://www.nintendolife.com/games/wiiu/pikmin_3">Pikmin 3</a></strong> on the Wii U, though? While we wouldn’t normally be asking a question like this – as discovered by Nintendo Everything, the original version of this game has now been delisted from this particular eShop (this includes the removal of the DLC as well). <em>Yep, it’s gone!</em></p>
<p>On the Nintendo website, the <a class="external" href="https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/pikmin-3-wii-u/">Wii U game page for Pikmin 3</a> is there, but there’s no longer a way to purchase the game. If you own a physical copy of this title, you can obviously still play it on your Wii U and if you’ve already bought a digital copy from the system’s eShop, you shouldn’t have any problems downloading the game.</p>
<p>Nintendo has pulled this same move in the past with games like <strong><a href="https://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/donkey_kong_country_tropical_freeze">Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze</a></strong> – ahead of ‘Deluxe’ re-releases on Switch (although in saying this, DKC:TF has since returned to the Wii U eShop – at least in Europe – and <em>is</em> available for purchase). Pikmin 3 on Wii U was priced at $19.99 and the Deluxe version is valued at $59.99 on Nintendo’s hybrid system.</p>
<p>Did you manage to grab a digital copy of Pikmin 3 for Wii U before it was pulled? Could this just be a temporary removal? How do you feel about Nintendo taking down games while the Wii U eShop is still up and running? <em>Share your thoughts below.</em></p>
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https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/2020/09/04/nintendo-reinstates-pikmin-3-on-the-wii-u-eshop-ahead-of-the-switch-release/