Pikmin 3 is the third game in the real time strategy Pikmin series and the first game since 2004’s Nintendo GameCube title Pikmin 2. The brainchild of Shigeru Miyamoto, Pikmin 3 was announced in 2008 for Wii and after a long wait, was released for the Wii U in August 2013. Pikmin stars three new heroes, Alph, Brittany and Charlie who unlike the previous heroes (Olimar and Louie) are not searching for things of monetary value, but instead search for food. This title supports the Gamepad, Wii U Pro Controller and the Wii Controller with Nunchuk, offering a split screen mode and allows for Off-Screen Play.

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