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Column: Games for Lunch: New Play Control! Pikmin
crispygamer.com - 3/9/2009
Column: Games for Lunch: New Play Control! Pikmin
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(Page 1 of 3) Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo Release Date: March 9, 2009 System: Wii ESRB Rating: E Official Web site 0:00 This is kind of a unique situation for Games for Lunch, since I already played (and loved) the original Pikmin on the GameCube for many more than a few hours. ...
‘Pikmin’ Vs ‘New Play Control Pikmin’ - Impressions Of The GCN-To-Wii Port
multiplayerblog.mtv.com - 3/9/2009
‘Pikmin’ Vs ‘New Play Control Pikmin’ - Impressions Of The GCN-To-Wii Port
— multiplayerblog.mtv.com — Nintendo's first port of a GameCube game to the Wii left me with mixed feelings. This is... a case of pros and cons. *** I tried two game-days of "New Play Control Pikmin" on Saturday. That's the Wii port of the 2001 GameCube game that mixed ... (more) ‘Pikmin’ Vs ‘New Play Control Pikmin’ - Impressions Of ...

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Pikmin Review
gamedaily.com - 3/11/2009
Pikmin Review
— gamedaily.com — Nintendo brings Pikmin to Wii with a brand new control scheme.... (more) Pikmin Review

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New Play Control! Pikmin
gamepro.com - 3/10/2009
New Play Control! Pikmin
— gamepro.com — Late last year, Nintendo announced the New Play Control series -- GameCube games refitted with Wii controls... and a lower price tag -- and there was much scoffing. After a pretty meager Summer/Fall/Winter lineup, this is what Nintendo had up their ... (more) New Play Control! Pikmin

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Games for Lunch:  New Play Control! Pikmin

GoNintendo:  An hour with Pikmin ‘New Play Control’

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New Play Control! Pikmin
Games for Lunch — ... graphics back in 2001? Maybe my HDTV just doesn't do standard definition very well... 0:03 Olimar's familiar bottle rocket flies through space, gets hit by an asteroid, and hurtles down to the planet as a fireball, complete with cheesy music and sound effects. "The Impact Site" is just as cute as ever. 0:04 "My name is Captain Olimar. While travelling through space I was struck by a meteor..." Blah blah blah ... I just said all this back at 0:03. Read the full review at Crispy Gamer ...

An hour with Pikmin ‘New Play Control’
GoNintendo — I’m really curious to see how many of you guys plan to pick up Pikmin ‘New Play Control’ this week. I am also curious to see whether Pikmin ‘New Play Control’ or Mario Power Tennis ‘New Play Control’ gets a bigger initial response. Finally, how many of you guys are picking up one of these titles, but didn’t own the Cube versions? Article here Posted March 9th, 2009 at 8:41 pm | ...

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