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‘Pikmin’ Vs ‘New Play Control Pikmin’ - Impressions Of The GCN-To-Wii Port
‘Pikmin’ Vs ‘New Play Control Pikmin’ - Impressions Of The GCN-To-Wii Port
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 real-time-strategy with gardening and ...
Column: Games for Lunch: New Play Control! Pikmin
Column: Games for Lunch: New Play Control! Pikmin
crispygamer.com — (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 ... (more) Column: Games for Lunch: New Play Control! Pikmin
Brief Impressions: Metroid Prime Shines on Wii
Brief Impressions: Metroid Prime Shines on Wii
blog.wired.com — Metroid Prime , which should be your most anticipated of Nintendo's "New Play Control" series of Wii... games, shipped last month in Japan. After digging myself out from a pile of other work, I played a bit of it last night. The 2002 GameCube ... (more) Brief Impressions: Metroid Prime Shines on Wii
New Play Control! Pikmin
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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Pikmin Vs. Pikmin ‘New Play Control’
GoNintendo — ... the word on Pikmin a bit more. The franchise may be well known with Nintendo fans, but even then, the acceptance of the franchise isn’t anywhere near that of Mario, Zelda, Metroid or other Nintendo staples. I don’t know why Pikmin had a bit of a rough time breaking into the market, especially with Miyamoto’s name being touted with the release. I’m hoping to see the ‘New Play Control’ version of the game pull in some gamers that didn’t know about the franchise prior to this release. Article here Posted March 9th, 2009 at 12:48 pm | ...

Pikmin GCN vs Pikmin Wii: FIGHT!
Evil Avatar - News Items — ... With New Play Control! Pikmin being released this week for the Wii, MTV Multiplayer took the time to take a look at how one compares to the other... and sort of unsurprisingly determines that the game really didn't need the Wii controls tacked on. ...

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