Play on Wii
Pikmin
Instruction and Handling Manual
Greetings
On this occasion of purchasing the Wii software (Play on Wii Pikmin), we give you our sincere gratitude. Before use, please carefully read this instruction and handling manual for how to properly enjoy the game and refer to it regularly. Furthermore, please carefully store this Instruction and Handling Manual.
(Remainder until the table of contents on page 5 is left untranslated, as the text deals with technical and safety information not related to the game itself.)
Contents
Olimar's disaster...6
Size of the Pikmin...8
Fundamental controls...10
Let's start the game...12
About the Pikmin...14
Let's search for spaceship parts...20
Viewing the screen...22
Let's explore with the Pikmin...24
Olimar's actions...26
Pikmin Q and A...29
Olimar's Disaster
My name is Captain Olimar.
On my home planet of Hocotate, I have a well-regarded reputation as an outer space navigator. At times, I would be in business transporting small scale freight. On other occasions, space resources from star to star would be hauled in my beloved spaceship, the Dolphin.
Having worked without rest for some time, I felt like I should reward myself for a short while. I made plans to go on a vacation for one. The night before launching off, my lovely wife cooked my favorite soup. A specialty of Planet Hocotate, it was full of onions and colorful red, yellow and blue "Piku Piku" (Twitching) carrots. A very delicious soup. With a full belly, I slipped into my warm bed, thinking about the vacation for one I would be enjoying from the next morning. Soon enough, I fell into a blissful, deep sleep.
The initial journey went well. With no destination in mind, the Dolphin gentilly made its way into "The Great Deep" of outer space. During the short trip, I had this amazing premonition. I set the Dolphin's controls to automatic, then stood up from them to go drink a hot cup of mushroom tea... And then! An unbelievable jolt resonated through the Dolphin's frame. For a moment, I wasn't able to make sense of what was going on. My body hit the machinery and I completely lost consciousness...
With the Dolphin in distress, I finally landed on a planet whose name and location I did not know. For the time, I was physically alright. But, my spaceship was horribly mangled, with its parts being scattered all over the planet. Even worse, this planet's atmosphere seems to contain poisonous oxygen. Fortunately, the life support equipment upon my back was not damaged. However, it only has 30 days of working battery life. If I can just find the engine, I will gain the ability to move within the Earth's atmosphere. Maybe I will be able to search for the other parts...While recovering the remaining scattered parts of my spaceship within the remaining time, I wonder if I'll be able to make it back to my home planet safely?
I've decided that until the time comes that I leave this planet, I will record the sights and experiences of each day into a journal. That inspiration come to me from two mysterious encounters. The first was a three legged object that stood up. It was of tremendous size, resembling the onions of back home. Plus, there was one other thing...there are these tiny life forms resembling the colorful Piku Piku carrots. I have called these tiny creatures...Pikmin.
Size of the Pikmin
Olimar is smaller than your own finger.
The Pikmin are even smaller than him.
Go ahead and compare their size with what's around them.
Olimar is exactly 4 centimeters.
The Pikmin are exactly 3 centimeters.
Basic Controls
[Play on Wii Pikmin] is controlled by using the Wii remote and nunchuck in conjunction. For more detailed controls, please see pages 26-28.
Nunchuck
Controller Stick
* Selects (text) items
* Moves Olimar
C button
*Breaks up the Pikmin
Z button
*Rotates the viewpoint behind Olimar
!Pointing
Facing the Wii Remote's pointer towards the screen and pointing it towards specific locations is called "Pointing." The cross hair is displayed at the location you're pointing at. From there, press A to throw Pikmin, or down to move through ranks of Pikmin. Additionally, if you point at any "free Pikmin" (Page 28) and press B, you can gather them.
(This game can not be controlled with the Nintendo Gamecube controller.)
Wii Remote (Clockwise from top right)
Cross button
* Selects an item
* Down: Moves a row of Pikmin
* Up: Alters view point height
* Left or Right: Expands or shrinks viewpoint
B Button
* Cancel
* Gathers Pikmin
Pressing B while holding A
Switches out Pikmin by color.
Press Down while holding A
Switches out Pikmin by growth level.
Plus button
Displays the information screen (Page 23)
Home button
Display the Home button, menu
Minus Button
Display the pause menu
A Button
- Confirms item
- Punch (When not accompanied by Pikmin)
- Pull out Pikmin
- Press to grab Pikmin, release to throw
Pointer
* Moves cursor
For this software, a portion of the sound will emit from the Wii Remote's speaker. If you have the Wii remote's speaker volume set to off, all the sound will emit from the Television speaker. For details, please see the "Instruction and handling manual, function section" that comes with the Wii hardware.
Beginning a game
Please carefully insert the [Play on Wii] Pikmin disc into the Wii console's disk slot. The Wii console's power will turn on.
1. Once the screen to the right is displayed, please carefully read its contents and press A.
* When the Wii console's power is turned on, the screen to the right will be displayed upon the disc being inserted.
2. From the Wii menu, please point towards the [Disc Drive Channel] and press the A button.
3. From the channel screen, please point towards where [Begin] is displayed and press A.
4. While the strap fastening screen is displayed, please press the A button once you're prepared. The title screen will be displayed.
Top Right Caption: Wii Menu
Middle Right Caption: Channel Screen
Bottom Right Caption: Strap Fastening Screen
Title Menu
If you press A at the title screen, the title menu will be displayed . After selecting [Begin a Game], please progress to "Data Select". Furthermore, by selecting [Option], you can set the below items:
Sound...Set the volume of the background music and sound effects.
Message...For ingame messages, you can choose between adult level or child level.
High Score...Confirm rankings that are recorded upon clearing the game.
* Once you've made a certain degree of progress in the game, [Challenge Mode] will be added to the title screen. In challenge mode, you'll vie to increase as many Pikmin as possible in one day.
Data Select
When starting from the beginning, please choose the [New] data that's displayed. When continuing, go ahead choose the among date stamped data that's being displayed.
* With 1, you can copy selected data. Please choose the previous data to copy.
* With 2, you can delete selected data.
Choosing a date to restart
With the minus or plus button, choose the date to restart. However, if you return to a date prior to your last save and then save with that same data, please be warned that it will overwrite the initial save file.
! About saving data
After sun down (21), you can choose to save your state of progress. To save, you'll need at least 31 blocks of free space in the Wii console's storage memory. Furthermore, please be careful about deleting data or overwriting data and being unable to return to its original state.
* For deleting files within the Wii console storage memory, please see the function section of the Wii console's included instruction and handling manual.
About Pikmin
On this planet, Olimar will encounter 3 colors of Pikmin. Understanding the Pikmin's unique characteristics according to their differing colors is the first step to evacuating the planet.
So what are the Pikmin?
The Pikmin are mysterious life forms that Olimar encounters upon being stranded on the planet. For some reason, they seem cooperative with him. Also the Pikmin are very clever creatures. They can be thrown (Page 27), move in file (Page 28), transport objects, fight enemies and under their own judgement, act out in various ways.
Up to 100 can be on the ground.
The Pikmin will walk along behind Olimar. Up to 100 can be out. Furthermore, the 100 figure includes Pikmin buried in the Earth, at work elsewhere and ones that are "free" (Page 18).
What the Pikmin can do.
Pikmin can be thrown, moved in rows or respond to conditions around them, amongst other things. If you have many Pikmin performing the same action at once, you'll be commanding a powerful force.
Fight with the wildlife
You can attack and defeat wildlife.
Destroy gates
By beating against the gates, you can desmolish them.
Transport objects.
Fallen pellets (Page 17), defeated wildlife and more can be carried back to the onion. Space ship parts are also carried back to the spaceship.
Use Bomb Rocks
Bomb Rocks (Page 16) can be picked up by Yellow Pikmin. They can be used on wildlife and gates, both of which will receive big damage upon impact.
Remove Obstacles
Obstacles blocking your path can be removed, allowing you to pass.
Set up bridges
Bridges can be set up over rivers, etc., expanding Olimar's movement range.
The three types of Pikmin
The Pikmin are divided into 3 colors, born from matching colored 'onions'. Their color also denotes their special characteristics. Considering how to use them effectively is crucial.
Red Pikmin - Strong against heat, extraordinary fighting ability.
Blue Pikmin - Since they love the water, they can freely move through it, even while fully submerged.
Yellow Pikmin - They are able to handle bomb rocks. Yellow Pikmin can be thrown higher in the air.
! Handling Warning!
- If you throw a Pikmin holding a bomb rock next to an obstacle, they'll ignite it before returning to you.
* Ignited bomb rocks are dangerous to be in the vicinity of.
Increasing Pikmin
To increase your Pikmin count, you'll need to bring 'Pikmin Materials' to the onions. Doing so allows more Pikmin to be born. The materials consist of pellets and defeated enemies which the onions use to sprout Pikmin out of.
Pellet Grass - Beating the grass causes the flower to fall off, turning into a pellet.
Pellet - A source of nutrients for the onion to create Pikmin with. The number indicates the amount of Pikmin needed to carry it.
When having Pikmin transport pellets and defeated wildlife, they'll return to the onion of their same color. If two or three different Pikmin are transporting the same object, the Pikmin making up the largest color group will take it to their matching onion.
The growth of Pikmin
If Pikmin are buried in the ground and left undisturbed, they will suck up the essence of the land, growing from a leaf, to a bud, then a flower. Pikmin that are mature seem to move quicker, so use as many mature Pikmin as you can to transport pellets and defeat enemies.
Leaf Pikmin > Bud Pikmin > Flower Pikmin
Smaller than you finger...Olimar.
Even smaller than him...are the Pikmin.
Let's go on a search for spaceship parts
Finding himself stranded on this planet...Olimar will have to go search for parts in order to return home. Since you can cooperate with the Pikmin, now's the time to go find them.
Basic rules
The planet is divided into a number of areas. Olimar can use a single day to investigate any one of them. With time automatically progressing, he has until sundown to search before the day ends. Once Olimar obtains a certain number of ship parts, he'll recover a portion of the ship's ability and can go off to a new area.
* You can not investigate multiple areas in a single day.
Searching for the 30 ship parts
30 parts have been lost from your space ship. If you don't find them all, you won't return home to planet Hocotate. By searching throughout the various areas, see if you can find the parts.
The 30 day time limit.
Olimar's life support equipment only lasts for 30 days. If you don't discover all the parts within the 30 day limit, it's game over.
Progressing Through The Day
Select an area and begin searching for parts. You have until sundown before you're done.
Area Select
First, please choose an area to search. The minus button can be used to return you to the title screen.
(Clockwise from top right)
Parts within the selected area.
The gold star denotes obtained parts. The hollow stars are for the number of parts yet to be obtained.
Amount of Pikmin within the onions (Page 25)
From the left, the number of red, yellow and blue Pikmin within your onions are displayed.
Olimar's journal
By pressing the plus button, you can check what Olimar wrote in his journal prior to sundown.
Number of gathered parts
Searching
By cooperating with the Pikmin, investigate the area and searching for ship parts. (Page 24)
Sundown
Since the planet's lifeforms become ferocious at night, you'll have to escape to the sky in your spaceship. The Pikmin can also board the onions on their own, as indicated below:
* Pikmin active with Olimar
* Free Pikmin next to the onions and spaceship (Page 28)
- Pikmin buried in the ground will be left in the area.
- Pikmin at work, those fighting and 'free' Pikmin away from Olimar do not board the onion. They'll be left to be devoured by the nocturnal wildlife.
How to view the screen
Within the [Main Screen] which is viewed from while investigating an area, utilize the [Information Screens] to view information on Pikmin and the parts. This will help your progress while searching the area.
Main screen
(Clockwise from Top)
Sun Meter - Displays the present time. When the sun icon has gone all the way to the right, your time is up.
Today's Date
Item being transported
The number at the top displays the minimum required amount of Pikmin to transport the item. The lower number is the total amount of Pikmin transporting it.
Pikmin Information
Olimar's Strength (Page 24)
Wild life form's strength
How to view Pikmin information
Pikmin next to you - From the Pikmin that are closest to Olimar, this display shows the next Pikmin that will be thrown (Page 27).
Number of Pikmin accompanying Olimar.
Amount of Pikmin in the area - A maximum of 100 Pikmin can appear in the area.
Total Pikmin - In addition to Pikmin that are out in the area, this number includes the total amount of Pikmin which include those in the onion (Page 25).
Information screen
If you press the + button, the information screen will be displayed, allowing you to check the Pikmins' current status and more.
Clockwise from top
Area name
Area Map - By obtaining a specific space ship part, you'll get access to a display such as this. You can use the analog stick to scroll and the Up/Down buttons to expand or shrink the screen.
Number of spaceship parts
Number of Pikmin (Page 18)
Number of Pikmin in the onion
Number of Pikmin accompanying Olimar - From the top: Red Pikmin, Yellow Pikmin and Blue Pikmin
How to view the icons displayed on the area map
Arrow - Olimar's present position and direction
Spaceship - Spaceship location
White Star - Location of spaceship parts
Big colored dots - Location of each onion (by color)
Small colored dots - Location of each Pikmin (by color)
Green dot - Buried Pikmin/Pikmin at work/Free Pikmin
Control confirmation screen
If you press right at the information screen, you can check on the game's control methods.
Let's go investigate with the Pikmin
When you arrive at a new area, go on ahead to the various places within it as the Pikmin accompany you. By utilizing the Pikmin, you can perform various actions in response to whatever situation you find yourself in.
Investigating an area
When you go down into an area, first pull out any Pikmin buried in the ground and call them out from the Onion. Once you're done gathering them, set off in search of parts. When you've found one, use the Pikmin to transport it back to the space ship.
Pause Menu
If you press minus, the game will pause and the menu pictured below will be displayed. To resume the game, please press B or minus and choose continue.
Continue...Resumes the game
End one day...Board the space ship, ending the day
Return to a previous save...returns you to the data select screen
Olimar's Strength and Damage
If Olimar receives an attack from the wild life, his strength gauge will decrease. If it goes all the way down to 0, Olimar will be forced back to his ship and the day will end. Watch out, as on such an occasion, most of the prior dispatched Pikmin will be devoured by the wildlife.
* If Olimar's strength goes to 0, Pikmin by the onions and spaceship will escape to them. Pikmin buried underground will remain there.
* If you stand in front of the spaceship and press A, you can either recover life or advance to the next day.
About the Onions
(Pikmin material)
The onions are parent-like objects which Pikmin are born from, coming in 3 colors: Red, blue and yellow. Pikmin of the same color are born from and blown out of each one. Pikmin which are plucked from the ground return to the onions at sunset and are then called out from them on the following day. After Olimar discovers an onion, it will accompany your space ship from then on.
* Plucking Pikmin
If the Pikmin transport pellets or defeated wildlife to the onions, they'll spit out Pikmin. If you wait a moment, a sprout will emerge. Go ahead and press A while near it to pluck out a Pikmin. Right after the Pikmin have been plucked, they'll accompany Olimar, following him from behind.
* In the case that 100 Pikmin are out in an area, (new) Pikmin will remain stored in the onion.
Calling Pikmin (Return)...
If you press A under the onion, you can call out Pikmin corresponding with that onion's color or have them return to the onion. When the below screen is displayed, press up/down on the cursor or d-pad to arrange the number to be called or returned. Then, please use the A button to decide.
* When you have mature Pikmin in the onion, they'll be called out in order of Flower > Sprout > Leaf
(Left) Call/return count
(Top right) Pikmin within onion
(Bottom right) Amount of Pikmin with Olimar
Olimar's Actions
while controlling Olimar, you'll utilize the Pikmin to progress through the game. You can throw 1 Pikmin at a time while moving a group of them.
Analog Stick - Move
Olimar moves in the direction where the stick is pushed down.
A - Punch
If you have no Pikmin that can be thrown and push the A button, Olimar will attack with a punch.
!Changing the viewpoint - Up/Left or Right/Z
Up changes the height of the viewpoint, left or right expands or shrinks it. Also, if you press the Z button, the viewpoint will rotate to the scenery before Olimar.
If you press up...
Using the Pikmin
While the Pikmin are accompanying Olimar, he has various ways of utilizing them.
A - Pluck out
If you're near Pikmin buried in the ground and press the A button, you can pluck them out. By repeatedly tapping A, you can continuously pluck them.
A - Throw
When Pikmin are accompanying you, by pressing the A button, Olimar will grab one nearby and throw it towards the location where the cursor is pointed. The thrown Pikmin will automatically respond to the new surrounding condition it finds itself in.
Pointing and moving the cursor... > Press A to throw the Pikmin!
* By continuing to press the A button, the Pikmin will line up according to their color. Press the B button at this time to choose between tossing them by color, or press the down button to toss them by maturity level. While choosing which Pikmin to throw, please release hold of the A button. Once you've chosen the desired Pikmin color/growth, repeatedly tap the A button to continuously throw the same color/growth type.
C - Scatter
If you press the C button, Olimar will divide his accompanying Pikmin by color. The scattered Pikmin will become "Free Pikmin" (Page 28).
B - Gather
If you align the cursor with the free Pikmin and press the B button, the free Pikmin will gather at Olimar's side. The gathered Pikmin will then accompany him.
* If Olimar directly touches free Pikmin, they'll also be gathered up.
Down - Move Pikmin in formations
If you press the down button, all the accompanying Pikmin will move towards where the cursor is pointed on the screen. If you move the Pikmin in a rank formation, they'll also act while gathered together.
! About free Pikmin
Pikmin which have strayed too far from Olimar or have been scattered will become "free Pikmin". Free Pikmin will stop at an area, now no longer accompanying Olimar. To unite with the free Pikmin, you can point at them and press B, or directly touch them.
Pikmin Q&A
Q. Why is it that Pikmin detour on their return back to the Onions?
A. While Pikmin carrying objects will attempt to quickly return to the onion, if there are nearby obstacles impeding them on the way back, they'll have to take another path or find themselves walking in place. Go ahead and open a path for them.
(Upper right caption) At stone walls, borrow the power of the Yellow Pikmin and destroy the walls with bomb rocks.
Q. The wild life is too tough for me to defeat.
A. To defeat larger wildlife, you'll need many Pikmin. If you've gathered a number of small Pikmin, you'll be able to take down even giant enemies. There are also useful methods to defeating them, such as tossing Pikmin at them from behind, or fighting with particular Pikmin colors. Make up a strategy!
Fighting techniques
If you attack wildlife at their feet, they'll move around clumsily. One tactic is to prevent the wildlife from escaping, while throwing the Pikmin at it from another angle. Also, rely on the red Pikmin for fighting, as enemies will receive a larger amount of damage.
A. Pikmin tend to transport pellets and defeated wildlife to onions of their color. Make use of this habit.
* When wishing to increase Yellow Pikmin, for example, it would be good to have them be the ones to carry pellets and wild life.
Q. I've brought the Pikmin next to a pellet or defeated wildlife, however they won't transport it.
A. Press down to move your Pikmin formation around. Pressing down doesn't simply just adjust the accompanying Pikmin's direction, but can be used to assign a duty to the entire lot of them. By pressing down and moving the Pikmin towards a pellet or fallen life form, they should begin transporting it.
Q. I can't do so much in one day.
A. By dispersing the Pikmin across tasks, you can more effectively utilize your time. For example, in the same time period 20 Pikmin can destroy a gate blocking the road, another 20 can transport pellets and spoils and 20 more can be used to battle wildlife...all this being directed at the same time! As the end of the day approaches, that's the time to go pick up Pikmin and free Pikmin from places you assigned work and left.
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