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- Koppai sent out probes called Sparrows to find other planets with resources
- the three-captain team has their ship crash on the new planet, having all 3 land in different places
- day 1 acts as a tutorial
- play first as Charlie
- he has crashed in a snow-filled area
- he'll find Yellow Pikmin that help him into a cave
- you then switch to Alph
- Alph lands in a tropical area where he finds red Pikmin
- he finds the callpad here, which is like the GamePad
- data entries you find scattered around are from Captain Olimar in previous Pikmin games
- GamePad can give you a status breakdown of your Pikmin to see how they're doing
- GamePad can also show you how much extract you can get from the fruit you find
- tap portions of the map on the GamePad to send Pikmin there right away
- regroup with Brittany on day 2 in the Garden of Hope
- your currently-selected Pikmin will stay selected, even when you pick up a new color
- pull multiple Pikmin from the same onion
- hold the Z button to pull out multiple Pikmin types
- playing Wiimote/Nunchuk doesn't allow for full camera control
- first-person camera mode via GamePad for snapping pics

- gather resources for planet Koppai
- the planet you play on is PNF-404
- game will teach you how to play at first
- meet each explorer and each type of Pikmin separately
- learn how to move between your lead characters
- also learn to multi-task and watch your overworld map
- set waypoints for your Koppai crew members
- hints and tips are scattered throughout the land
- these come in the form of Explorer's Notes
- you can highlight an enemy with the Wii Remote and press Z to lock the camera
- shake your Nunchuk to send your entire Pikmin army rushing at your target
- your Koppai people demand your help
- they need fruit juice, which you must extract
- you also have to feed your three commanders off that same resource
- do what you want, explore where you want and do any of it how you want
- every day your team must drink some of the juice you're trying to collect
- if you run out, you get a game over
- at the end of a day, boss battle damage remains intact
- items you couldn't get back to the ship in time will remain where you left them
- boss battle with an Armored Mandad
- day-ending line graph tracks total Pikmin count
- revisit any past days if you hit a harsh end one of the days
- example: If you're on day 7 and lose a ton of Pikmin/stuff, revisit day 6 to retry
- story involves following in the footsteps of a missing Captain Olimar
- take in-game photos with the GamePad and post them to Miiverse