As you may know I'm a huge Pikmin fan, but sadly I didn't have enough moolah to buy them on the Nintendo eShop last night so I had to wait until this evening. (; _ ;) The wait was certainly worth it however, as these animations are fantastic, but what exactly do you get for the £4.49 price tag?
I'll try and keep spoilers to a minimum, but no promises. (^ _ < )
The bundle includes 3 short movies, altogether they last around 30 minutes, and you get a few little bonuses including two idents for Toho Cinemas starring our favourite critters and the original storyboards for 2 of the short movies.
The first short (The Night Juicer) is pretty brief, which was a bit alarming at first, but I assume this was the short that was unveiled during Tokyo Game Show (mentioned by Mr Miyamoto during Nintendo Direct). Captain Olimar is playing with a blender while 3 nosey Pikmin come along to find out what he's up to.
The second short (Treasure in a Bottle) follows a Red Pikmin's journey to retrieve a marble from an empty bottle. Unfortunately he gets stuck in the bottle and has to rely on his buddies to bail him out, with some hilarious consequences. Also on the base of the bottle Nintendo NT 4 is stamped, does this mean anything???
The final short (Occupational Hazards), sees Captain Olimar on a typical Pikmin day gathering treasure. Things start to horribly wrong thanks to a short tempered White Pikmin, a fiery Blowhog, and of course, Bulborbs.
These animations are a must for any Pikmin fan and I think they're well worth the £4.49 asking price. I would recommend the Wii U version over the 3DS version, as I don't think the 3DS's resolution will do these short movies justice.
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