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Three Pikmin-like Games of the Near Future
Cover Story: 2012: Year of the Horde.
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fter Pikmin 3 opened Nintendo’s conference, a curious (though unplanned) trend seemed to settle on E3 2012’s show floor. You had to seek them out, but they existed: three Pikmin-inspired games, each doing very different things with Nintendo’s formula. “But Bob,” you may be heard to ask, “isn’t Pikmin just an RTS?” Not just! While it’s true that Pikmin didn’t define this time-tested genre, the following games have more in common with Nintendo’s adorable look at the raw amorality of nature than something like Starcraft. If you’ve ever wanted a horde of loyal troops willing to smash anything at the waggle of a finger, 2012 is your year.
