This game looks like a lot of fun. I really hope Nintendo uses the GamePad in some creative ways.

can't wait to get this next month!

unfortunately the wii remote and nunchuk combo is the star in the game. Touchscreen controls would have been awesome

yeah it was said the wii mote is best way to play, but keeping the gamepad nearby is good, because of all the mapping options that are going to be available for the player.

Overview trailer

Here's a couple commercials from Japan:

This looks soooo damn good, but I'm crap at RTS games and I'm worried it'll be too difficult and annoy/stress me out.

I can really tell this game started on the Wii. The ground textures are just atrocious. It's a sharp contrast against everything else which appears to be top notch.

The main difficulty in a Pikmin game is learning what specific strategies to use against different enemies in battle.  

If you're willing to sacrifice a lot of Pikmin you can kill most enemies by just throwing a bunch on them.  

But you tend to get attached to those little guys.. and that forces you to learn the strength of each Pikmin type and the weakness of each enemy.  

In tackling the environments you also use a similar strategy.  It's not too hard but takes a little practice & experimentation to learn.

WOW the environment graphics look amazing!