The graphics are fine, its the gameplay that just looks so lazy and uninspired, to me anyway.

Looks like gampley is focused on puzzle solving and actualy looks decent, but of course you can't have combat and action in 2D platformer like you have in 3D Pikmin.

From what little we've seen I think it looks decent if basic. That being said, introducing more Pikmin types, dual-screen puzzles and enemy types and you have an easy way of adding depth and difficulty to a simple, accessible concept, which is what Nintendo does best. To me, it looks like a potentially fun spin-off, and I'm happy for Nintendo to try that out.

If anything, I wonder if this was originally prototyped for DS, but never made it into full development. I can see a version of this ending up on mobile in the future, too. The verticality of the levels would work well on smartphones and tablets.

Either Ambition levels are way down at Nintendo, or they are being told by management not to use too much time&money on these games (probably because they are working on stuff for the NX).

My guess? its all just filler games. Once NX launches things will go back to normal and stay that way (if the NX sells well).

I agree with the three mentioned games, they were dissapointing, but as for Pikmin 3DS, it doesn´t seem a project intented to reproduce the traditional Pikmin gameplay. To me, it seems more like  a spin-off side scroller with a few strategy/puzzle elements. I prefer to wait and see what the game has to offer.

At least from a visual standpoint, it seems fine, to me.

It's nothing more than a spin-off we can play until Pikmin 4 comes out. It looks kinda fun if you ask me!

inb4 you cannot judge based on one trailer. Well I've enough Pikmin experience (and gaming experience in general) to know this is not a game I want to play. It looks ugly and lazy. And since there is no third dimension you cannot explore or plan your strategy. No multitasking between multiple Pikmin. And this is what makes Pikmin so great. I will never understand Nintendo's obsession with simplifying games so that it can be played by babies like Color splash and Farce. Only dedicated fans know these games exist.

You can have more complex gameplay in 2D; Trine 1 & 2 for instance. What they've shown of Pikmin just reeks of a cheap, low quality filler game.

It looks really slow. Never played Pikmin so I don't know if that's the norm but it looks like really slow gameplay.

Very theatrical. I thought it looked great. Nintendo's ability to transfes console art assets to a handheld never ceases to amaze me.

What has me most interested is it being a 2D game, a Japanese specialty. Japan is always good at taking 3D concepts and making 2D games out of them that loose's not but a dimension. Sonic Colors DS being a great, 1st to mind example. Better than the console version. Nintendo will not fail at a 2D game. Period.