“I would love to [save them], but it’s not possible with my skill,” Miyamoto explained. “So I have given up. But there are some staff who actually accomplished [this]. Personally, I like challenging myself to beat my own score in the mission mode.”

Miyamoto has also considered the possibility of providing DLC if there’s a demand for it.

“Nothing has been decided yet,” he explained, “but Pikmin 3 puts importance on the player replaying and re-challenging himself, an element that makes the game more and more fun as users play it many times. If we hear players’ desire to play more with add-on content, we would love to consider the possibilities.”

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