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{{page title|''Pikmin'' series}}
[[Image:Th PIKMIN-1.jpg|thumb|999px|The two Pikmin games.]]
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The '''Pikmin series''' currently consists of two games, ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'' and ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' (and their counterparts in the [[New Play Control!]] range on the [[Wii]]), with a [[Pikmin 3|third]] in production. Both games have been scored well by critics, the sequel generally higher than ''Pikmin''. There have been a number of rumours in the past concerning a Pikmin 3 being in production for the Wii, and on July 15, 2008 at a private conference, Shigeru Miyamoto confirmed that Pikmin 3 is in production. The total number of sales for the series is approximately 3.53 million<sup>[http://vgchartz.com/worldtotals.php?name=pikmin]</sup>.


[[File:Pikmin series logo new.svg|thumb|300px|The general logo for the ''Pikmin'' series used since 2022.]]
Elements from the series also play parts in a number of [[Pikmin in other games|other Nintendo games]], most notably ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', in which "Olimar & Pikmin" is a playable character, as well as a Pikmin stage and multiple soundtracks and trophies.
The '''''Pikmin'' series''' is a video game series owned by [[Nintendo]] that focuses on using [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] to perform various tasks, such as [[Carry|carrying objects]] and [[Combat|fighting enemies]]. It consists of 4 main games, 5 re-releases, 2 spin-off games, and various other media.
[[File:Pikmin series logo.png|thumb|300px|The former logo for the ''Pikmin'' series used from 2013 up until 2022.]]


==Media==
*''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]''
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*''[[Pikmin 2]]''
'''Release timeline''':
*[[New Play Control! Pikmin]]
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*[[New Play Control! Pikmin 2]]
| 2001 || '''{{p1}}'''
*[[Pikmin 3]] (not yet released)
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| 2002 ||
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| 2004 || '''{{p2}}'''
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| 2008 || {{npcp1}}
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| 2009 || {{npcp2}}
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| 2013 || '''{{p3}}'''
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| 2017 || {{hp}}
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| 2020 || {{p3d}}
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| 2021 || {{pb}}
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| 2023 || {{p1s}}<br>{{p2s}}<br>'''{{p4}}'''
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===Main games and re-releases===
==In other games==
* '''{{p1}}''' ([[GameCube]]) &ndash; [[Captain Olimar]] must gather thirty [[ship part]]s before his life-support system fails.
{{main|Pikmin in other games}}
** '''{{npcp1}}''' &ndash; Re-release for the [[Wii]] with motion controls.
** '''{{p1s}}''' &ndash; Re-release for the [[Nintendo Switch]] with HD graphics.
* '''{{p2}}''' ([[GameCube]]) &ndash; Olimar and [[Louie]] must gather [[treasure]]s to repay [[Hocotate Freight]]'s debt.
** '''{{npcp2}}''' &ndash; Re-release for the [[Wii]] with motion controls.
** '''{{p2s}}''' &ndash; Re-release for the [[Nintendo Switch]] with HD graphics.
* '''{{p3}}''' ([[Wii U]]) &ndash; [[Alph]], [[Brittany]] and [[Captain Charlie]] must gather [[fruit]]s in order to solve [[Koppai]]'s hunger crisis.
** '''{{p3d}}''' &ndash; Re-release for the [[Nintendo Switch]] that adds more content and features some other changes.
* '''{{p4}}''' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) &ndash; The [[Rescue Corps]] must collect [[treasure]]s and rescue [[castaway]]s as they try to find Captain Olimar.


===Spin-offs===
===Super Smash Bros.===
* '''{{hp}}''' ([[3DS]]) &ndash; Olimar must collect [[Sparklium]] via [[treasure]]s in order to power his ship.
In the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, there have been several references to the ''Pikmin'' series.
* '''{{pb}}''' (Mobile devices) &ndash; An augmented-reality walking-themed application.


===Secondary media===
*If you have a saved game of Pikmin on the same memory card as one of ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', you are given the Captain Olimar trophy in Melee. That game also features a trophy of the Pikmin.
* The [[Wii U]] launch title ''[[Nintendo Land]]'' has a ''Pikmin''-themed attraction, called ''[[Pikmin Adventure]]''.
*'Olimar & Pikmin' is a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''.
* The [[Pikmin Short Movies|''Pikmin'' Short Movies]] are a trio of ''Pikmin'' animated shorts.
*In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, there is a Pikmin-related stage called "Distant Planet". It features Bulborbs and other threats like rain. If a [[Pellet]] or certain items are thrown into one of the [[Onion]]s, items will pop out.
* ''[[Pikmin.com SpaceForce]]'' was a browser game made to promote {{p1}}.
*There is a remix of the Pikmin World map music in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''; this consists of both tracks of the Pikmin map screen and the Pikmin 2 map screen. Hajime Wakai, a musician of Pikmin, is one of the musicians for ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.
*''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' has a [[Bulborb]] trophy, a [[Burrowing Snagret]] trophy, a [[Creeping Chrysanthemum]] trophy, a [[Wollywog]] trophy, a [[Red Pikmin]] trophy, a [[Yellow Pikmin]] trophy, and a [[Fiery Blowhog]] trophy, along with a [[Purple Pikmin]] sticker and a [[Louie]] sticker, among others.
*As well as the music mentioned above, there is also [[The Forest of Hope]], which is unchanged from the Pikmin game.


==Main characters==
===Animal Crossing: City Folk===
*[[Captain Olimar]] &ndash; main character of the first two games and {{hp}}, and original discoverer of the [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]].
In ''Animal Crossing: City Folk'' (known as ''Animal Crossing: Let's Go To The City'' in Europe), Pikmin-themed items were released as downloadable items. Every such item is available only for one or two weeks, then it is gone; the only way to obtain one later by trading with other players.
*[[Louie]] &ndash; Olimar's partner during his voyage in {{p2}}.
*[[The President]] &ndash; president of [[Hocotate Freight]], the company Olimar works for, and alternate partner in ''Pikmin 2''.
*[[Alph]] &ndash; one of the explorers in {{p3}}, [[S.S. Drake|the ship]]'s main engineer.
*[[Brittany]] &ndash; one of the explorers in ''Pikmin 3'', a botanist.
*[[Captain Charlie]] &ndash; one of the explorers in ''Pikmin 3'', the captain.
*The [[Pikmin 4 player character|protagonist]] of ''Pikmin 4'' &ndash; a new officer in the [[Rescue Corps]].
*[[Oatchi]] &ndash; a space dog who serves as the main character's partner in ''Pikmin 4''.


==Reception and sales==
*Pikmin Hat was released in winter 2009, when ''New Play Control: Pikmin'' was released for [[Wii]] (different dates for different regions).
The main four games have been received well by critics, getting average scores of between 87/100 and 90/100 on the review aggregator site Metacritic. ''Hey! Pikmin'' received average reviews, with criticism aimed at its simplistic puzzles.{{cite web|https://www.metacritic.com/game/3ds/hey!-pikmin/critic-reviews|''Hey! Pikmin''|Metacritic}} The total number of sales for the series is approximately 9.27 million as of Febuary 2024,{{cite web|https://www.vgchartz.com/game/227083/pikmin/|Pikmin series|VGChartz|retrieved={{date|2|March|2024}}}} with the best-selling game in the series being ''Pikmin 4''.
*''[[S.S. Dolphin]]'' model was available from July 20th to August 3rd 2009, this way celebrating 40th anniversary of Apollo 11 landing on the Moon.


==In other games==
===Super Mario Galaxy===
{{main|Pikmin in other media}}
In ''Super Mario Galaxy'', a galaxy called the Space Junk Galaxy has a spaceship in it that looks very similar to [[The Ship]].
Elements from the series also play parts in a number of other Nintendo games, most notably {{ssbb}}, {{ssb4}}, and {{ssbu}}, in which [[Olimar]] is a playable character, and two ''Pikmin''-themed stages appear &ndash; [[smashwiki:Distant Planet|Distant Planet]] and [[smashwiki:Garden of Hope|Garden of Hope]]. There are also multiple soundtracks and trophies.


Pikmin have made cameo appearances in games like ''[[mario:WarioWare: Smooth Moves|WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]'' and the Nintendo DSi/3DS software transfer animation, while Pikmin-themed items have appeared in ''{{w|Nintendogs}}'' and the [[nookipedia:Animal Crossing (series)|''Animal Crossing'' series]].
===Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour===
 
In ''Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour'', hitting a golf ball into a patch of flowers causes Pikmin to be flung up in the air like ragdolls.
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Pikmin1boxart.jpg|''Pikmin'', North American box art.
Japanese Pikmin.jpg|''Pikmin'', Japanese box art.
Pikmin 2 box art.jpg|''Pikmin 2'', North American box art.
Japanese Pikmin 2.jpg|''Pikmin 2'', Japanese box art.
NPC Pikmin boxart.jpg|''New Play Control! Pikmin'' box art.
Japanese New Play Control! Pikmin.jpg|''New Play Control! Pikmin'', Japanese box art.
NPC2 boxart.jpg|''New Play Control! Pikmin 2'', European box art.
Japanese New Play Control! Pikmin 2.jpg|''New Play Control! Pikmin 2'', Japanese box art.
Pikmin3Boxart.jpg|''Pikmin 3'', North American box art.
Pikmin 3 Japan box.jpg|''Pikmin 3'', Japanese box art.
Hey!PikminBoxArt.jpg|''Hey! Pikmin'', North American box art.
Hey! Pikmin Japanese boxart.jpg|''Hey! Pikmin'', Japanese box art.
Pikmin3DeluxeBoxartUS.png|''Pikmin 3 Deluxe'', North American box art.
P3DX Boxart JP.jpg|''Pikmin 3 Deluxe'', original Japanese box art.
Pikmin Bloom app icon.png|''Pikmin Bloom'', app icon.
Pikmin 4 Box Art.jpg|''Pikmin 4'', box art.
</gallery>


==See also==
==See also==
*''[[Stage Debut]]''
*[[Stage Debut]]
*''[[Super Smash Bros. series]]''
*[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]
*''[[Pikmin Short Movies]]''
 
== External links ==
* [https://pikmin.nintendo.com/ Official website]
* [https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Characters-hub/Pikmin-Hub/Discover-the-world-of-Pikmin-2402977.html Official website] (European)
 
==References==
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