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[[File:All Pikmin Box Art.png|thumb|300px|The American box art for all of the currently released Pikmin games.]]
[[File:All Pikmin Box Art.png|thumb|300px|The American box art for all of the currently released Pikmin games.]]
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 [[Nintendo Wii]]), with a [[Pikmin 3|third]] to be released this year. 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 U]], and on July 15, 2008 at a private conference, Shigeru Miyamoto confirmed that ''Pikmin 3'' was in production. During E3 2012, ''[[Pikmin 3]]'' was officially announced for the Wii U. The total number of sales for the series is approximately 3.78 million [http://vgchartz.com/worldtotals.php?name=pikmin]. It has now been announced that ''Pikmin 3'' is in production, and previews have been released. At E3 2012, ''Pikmin 3'' was discussed and could be tried out; a [[Challenge Mode (Pikmin 3)|challenge mode]] in which the new leader is to collect fruit with red and the new [[rock Pikmin|Rock Pikmin]], and the other mode being a boss battle against the [[Armored Mawdad]]. The new game in the series will be released August 4th in the US, July 26th in Europe, July 13th in Japan, and Australia's release date is to be announced.
The '''Pikmin series''' currently consists of three games, [[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]],'' [[Pikmin 2]], ''and'' ''[[Pikmin 3]]. (Pikmin and'' Pikmin 2 also have'' a ''[[New Play Control!]]'' variations on the [[Nintendo Wii]]) The first two games have been scored well by critics, the sequal generally higher than Pikmin. [[Pikmin 3]] is already released in Japan, and will be released July 26th in Europe, July 27th in Australia, and August 4th in the North America.


Elements from the series also play parts in a number of [[Pikmin in other media|other Nintendo games]], most notably ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', in which [[Captain Olimar]] is a playable character, as well as a [[Distant Planet|''Pikmin'' stage]] and multiple music tracks, stickers, and trophies.
Elements from the series also play parts in a number of [[Pikmin in other media|other Nintendo games]], most notably ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', in which [[Captain Olimar]] is a playable character, and Nintendo Land, which features a Pikmin game titled [[Pikmin Adventure]].
==Characters==
==Characters==
[[Captain Olimar]]
[[Captain Olimar]]
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*''[[Pikmin 2|Nintendo Selects: Pikmin 2 ]]''
*''[[Pikmin 2|Nintendo Selects: Pikmin 2 ]]''
*[[Pikmin Adventure]] (''Nintendo Land'')
*[[Pikmin Adventure]] (''Nintendo Land'')
*''[[Pikmin 3]]'' (not yet released)
*''[[Pikmin 3]]''
*[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS ]]


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 23:38, July 13, 2013

File:All Pikmin Box Art.png
The American box art for all of the currently released Pikmin games.

The Pikmin series currently consists of three games, Pikmin, Pikmin 2, and Pikmin 3. (Pikmin and Pikmin 2 also have a New Play Control! variations on the Nintendo Wii) The first two games have been scored well by critics, the sequal generally higher than Pikmin. Pikmin 3 is already released in Japan, and will be released July 26th in Europe, July 27th in Australia, and August 4th in the North America.

Elements from the series also play parts in a number of other Nintendo games, most notably Super Smash Bros. Brawl, in which Captain Olimar is a playable character, and Nintendo Land, which features a Pikmin game titled Pikmin Adventure.

Characters

Captain Olimar

Captain Louie

The President

Alph

Brittany

Charlie

Games

File:Pikmin3Boxart.png
The confirmed box art for Pikmin 3.

See also