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[[File:All Pikmin Box Art.png|thumb|300px|The American box art for all of the currently released Pikmin games.]]
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The '''Pikmin series''' currently consists of three games, ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'','' [[Pikmin 2]], ''and'' [[Pikmin 3]]''. (''Pikmin'' and'' Pikmin 2 also have'' ''[[New Play Control!]]'' variations on the [[Nintendo Wii]]) The first two games have been scored well by critics, the sequel generally higher than ''Pikmin''. ''[[Pikmin 3]]'' was released on July 12th in Japan, July 26th in Europe, July 27th in Australia, and August 4th in the North America.
[[File:Pikmin logo.png|thumb|300px|The ''Pikmin'' series logo]]
The '''''Pikmin'' series''' is a video game series developed by [[Nintendo EAD]] that focuses on manipulating [[Pikmin]]. It currently consists of three games: ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'', ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', and ''[[Pikmin 3]]''. ''Pikmin'' and ''Pikmin 2'' have counterparts in the [[New Play Control!]] range on [[Wii]].


==''Pikmin'' series games==
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]].
*''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]''
==Characters==
**''[[New Play Control! Pikmin]]''
[[Captain Olimar]]
*''[[Pikmin 2]]''
 
**''[[New Play Control! Pikmin 2]]''
[[Captain Louie]]
*''[[Pikmin 3]]''
 
[[The President]]
 
[[Alph]]
 
[[Brittany]]
 
[[Charlie]]


==Reception and sales==
==Games==
All three games have been scored well by critics. ''Pikmin 2'' scores generally higher than ''Pikmin'' (e.g. scores of 90<ref>[http://www.metacritic.com/game/gamecube/pikmin-2 ''Pikmin 2'' at Metacritic]</ref> and 89<ref>[http://www.metacritic.com/game/gamecube/pikmin ''Pikmin'' at Metacritic]</ref> on review aggregator Metacritic, respectively). ''Pikmin 3'' scores were closer to those of ''Pikmin 2''. <ref>http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii-u/pikmin-3</ref> The total number of sales for the series is approximately 4.3 million as of September 2013<ref>[http://vgchartz.com/worldtotals.php?name=pikmin ''Pikmin'' sales at VGChartz]</ref>.


==In other games==
[[File:Pikmin3Boxart.png|thumb|The confirmed box art for Pikmin 3.]]
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Elements from the series also play parts in a number of other Nintendo games, most notably ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', in which "[[Olimar]] & [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]]" is a playable character, as well as a Pikmin stage—[[smashwiki:Distant Planet|Distant Planet]]—and 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 ''[[wikipedia:Nintendogs|Nintendogs]]'' and the [[nookipedia:Animal Crossing (series)|''Animal Crossing'' series]].
*''[[Pikmin 1|Pikmin]]''
*''[[Pikmin 2]]''
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
*''[[New Play Control! Pikmin]]''
*''[[Pikmin 2|Nintendo Selects: Pikmin 2 ]]''
*[[Pikmin Adventure]] (''Nintendo Land'')
*''[[Pikmin 3]]''
*''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS ]]''


==See also==
==See also==
*''[[Stage Debut]]''
*''[[Stage Debut]]''
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
 
*[[Pikmin Adventure]]
==References==
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[[Category:Pikmin]]
[[Category:Pikmin]]
[[Category:Pikmin 1]]
[[Category:Pikmin 2]]
[[Category:Pikmin 3]]
[[Category:Games]]

Revision as of 22:27, September 17, 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 New Play Control! variations on the Nintendo Wii) The first two games have been scored well by critics, the sequel generally higher than Pikmin. Pikmin 3 was released on July 12th in Japan, 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

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