Pikmin series
The Pikmin series is a video game series developed by Nintendo EAD that focuses on using Pikmin to perform various tasks. It currently consists of three games: Pikmin, Pikmin 2, and Pikmin 3. Pikmin and Pikmin 2 have counterparts in the New Play Control! range on Wii.
Pikmin series games
- Pikmin – Olimar must gather thirty ship parts before his life-support system fails.
- Pikmin 2 – Olimar and Louie must gather treasures to repay Hocotate Freight's debt.
- Pikmin 3 – Alph, Brittany and Charlie must gather fruits in order to solve Koppai's hunger problem.
Secondary games
Nintendo Land and the attraction called Pikmin Adventure are about the Pikmin franchise, but do not belong to the Pikmin canon.
Main characters
Reception and sales
All three games have been scored well by critics. Pikmin 2 scores generally higher than Pikmin (e.g. scores of 90[1] and 89[2] on review aggregator Metacritic, respectively). Pikmin 3 scores were closer to those of Pikmin 2. [3] The total number of sales for the series is approximately 4.3 million as of September 2013[4].
In other games
- Main article: Pikmin in other games.
Elements from the series also play parts in a number of other Nintendo games, most notably Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for 3DS and Wii U, in which Olimar is a playable character, as well as two Pikmin stages – Distant Planet and Garden of Hope. There are also multiple soundtracks and trophies.
Pikmin have made cameo appearances in games like WarioWare: Smooth Moves and the Nintendo DSi/3DS software transfer animation, while Pikmin-themed items have appeared in Nintendogs and the Animal Crossing series.