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[[File:Pikmin series logo.png|thumb|300px|The general logo for the ''Pikmin'' series.]]
The '''''Pikmin'' series''' is a video game series developed by [[Nintendo EAD]] that focuses on using [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] to perform various tasks.

==Media==
===Main games===
*''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'' &ndash; [[Captain Olimar]] must gather thirty [[ship part]]s before his life-support system fails.
**''[[New Play Control! Pikmin]]''
*''[[Pikmin 2]]'' &ndash; Olimar and [[Louie]] must gather [[treasure]]s to repay [[Hocotate Freight]]'s debt.
**''[[New Play Control! Pikmin 2]]''
*''[[Pikmin 3]]'' &ndash; [[Alph]], [[Brittany]] and [[Captain Charlie]] must gather [[fruit]]s in order to solve [[Koppai]]'s hunger problem.
*{{hp}} &ndash; Olimar must collect [[Sparklium]] via treasures in order to power his ship.
*"''[[Pikmin 4]]''" &ndash; Upcoming title, with the only known info about it being the fact that its development was confirmed.

===Secondary media===
Three [[Pikmin Short Movies|short movies]] have been made by Nintendo about the ''Pikmin'' series, but their [[canon]] is debatable. The ''[[Nintendo Land]]'' attraction called ''[[Pikmin Adventure]]'' is about the ''Pikmin'' franchise, but does not belong to the ''Pikmin'' canon.

==Main characters==
*[[Captain Olimar]] &ndash; main character of the first two games and {{hp}}, and original discoverer of the [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]].
*[[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}}, 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.

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

==In other games==
{{main|Pikmin in other media}}
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 Nintendo 3DS and Wii U]]'', in which [[Olimar]] is a playable character, as well as two Pikmin stages &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]].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Pikmin1boxart.jpg|''Pikmin'', North American boxart.
Japanese Pikmin.jpg|''Pikmin'', Japanese boxart.
Pikmin 2 box art.jpg|''Pikmin 2'', North American boxart.
Japanese Pikmin 2.jpg|''Pikmin 2'', Japanese boxart.
NPC Pikmin boxart.jpg|''New Play Control! Pikmin'' boxart.
Japanese New Play Control! Pikmin.jpg|''New Play Control! Pikmin'', Japanese boxart.
NPC2 boxart.jpg|''New Play Control! Pikmin 2'', European boxart.
Japanese New Play Control! Pikmin 2.jpg|''New Play Control! Pikmin 2'', Japanese boxart.
Pikmin3Boxart.jpg|''Pikmin 3'' boxart.
Hey!PikminBoxArt.jpg|''Hey! Pikmin'' boxart.
</gallery>

==See also==
*''[[Adam and Eve]]''
*''[[Stage Debut]]''
*''[[Super Smash Bros. series]]''
*''[[Pikmin Short Movies]]''

==References==
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[[Category:Pikmin]]