Reference

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At times, Pikmin will make a reference to another piece of media, normally within the same company, Nintendo. These nods to other franchises can range from subtle to obvious, and their discovery is a small entertainment reward for savvy and attentive fans. The Mario series is the most commonly referenced one. For the sake of completion, references that are ambiguous but mostly agreed upon by the community will be included in this article as well.

General

• Olimar's Japanese name, オリマー^?, is an anagram of Mario. To fit in with this reference, Louie was given that name to resemble Luigi.
•  Pokos resemble coins from the Mario series.
• The appearance of the Bulborb somewhat resembles that of the Super Mushroom from the Mario series. Both have generally bulbous sides, backs, and tops that are red with white spots. Likewise, the red and white spotted patterns of both are broken up by beige-colored fronts with two eyes.
• The name Hocotate comes from Nintendo of Japan's headquarters address, 11-1, Kamitoba-hokotate-cho, and Koppai comes from Nintendo's founding name, "Nintendo Koppai".
• Olimar mentions after getting the Nova Blaster that he uses it to fend off space pirates. While the evidence is quite vague, it could hint that the Pikmin series and the Metroid series, the latter of which features space pirates as the main antagonists, take place in the same universe.

Pikmin 2

Treasures

Some treasures contain cameos of other Nintendo series. These include:

Treasure		Cameo		Details
Name	Image	Franchise	Subjects
Cosmic Archive		The Mysterious Murasame Castle	The Mysterious Murasame Castle	The treasure is a Japanese Famicom disk with the game Nazo no Murasame Jō, otherwise known as The Mysterious Murasame Castle.
Decorative Goo		Mario	Mario Paint	Like the Master's Instrument, this treasure belongs to the fictional brand "Mario Paints".
Dream Architect		Game and Watch	Ball	This treasure is actually a Game and Watch game, Ball, the first one in the series.
Flame of Tomorrow		Mario	Bowser	The matchbox exhibits the text "Bowser Breath Brand" and has a picture of Bowser. The choice was made because of Bowser's iconic fire breath.
Growshroom		Mario	Super Mushroom	According to Olimar's journal and the sales pitch, eating the mushroom will make a person grow in size, much like how Mario characters grow when collecting Super Mushrooms.
Implement of Toil		N/A	Nintendo 64	The pencil belongs to a "brand" named Nintendo 64, after the console.
Master's Instrument		Mario	Mario Paint, Princess Peach	The treasure says "Mario Paints" on it, with a font type and color scheme similar to the one used in most Mario games, and references the game of the almost identical name. The text "Peach Pink" refers to Princess Peach and her characteristic color, pink.
Remembered Old Buddy		N/A	R.O.B.	The treasure is actually a head of a R.O.B., a product released by Nintendo as a peripheral for the Nintendo Entertainment System. In addition, the gyro block-related treasures are gyros that were used with the R.O.B. unit. Whilst the initials for "Remembered Old Buddy" can be "R.O.B.", the real life R.O.B. stands for "Robotic Operating Buddy".
Talisman of Life		N/A	Nintendo	The treasure is a case of Nintendo's Daitouryou hanafuda cards.
Temporal Mechanism		N/A	Nintendo	While not in reference to a real world object, the Nintendo logo can be seen on the treasure's face.
The Key		Mario	Key	The key highly resembles the key used in the secret entrances in Super Mario World, and later, the locked rooms in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker.
Unspeakable Wonder		Mario	Princess Peach	The crown treasure looks identical to the crown worn by Princess Peach in the Mario games.

In addition to these, some unused treasures exist in the game's files, and they are based off of game discs for Pikmin, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Luigi's Mansion, and Super Mario Sunshine.

Enemies

• The overall appearance of the Man-at-Legs is likely based on the Martians from the novel The War of the Worlds. Both have a robotic and arachnid nature, as well as unproportionally thin legs. The way both creatures awaken is also by slowly lifting their spherical heads to reveal the legs attached to them. Both even have similar methods of attack, with deadly lasers.

Other

• The fact that Armored Cannon Beetle Larvae (which are green) shoot linear boulders, and the Decorated Cannon Beetles (which are red) shoot homing boulders could be a nod to how green shells and red shells work in the Mario Kart series: green shells go straight, whilst red ones home in on opponents.

Pikmin 3

Intro

During the introduction cutscene, when the diagram shows the S.S. Drake being gravity assisted by a celestial body (likely Koppai's moon), a faint chiptune-like sound effect plays. This sound is actually the walking sound for Mario on the NES port of Mario Bros. In addition, when the cutscene shows a diagram of the Drake exploding and the three leaders scattering, a jingle similar in retro nature can also be heard. This one is actually the sound byte that plays when a player lets the ducks fly away in Duck Hunt.

Others

• On the cutscene after Alph and Brittany first communicate via the KopPad, Alph notices some growling sounds and stashes away his KopPad. When he puts the device away, a sound similar to the one that plays when the player puts something in their pocket in the Animal Crossing series can be heard.
• In the Twilight River, the main pipe that connects the two sections of the map, and the tilted flower pot near the section with the clipboards are quite similar to the Warp Pipes from the Mario franchise. For the latter, one might need to use the KopPad's camera to see it well.
• The SPEROs have some Koppaite text on their lens' frames. This text, , means "Automatic Ultrascope", and is a reference to the Japanese name of a periscope toy released by Nintendo in 1971.

Pikmin 4

Treasures

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Like Pikmin 2, some of the treasures in Pikmin 4 reference other things.

Treasure		Cameo		Details
Name	Image	Franchise	Subject
Mechanical Harp (Lullabies)		Mario	Piranha Plant's Lullaby	Will play "Piranha Plant's Lullaby" from Super Mario 64 when being carrying or played in the Treasure Catalog.
Mechanical Harp (Windmills)		Zelda	Song of Storms	Will play the "Song of Storms" from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time when being carrying or played in the Treasure Catalog.
Ambiguous Hostel		Zelda	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time	The treasure is a real-world ocarina, not unlike the one Link uses. An engraving on it reads "Tlozoot", likely meaning The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The "AC" engraving below stands for alto C, which is the same pitch used by the eponymous Ocarina of Time.
Memory Fragment Series		Nintendogs	Nintendogs Dachshund & Friends	The completed series uses the same picture of a miniature dashchund that the cover of Nintendogs Dachshund & Friends does.
Micromanagement Station		Game Boy	Game Boy Micro	The treasure is a Game Boy Micro. The treasure's name includes the word "Micro" to reference this as well.
Glinty Circular Disc		Wave Race	Wave Race: Blue Storm	The treasure is a Japanese Gamecube disc for Wave Race: Blue Storm.
Life Controller		NES	NES Controller	The treasure is an NES Controller, specially one for the NES Classic Edition.
Spinning Memories Plank		Kuru Kuru Kururin	Kuru Kuru Kururin	The treasure is a Japanese GBA cartridge for Kuru Kuru Kururin. It can be inserted into the Stone of Advancement when inside the Treasure Catalog.
Masterpiece Plank		Shin Onigashima	Shin Onigashima	The treasure is a Japanese GBA cartridge for Shin Onigashima. It can be inserted into the Micromanagement Station when inside the Treasure Catalog.
Telekinesis Detector and  Connection Detector		Nintendo Switch	Nintendo Switch	These treasures are both Joy-Con controllers used for Nintendo Switch systems.
Creativity Conduit		SNES	Super NES Mouse	The treasure is a Super Nintendo mouse used in games like Mario Paint.
Stone of Advancement		Game Boy	Game Boy Advance SP	The treasure is a Game Boy Advance SP. The treasure's name includes the word "Advanced" to reference this as well.
Winged Freedom Sculpture		GameCube	GameCube Controller	The treasure is a WaveBird Wireless Controller for the Nintendo GameCube.
Cookie of Nibbled Circles  Cookie of Prosperity  Vanishing Cookie  Love's Fortune Cookie  Hearty Container		Yoshi	Yoshi's Cookie	These five cookies resemble the ones used in Yoshi's Cookie. The Vanishing Cookie's name also alludes to this, and internally all five have a name starting with YOSHICOOKIE.

Other

Alpin, one of the castaways that is rescued, mentions being the founder of a telecom company called "e-leader," being a reference to the Gameboy Advance add-on, the Nintendo e-Reader.

Hey! Pikmin

Treasures

Similar to Pikmin 2, some treasures contain cameos of other Nintendo series. These include:

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Treasure		Cameo		Details
Name	Image	Franchise	Subject
Alien Ceremony		Balloon Fight	Balloon Fight	A Balloon Fight game cartridge.
Attention-Getting Logo		Zelda	The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX	A The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX game cartridge.
Inevitable Tragedy		Mario	Super Mario Bros.	A Super Mario Bros. game cartridge.
Revenge Fantasy		Ice Climber	Ice Climber	A Ice Climber game cartridge.
Tempting Vision		Mario	Super Mario Land	A Super Mario Land game cartridge.
Enduring Partnership		Donkey Kong Land	Donkey Kong Land	A Donkey Kong Land game cartridge.

This also includes the entirety of the amiibo treasures, which are all replicas of real world amiibo figurines.

Pikmin Short Movies

Treasure in a Bottle

• When the Red Pikmin notices the size and details of the bottle, a song similar to Also Sprach Zarathustra plays.
• The bottom of the bottle has Nintendo written on it.

Occupational Hazards

• When the Pikmin are exploring some tubes laid down on the ground, several Mario references can be spotted.
  • A Yellow Pikmin pulls out a mushroom similar to the the ones in the Mario series or a Spotcap.
  • One Pikmin comes out of a tube that resembles a Warp Pipe far more than the others do.
  • Coins come out of the previous pipe after it comes into view, accompanied by their sound effect from Super Mario Bros..
  • The "pipe entered" sound from the same game can be heard straight after the coins come out.
  • A Red Pikmin appears with dust bunnies on its face, making it resemble Mario.
  • When that Pikmin jumps out, the "jumping" sound effect from Super Mario Bros. plays, along with the main theme from the same game.
• When the Pikmin land safely on top of the unconscious Bulborb after the backhoe's bucket lifts them all up, one Pikmin bumps into another, and the "shell kicked" sound effect from Super Mario Bros. plays.

Pikmin Adventure

• At the start of the 14^th level, "Out of the Darkness", one can see a castle that resembles the ones in Super Mario Bros..

See also

• Pikmin in other media
• Easter eggs
• Treasure Hoard – some treasures are real-world items that use real-world brands.