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| [[File:All Pikmin Box Art.png|thumb|300px|The American box art for all of the currently released Pikmin games.]] | | {{DISPLAYTITLE:''Pikmin'' series}} |
| 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]] in production. 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 is 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; [[Challenge Mode (Pikmin 3)|a challenge mode]] in which the new leader is to collect fruit with red and the new [[rock Pikmin]], and the other mode being a boss battle against the [[Armored Mawdad]]. The new game in the series will be released in the Q2 of 2013 in the US and Europe, and sometime in Spring for Japan | | [[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 two games: ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'' and ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' (and their counterparts in the [[New Play Control!]] range on [[Wii]]), with ''[[Pikmin 3]]'' in development. |
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| 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.[[File:Pikmin3Boxart.png|thumb|The confirmed box art for Pikmin 3.]]
| | ==''Pikmin'' series games== |
| | *''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'' |
| | **''[[New Play Control! Pikmin]]'' |
| | *''[[Pikmin 2]]'' |
| | **''[[New Play Control! Pikmin 2]]'' |
| | *''[[Pikmin 3]]'' (not yet released) |
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| *[[Pikmin 1]]
| | ==Reception and sales== |
| *[[Pikmin 2]]
| | Both released games have been scored well by critics, ''Pikmin 2'' scoring in at 90 and ''Pikmin'' scoring a 89. The total number of sales for the series is approximately 3.70 million<sup>[http://vgchartz.com/worldtotals.php?name=pikmin]</sup>. |
| *[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]
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| *[[New Play Control! Pikmin]]
| | ==In other games== |
| *[[Pikmin 2|Nintendo Selects: Pikmin 2]]
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| *[[Pikmin 3]] (not yet released)
| | Elements from the series also play parts in a number of other Nintendo games, most notably ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', in which "Olimar & Pikmin" is a playable character, as well as a Pikmin stage—[[smashwiki:Distant Planet|Distant Planet]]—and multiple soundtracks and trophies. |
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| | 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]]. |
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| ==See also== | | ==See also== |
| *[[Stage Debut]] | | *''[[Stage Debut]]'' |
| *[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]] | | *''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' |
| *[[Pikmin Adventure]]
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| [[Category:Pikmin]] | | [[Category:Pikmin]] |
| [[Category:Pikmin 1]]
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