Miiverse

Pikmin 3's icon on Miiverse.

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Miiverse is an application on both the Wii U and the 3DS. It allows users to share messages and in-game screenshots with other users. Currently, Pikmin has two communities present: Pikmin 3, which is for discussion of the game and the Pikmin Short Movies, and the Pikmin 3 Developer Room, where Nintendo developers, specifically Shigeru Miyamoto, discuss updates to both Pikmin 3 and other important events in the Pikmin franchise.

For Pikmin 3, the game only received Miiverse compatibility on the 1.1.0 update.

Pikmin Spotted!

The winning drawing.

On November 7^th, 2014, Miyamoto announced a Pikmin art contest for Art Academy: Sketchpad. The theme for the drawing challenge was titled "Pikmin Spotted!", and users were tasked with drawing Pikmin in different situations. Requirements for entries were as follows:

• Pictures must be drawn using Art Academy: SketchPad, which is available for purchase on Nintendo eShop.
• Pictures must feature characters appearing in the Pikmin series.
• Entries are limited to one original work per person.

Entries were submitted as comments on Miyamoto's posted in the Art Academy: SketchPad community on Miiverse. The challenge ended on December 1^st, 2014. On December 16^th, the winners were announced. The user under the name くらげ^? (lit.: "Jellyfish") won first place, with a drawing of Olimar and Louie being followed by some Pikmin. The Pikmin are carrying an orange behind a windowsill, and Louie is startled by a common house cat.