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[[File:Pikmin series logo new.svg|thumb|300px|The general logo for the ''Pikmin'' series used since 2022.]]
[[File:Pikmin series logo new.svg|thumb|300px|The general logo for the ''Pikmin'' series used since 2022.]]
The '''''Pikmin'' series''' is a video game series owned by [[Nintendo]] that focuses on using [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] to perform various tasks, such as [[Carry|carrying objects]] and [[Combat|fighting enemies]]. It consists of 4 main games, 5 re-releases, 2 spin-off games, and various other media.
The '''''Pikmin'' series''' is a video game series owned by [[Nintendo]] that focuses on using [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] to perform various tasks, such as [[Carry|carrying objects]] and [[Combat|fighting enemies]]. It consists of 4 main games, 5 re-releases, 2 spin-off games, and various other media.
[[File:Pikmin logo.png|thumb|300px|Former logo for the ''Pikmin'' series, used from 2013 up until 2022.]]
[[File:Pikmin series logo.png|thumb|300px|The former logo for the ''Pikmin'' series used from 2013 up until 2022.]]
 
==Media==
==Media==
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*[[Brittany]] &ndash; one of the explorers in ''Pikmin 3'', a botanist.
*[[Brittany]] &ndash; one of the explorers in ''Pikmin 3'', a botanist.
*[[Captain Charlie]] &ndash; one of the explorers in ''Pikmin 3'', the captain.
*[[Captain Charlie]] &ndash; one of the explorers in ''Pikmin 3'', the captain.
*The [[Pikmin 4 player character|protagonist]] of ''Pikmin 4'' &ndash; a new officer in the [[Rescue Corps]].
*[[Oatchi]] &ndash; a space dog who serves as the main character's partner in ''Pikmin 4''.


==Reception and sales==
==Reception and sales==
The main four games have been recieved well by critics, getting average scores of between 87/100 and 90/100 on the review aggregator site Metacritic. ''Hey! Pikmin'' received average reviews, with criticism aimed at its simplistic puzzles.{{cite web|https://www.metacritic.com/game/3ds/hey!-pikmin/critic-reviews|''Hey! Pikmin''|Metacritic}} The total number of sales for the series is approximately 5.93 million as of March 2021,{{cite web|http://vgchartz.com/worldtotals.php?name{{=}}pikmin|''Pikmin'' games search|VGChartz|retrieved={{date|22|March|2021}}}} with the best-selling game in the series being ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe''.
The main four games have been received well by critics, getting average scores of between 87/100 and 90/100 on the review aggregator site Metacritic. ''Hey! Pikmin'' received average reviews, with criticism aimed at its simplistic puzzles.{{cite web|https://www.metacritic.com/game/3ds/hey!-pikmin/critic-reviews|''Hey! Pikmin''|Metacritic}} The total number of sales for the series is approximately 9.27 million as of Febuary 2024,{{cite web|https://www.vgchartz.com/game/227083/pikmin/|Pikmin series|VGChartz|retrieved={{date|2|March|2024}}}} with the best-selling game in the series being ''Pikmin 4''.


==In other games==
==In other games==
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Hey! Pikmin Japanese boxart.jpg|''Hey! Pikmin'', Japanese box art.
Hey! Pikmin Japanese boxart.jpg|''Hey! Pikmin'', Japanese box art.
Pikmin3DeluxeBoxartUS.png|''Pikmin 3 Deluxe'', North American box art.
Pikmin3DeluxeBoxartUS.png|''Pikmin 3 Deluxe'', North American box art.
P3DX Boxart JP.jpg|''Pikmin 3 Deluxe'', Japanese box art.
P3DX Boxart JP.jpg|''Pikmin 3 Deluxe'', original Japanese box art.
Pikmin Bloom app icon.png|''Pikmin Bloom'', app icon.
Pikmin Bloom app icon.png|''Pikmin Bloom'', app icon.
Pikmin 4 Box Art.jpg|''Pikmin 4'', box art.
Pikmin 4 Box Art.jpg|''Pikmin 4'', box art.