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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 three games, ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'','' [[Pikmin 2]], ''and'' [[Pikmin 3]]''. (''Pikmin'' and'' Pikmin 2 also have'' ''[[New Play Control!]]'' variations on the [[Nintendo Wii]]) The first two games have been scored well by critics, the sequel generally higher than ''Pikmin''. ''[[Pikmin 3]]'' was released on July 12th in Japan, July 26th in Europe, July 27th in Australia, and August 4th in the North America. |
| [[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 three games: ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'', ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', and ''[[Pikmin 3]]''. ''Pikmin'' and ''Pikmin 2'' have counterparts in the [[New Play Control!]] range on [[Wii]]. | |
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| ==''Pikmin'' series games==
| | 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, and ''Nintendo Land'', which features a Pikmin game titled [[Pikmin Adventure]]. |
| *''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]''
| | ==Characters== |
| **''[[New Play Control! Pikmin]]''
| | [[Captain Olimar]] |
| *''[[Pikmin 2]]''
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| **''[[New Play Control! Pikmin 2]]''
| | [[Captain Louie]] |
| *''[[Pikmin 3]]''
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| | [[The President]] |
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| | [[Alph]] |
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| | [[Brittany]] |
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| | [[Charlie]] |
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| ==Reception and sales== | | ==Games== |
| All three games have been scored well by critics. ''Pikmin 2'' scores generally higher than ''Pikmin'' (e.g. scores of 90<ref>[http://www.metacritic.com/game/gamecube/pikmin-2 ''Pikmin 2'' at Metacritic]</ref> and 89<ref>[http://www.metacritic.com/game/gamecube/pikmin ''Pikmin'' at Metacritic]</ref> on review aggregator Metacritic, respectively). ''Pikmin 3'' scores were closer to those of ''Pikmin 2''. <ref>http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii-u/pikmin-3</ref> The total number of sales for the series is approximately 4.3 million as of September 2013<ref>[http://vgchartz.com/worldtotals.php?name=pikmin ''Pikmin'' sales at VGChartz]</ref>.
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| ==In other games==
| | [[File:Pikmin3Boxart.png|thumb|The confirmed box art for Pikmin 3.]] |
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| Elements from the series also play parts in a number of other Nintendo games, most notably ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', in which "[[Olimar]] & [[Pikmin family|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]].
| | *''[[Pikmin 1|Pikmin]]'' |
| | *''[[Pikmin 2]]'' |
| | *''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' |
| | *''[[New Play Control! Pikmin]]'' |
| | *''[[Pikmin 2|Nintendo Selects: Pikmin 2 ]]'' |
| | *[[Pikmin Adventure]] (''Nintendo Land'') |
| | *''[[Pikmin 3]]'' |
| | *''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS ]]'' |
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| ==See also== | | ==See also== |
| *''[[Stage Debut]]'' | | *''[[Stage Debut]]'' |
| *''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' | | *''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' |
| | | *[[Pikmin Adventure]] |
| ==References==
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| [[Category:Pikmin]] | | [[Category:Pikmin]] |
| | [[Category:Pikmin 1]] |
| | [[Category:Pikmin 2]] |
| | [[Category:Pikmin 3]] |
| | [[Category:Games]] |