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At times, ''[[Pikmin series|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:Mario (series)|''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, {{j|オリマー|Orimā}}, is an anagram of [[mario:Mario|Mario]]. To fit in with this reference, [[Louie]] was given that name to resemble [[mario:Luigi|Luigi]].
*{{icon|Poko|y|n=Pokos|nosize=y}} resemble [[mario:Coin|coins]] from the [[mario:Mario (series)|''Mario'' series]].
*The appearance of the [[Bulborb]] somewhat resembles that of the [[mario:Super Mushroom|Super Mushroom]] from the [[mario:Mario (series)|''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".

==''Pikmin 2''==
===Treasures===
Some treasures contain cameos of other Nintendo series. These include:
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! Image
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! Subjects
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| {{icon|Cosmic Archive|y}} || [[File:Cosmic Archive analysis.png|128px]] || ''The Mysterious Murasame Castle'' || ''{{w|The Mysterious Murasame Castle}}'' || The treasure is a Japanese {{w|Nintendo Entertainment System|Famicom}} disk with the game ''Nazo no Murasame Jō'', otherwise known as ''The Mysterious Murasame Castle''.
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| {{icon|Decorative Goo|y}} || [[File:Decorative Goo texture.png|128px]] || ''[[mario:Mario (series)|Mario]]'' || ''[[mario:Mario Paint|Mario Paint]]'' || Like the [[Master's Instrument]], this treasure belongs to the fictional brand "Mario Paints".
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| {{icon|Dream Architect|y}} || [[File:Dream Architect.png|128px]] || ''{{w|Game and Watch}}'' || ''Ball'' || This treasure is actually a Game and Watch game, ''Ball'', the first one in the series.
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| {{icon|Flame of Tomorrow|y}} || [[File:Flame of Tomorrow texture.png|128px]] || ''[[mario:Mario (series)|Mario]]'' || [[mario:Bowser|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.
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| {{icon|Growshroom|y}} || [[File:Growshroom P2.png|128px]] || ''[[mario:Mario (series)|Mario]]'' || [[mario:Super Mushroom|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.
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| {{icon|Implement of Toil|y}} || [[File:Implement of Toil.png|128px]] || N/A || Nintendo 64 || The pencil belongs to a "brand" named Nintendo 64, after the console.
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| {{icon|Master's Instrument|y}} || [[File:Master's Instrument texture.png|128px]] || ''[[mario:Mario (series)|Mario]]'' || ''[[mario:Mario Paint|Mario Paint]]'', [[mario:Princess Peach|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.
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| {{icon|Remembered Old Buddy|y}} || [[File:Thumb rememberedoldbuddy.jpg|128px]] || 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".
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| {{icon|Talisman of Life|y}} || [[File:Talisman of Life.png|128px]] || N/A || Nintendo || The treasure is a case of Nintendo's Daitouryou {{w|hanafuda}} cards.
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| {{icon|Temporal Mechanism|y}} || [[File:Temporal Mechanism 2.jpg|128px]] || N/A || Nintendo || While not in reference to a real world object, the Nintendo logo can be seen on the treasure's face.
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| {{icon|The Key|y}} || [[File:The Key.jpg|128px]] || ''[[mario:Mario (series)|Mario]]'' || [[mario:Key#Super Mario World|Key]] || The key highly resembles the key used in the secret entrances in ''[[mario:Super Mario World|Super Mario World]]'', and later, the locked rooms in ''[[mario:Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker|Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]''. 
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| {{icon|Unspeakable Wonder|y}} || [[File:Unspeakable Wonder TH.png|128px]] || ''[[mario:Mario (series)|Mario]]'' || [[mario:Princess Peach|Princess Peach]] || The crown treasure looks identical to the crown worn by Princess Peach in the ''Mario'' games.
|}

In addition to these, some [[Unused content in Pikmin 2|unused treasures]] exist in the game's files, and they are based off of game discs for ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'', ''[[zelda:The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker]]'', ''[[mario:Luigi's Mansion|Luigi's Mansion]]'', and ''[[mario:Super Mario Sunshine|Super Mario Sunshine]]''.

===Enemies===
*The overall appearance of the [[Man-at-Legs]] is likely based on the {{w|Martian (The War of the Worlds)|Martian}}s from the novel ''{{w|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 Larva|Armored Cannon Beetle Larva]]e (which are green) shoot linear boulders, and the [[Decorated Cannon Beetle]]s (which are red) shoot homing boulders could be a nod to how green shells and red shells work in the [[mariowiki:Mario Kart (series)|''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 {{w|Gravity assist|gravity assisted}} by a celestial body (likely [[Koppai]]'s moon), a faint chiptune-like sound effect plays.{{cite youtube|1-bi6y5qpZk|featuring the ''Pikmin 3'' introduction cutscene, with the ''Mario Bros.'' walking being heard|m=1|s=2}} This sound is actually the walking sound for [[mariowiki:Mario|Mario]] on the NES port of ''[[mariowiki:Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]''{{cite youtube|WFptXdODy7k|of ''Mario Bros.'' gameplay; Mario's walking sound can be heard through most of it}} In addition, when the cutscene shows a diagram of the Drake exploding and the three [[leader]]s scattering, a jingle similar in retro nature can also be heard.{{cite youtube|1-bi6y5qpZk|of the cutscene, with the ''Duck Hunt'' failure jingle being heard|m=1|s=35}} This one is actually the sound byte that plays when a player lets the ducks fly away in ''[[nintendo:Duck Hunt|Duck Hunt]]''.{{cite youtube|xFEw5Xcq4uM|of ''Duck Hunt'' gameplay, with the player letting a duck fly away|m=7|s=23}}

===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 [[nookipedia:Animal Crossing (series)|''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 [[clipboard]]s are quite similar to the [[mario:Warp Pipe|Warp Pipes]] from the ''Mario'' franchise. For the latter, one might need to use the [[KopPad]]'s camera to see it well.
*The [[SPERO]]s have some [[Koppaite text]] on their lens' frames. This text, {{kt|A|U|T|O|M|A|T|I|C}} {{kt|U|L|T|R|A|S|C|O|P|E}}, means "Automatic Ultrascope", and is a reference to the Japanese name of a periscope toy released by Nintendo in 1971.

==''Hey! Pikmin''==
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|{{icon|Inevitable Tragedy|y}}||||''[[mario:Mario (series)|Mario]]''||''[[mario:Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario Bros.]]''||A ''Super Mario Bros.'' game cartridge.
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|{{icon|Tempting Vision|y}}||||''[[mario:Mario (series)|Mario]]''||''[[mario:Super Mario Land|Super Mario Land]]''||A ''Super Mario Land'' game cartridge.
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|{{icon|Attention-Getting Logo|y}}||[[File:Attention-Getting Logo.png|128px]]||''[[zelda:Zelda (series)|Zelda]]''||''[[zelda:The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX|The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX]]''||A ''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX'' game cartridge.
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==''Pikmin'' Short Movies==
===''Treasure in a Bottle''===
*When the [[Red Pikmin]] notices the size and details of the bottle, a song similar to ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rzDXNQxjHs 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:Mario (series)|Mario]]'' references can be spotted.
**A [[Yellow Pikmin]] pulls out a mushroom similar to the [[mario:Super Mushroom|the ones in the ''Mario'' series]] or a [[Spotcap]].
**One Pikmin comes out of a tube that resembles a [[mariowiki:Warp Pipe|Warp Pipe]] far more than the others do.
**[[mario:Coin|Coins]] come out of the previous pipe after it comes into view, accompanied by their sound effect from ''[[mariowiki:Super Mario Bros.|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:Mario|Mario]].
**When that Pikmin jumps out, the "jumping" sound effect from ''[[mariowiki:Super Mario Bros.|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 "[[mariowiki:Green shell|shell]] kicked" sound effect from ''[[mariowiki:Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario Bros.]]'' plays.

==''Pikmin Adventure''==
*At the start of the 14<sup>th</sup> level, "Out of the Darkness", one can see a [[mario:Castle#Super Mario Bros.|castle]] that resembles the ones in ''[[mario:Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario Bros.]]''.

==See also==
*[[Pikmin in other media|''Pikmin'' in other media]]
*[[Easter eggs]]
*[[Treasure Hoard]] &ndash; some treasures are real-world items that use real-world brands.

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