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===''Mario Kart Wii''===
===''Mario Kart Wii''===
In ''[[mario:Mario Kart Wii|Mario Kart Wii]]'', the stage Moonview Highway has a poster for a made-up musical called "The Mushroom Moon". The font used for this title is the exact same font used in {{p1}} for the area names.{{cite web|https://www.reddit.com/r/Pikmin/comments/b7jua0/i_just_noticed_something_while_playing_mario_kart/|reddit post|reddit|published={{date|31|March|2019}}|retrieved={{date|31|March|2019}}}}
In ''[[mario:Mario Kart Wii|Mario Kart Wii]]'', the stage Moonview Highway has a poster for a made-up musical called "The Mushroom Moon". The font used for this title is the exact same font used in {{p1}} for the area names.{{cite web|https://www.reddit.com/r/Pikmin/comments/b7jua0/i_just_noticed_something_while_playing_mario_kart/|reddit post|reddit|published={{date|31|March|2019}}|retrieved={{date|31|March|2019}}}}
===''Super Mario Galaxy''===
[[File:SMG The Ship.png|thumb|175px|left|A representation of the ship in ''Super Mario Galaxy''.]]
In ''[[mario:Super Mario Galaxy|Super Mario Galaxy]]''{{'s}} [[mario:Space Junk Galaxy|Space Junk Galaxy]], there is a ship that bears great resemblance to the [[Hocotate ship]] in ''Pikmin 2''. It serves no purpose other than as a planetoid, and hence, part of the level. It is not a precise recreation, and the main features that allow a connection to be drawn are the colors, three fins and two bubble-shaped cockpit windows. That said, during E3 2006, a booth had an early demo version of ''Super Mario Galaxy'' with a Nintendo representative explaining the game and demo. In footage from GameSpot, the representative can be heard saying {{transcript|There are some familiar faces in this demo actually: in one area you can actually go to Olimar and Louie's ship from ''Pikmin 2'', and you can run around on it and it's just floating around in space.|inline=y}}, confirming that the reference is intended.{{cite web|https://www.gamespot.com/videos/super-mario-galaxy-working-title-gameplay-movie/2300-6150620/|Super Mario Galaxy (working title) Gameplay Movie|GameSpot|published={{date|11|May|2019}}|retrieved={{date|16|January|2021}}}}
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===''Super Mario Maker''===
===''Super Mario Maker''===
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In addition, there are also some minor ''Pikmin 3'' audio references. By touching the "K" in the title screen's "MAKER", an effect imitating an old movie is applied, and pressing the letter again will play a sci-fi "click" sound and remove the effect. The sound is the same sound that plays when a player touches the [[Go Here!]] button while it is grayed out.{{cite youtube|MsKVcMG3DZI|in which the player touches the letter "K" in ''Super Mario Maker'''s title screen|m=1|s=14}} When the rocket button is held down when editing a course, a small animation is played that represents the stage being cleared, and is accompanied by a random sound. One of the possible sounds is a whimsical rocket whir, very similar to the sound the [[S.S. Drake]] makes when the [[cosmic-drive key]] is engaged.{{cite youtube|cTnciHAGgGM|comparing the ''Super Mario Maker'' rocket sound with the S.S. Drake's cosmic-drive key}}
In addition, there are also some minor ''Pikmin 3'' audio references. By touching the "K" in the title screen's "MAKER", an effect imitating an old movie is applied, and pressing the letter again will play a sci-fi "click" sound and remove the effect. The sound is the same sound that plays when a player touches the [[Go Here!]] button while it is grayed out.{{cite youtube|MsKVcMG3DZI|in which the player touches the letter "K" in ''Super Mario Maker''{{'s}} title screen|m=1|s=14}} When the rocket button is held down when editing a course, a small animation is played that represents the stage being cleared, and is accompanied by a random sound. One of the possible sounds is a whimsical rocket whir, very similar to the sound the [[S.S. Drake]] makes when the [[cosmic-drive key]] is engaged.{{cite youtube|cTnciHAGgGM|comparing the ''Super Mario Maker'' rocket sound with the S.S. Drake's cosmic-drive key}}


===''Super Mario Odyssey''===
===''Super Mario Odyssey''===
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==Debatable references==
==Debatable references==
The following is a list of spotted potential references to the ''Pikmin'' series, but whose veracity is debatable. For most of these cases, only a few characteristics of the referenced material matches the ''Pikmin'' world equivalent – not enough to completely assume that there is a full reference.
The following is a list of spotted potential references to the ''Pikmin'' series, but whose veracity is debatable. For most of these cases, only a few characteristics of the referenced material matches the ''Pikmin'' world equivalent – not enough to completely assume that there is a full reference.
===''Densetsu no Starfy R''===
[[File:Orima Brothers.png|thumb|right|Moe playing the game ''Orima Brothers'' in the manga ''Densetsu no Starfy R''.]]
The manga based on the [[starfywiki:The Legendary Starfy (series)|''The Legendary Starfy'' series]] (specifically, it is loosely based on ''[[starfywiki:Densetsu no Starfy 4|Densetsu no Starfy 4]]'') features a possible reference to Captain Olimar in chapter seven, [[starfywiki:DSR07|Tenkai-koku, Game-Ou Ketteisen]]. At the end of the chapter, [[starfywiki:Starfy|Starfy]]'s best friend [[starfywiki:Moe|Moe]] is playing a game for the [[nwiki:Nintendo Entertainment System|Famicom]]. According to the cartridge it is known as "''Orima Brothers''" ({{j|オリマブラザーズ|Orimaburazāzu}}), based on the game ''[[mariowiki:Mario Bros.|Mario Bros.]]''. However, this may have only been a play on "Mario" in reverse, rather than Captain Olimar. Additionally, Captain Olimar's Japanese name ({{j|オリマー|Orimā}}) is spelled differently, in that it has a long vowel mark elongating the "ma".
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===''Don't Starve'' franchise===
[[File:Wormwood.png|thumb|right|Official art of Wormwood from ''Don't Starve: Hamlet''.]]
The survival-game franchise ''Don't Starve'' features a character named Wormwood, a humanoid plant brought to life from magic. While boasting the appearance of a leaf Pikmin, he also has a blooming mechanic similar to Pikmin, growing a bulb and eventually a flower, which increases his running speed.
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===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===
[[File:Punis.jpg|thumb|right|A group of Punis.]]
[[mariowiki:Puni|Punis]] are creatures in ''[[mariowiki:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. They follow Mario around, a bit like the Pikmin follow a [[leader]]. He can have up to 101 of them, and although the ''Pikmin'' games also have a limit of Pikmin in the hundreds, it is not 101, but rather [[Pikmin limit|100 Pikmin]]. Some platforms need a number of Punis on top of them to press down, which can be compared to the [[paper bag]]s in ''Pikmin 2''. Some Punis also have spheres on top of stems on their heads, that are reminiscent of both a Pikmin's stem, and the antenna and light on leader heads.
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===''Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies''===
In one scene, there is a series of storefronts with spooky decorations. One of the signs in the scene reads "Yokai Tofu" and the other "Cat's Tail Noodles", both using a font very similar to ''Pikmin''{{'s}} font.{{cite web|https://www.reddit.com/r/Pikmin/comments/kpnq57/so_i_was_just_casually_playing_ace_attorney_dual/|So I was just casually playing ace attorney dual destinies, when I noticed the Pikmin font in the background, double checked too|reddit|published={{date|3|January|2021}}|retrieved={{date|16|January|2021}}}}
===''Pokémon'' franchise===
[[File:Nuzleaf.png|thumb|A non-shiny Nuzleaf.]]
[[File:Vivillon.png|thumb|left|The "Fancy Pattern" Vivillon.]]
The [[bulbapedia:Generation III|third generation]] of ''[[bulbapedia:Pokémon|Pokémon]]'' introduced a [[bulbapedia:Grass (type)|grass]]/[[bulbapedia:Dark (type)|dark]]-type Pokémon named [[bulbapedia:Nuzleaf (Pokémon)|Nuzleaf]]. It has similar characteristics to [[Red Pikmin]], having a pointed nose and a leaf on its head, and its "[[bulbapedia:Shiny Pokémon|shiny]]" form has a red face and "trousers". Its highest [[bulbapedia:Statistics|stat]] is [[bulbapedia:Statistics#Attack|attack]], and its [[bulbapedia:Ability|ability]], [[bulbapedia:Chlorophyll (Ability)|Chlorophyll]], boosts a Pokémon's [[bulbapedia:Statistics#Speed|speed]] while it is [[bulbapedia:Harsh sunlight|sunny]] in [[bulbapedia:Pokémon battle|battle]], similar to how Pikmin grow flowers that boost speed after being buried for some time.
The [[bulbapedia:Generation VI|sixth generation]] of ''Pokémon'' introduced a [[bulbapedia:Bug (type)|bug]]/[[bulbapedia:Flying (type)|flying]]-type Pokémon named [[bulbapedia:Vivillon (Pokémon)|Vivillon]], that has several [[bulbapedia:List of Pokémon with form differences#Vivillon|wing patterns]], and the Fancy Pattern which was distributed via the Nintendo Network from {{date|8|July}} to {{date|31|July|2014}}, has each wing contain three different colored flowers; a white, a red, and a lavender flower. This is a possible reference to the Pikmin's flower colors from all three games: white flowers for [[Red Pikmin|Red]], [[Yellow Pikmin|Yellow]] and [[Blue Pikmin]], magenta for [[Purple Pikmin|Purple]] and [[White Pikmin]], and lavender for [[Rock Pikmin|Rock]] and [[Winged Pikmin]].
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===''ROBLOX''===
===''ROBLOX''===
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===''Densetsu no Starfy R''===
===''The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword''===
[[File:Orima Brothers.png|thumb|right|Moe playing the game ''Orima Brothers'' in the manga ''Densetsu no Starfy R''.]]
[[File:Bertie and Luv's baby (Skyward Sword).png|thumb|150px|Bertie and Luv's baby in ''Skyward Sword''.]]
The manga based on the [[starfywiki:The Legendary Starfy (series)|''The Legendary Starfy'' series]] (specifically, it is loosely based on ''[[starfywiki:Densetsu no Starfy 4|Densetsu no Starfy 4]]'') features a possible reference to Captain Olimar in chapter seven, [[starfywiki:DSR07|Tenkai-koku, Game-Ou Ketteisen]]. At the end of the chapter, [[starfywiki:Starfy|Starfy]]'s best friend [[starfywiki:Moe|Moe]] is playing a game for the [[nwiki:Nintendo Entertainment System|Famicom]]. According to the cartridge it is known as "''Orima Brothers''" ({{j|オリマブラザーズ|Orimaburazāzu}}), based on the game ''[[mariowiki:Mario Bros.|Mario Bros.]]''. However, this may have only been a play on "Mario" in reverse, rather than Captain Olimar. Additionally, Captain Olimar's Japanese name ({{j|オリマー|Orimā}}) is spelled differently, in that it has a long vowel mark elongating the "ma".
In ''[[zelda:The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword]]'', when an insect is killed, the ghost that floats up is similar to a Pikmin's [[spirit]]. In addition, [[zeldawiki:Bertie|Bertie]] and [[zeldawiki:Luv|Luv]]'s daughter bears a resemblance to [[Captain Olimar]].
 
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===''Don't Starve'' Franchise===
[[File:Wormwood.png|thumb|right|Official art of Wormwood from ''Don't Starve: Hamlet''.]]
The survival-game franchise ''Don't Starve'' features a character named Wormwood, a humanoid plant brought to life from magic. While boasting the appearance of a leaf Pikmin, he also has a blooming mechanic similar to Pikmin, growing a bulb and eventually a flower, which increases his running speed.
 
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[[File:Puffstool TMC Figurine.png|thumb|left|Puffstool's figurine in ''The Minish Cap''.]]
[[File:Puffstool TMC Figurine.png|thumb|left|Puffstool's figurine in ''The Minish Cap''.]]
There is an enemy in ''[[zelda:The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap|The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap]]'' called the [[zelda:Puffstool|Puffstool]]. It is physically very similar to the [[Puffstool]] from ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'', having a red cap, yellow body, two legs, and even being a similar size due to being Minish-sized. However, the two have different names in Japanese, making the reference likely unintended by the original developers.
There is an enemy in ''[[zelda:The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap|The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap]]'' called the [[zelda:Puffstool|Puffstool]]. It is physically very similar to the [[Puffstool]] from ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'', having a red cap, yellow body, two legs, and even being a similar size due to being Minish-sized. However, the two have different names in Japanese, making the reference likely unintended by the original developers.
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===''The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword''===
[[File:Bertie and Luv's baby (Skyward Sword).png|thumb|150px|Bertie and Luv's baby in ''Skyward Sword''.]]
In ''[[zelda:The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword]]'', when an insect is killed, the ghost that floats up is similar to a Pikmin's [[spirit]]. In addition, [[zeldawiki:Bertie|Bertie]] and [[zeldawiki:Luv|Luv]]'s daughter bears a resemblance to [[Captain Olimar]].
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[[File:WindWakerStatues.jpg|200px|thumb|left|The three Pikmin-like statues in ''Wind Waker''.]]
[[File:WindWakerStatues.jpg|200px|thumb|left|The three Pikmin-like statues in ''Wind Waker''.]]
In ''[[zelda:The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker]]'' the three goddess statues resemble Red, Yellow, and Blue Pikmin. The statues all have a pole sticking out of their head (resembling a stem) and the [[zelda:Din (Goddess)|Din]] statue has a nose, the [[zelda:Farore (Goddess)|Farore]] statue has ears, and the [[zelda:Nayru (Goddess)|Nayru]] statue has a crack where the mouth should be.
In ''[[zelda:The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker]]'' the three goddess statues resemble Red, Yellow, and Blue Pikmin. The statues all have a pole sticking out of their head (resembling a stem) and the [[zelda:Din (Goddess)|Din]] statue has a nose, the [[zelda:Farore (Goddess)|Farore]] statue has ears, and the [[zelda:Nayru (Goddess)|Nayru]] statue has a crack where the mouth should be.
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===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===
[[File:Punis.jpg|thumb|right|A group of Punis.]]
[[mariowiki:Puni|Punis]] are creatures in ''[[mariowiki:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. They follow Mario around, a bit like the Pikmin follow a [[leader]]. He can have up to 101 of them, and although the ''Pikmin'' games also have a limit of Pikmin in the hundreds, it is not 101, but rather [[Pikmin limit|100 Pikmin]]. Some platforms need a number of Punis on top of them to press down, which can be compared to the [[paper bag]]s in ''Pikmin 2''. Some Punis also have spheres on top of stems on their heads, that are reminiscent of both a Pikmin's stem, and the antenna and light on leader heads.
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===''Pokémon''===
[[File:Nuzleaf.png|thumb|A non-shiny Nuzleaf.]]
[[File:Vivillon.png|thumb|left|The "Fancy Pattern" Vivillon.]]
The [[bulbapedia:Generation III|third generation]] of ''[[bulbapedia:Pokémon|Pokémon]]'' introduced a [[bulbapedia:Grass (type)|grass]]/[[bulbapedia:Dark (type)|dark]]-type Pokémon named [[bulbapedia:Nuzleaf (Pokémon)|Nuzleaf]]. It has similar characteristics to [[Red Pikmin]], having a pointed nose and a leaf on its head, and its "[[bulbapedia:Shiny Pokémon|shiny]]" form has a red face and "trousers". Its highest [[bulbapedia:Statistics|stat]] is [[bulbapedia:Statistics#Attack|attack]], and its [[bulbapedia:Ability|ability]], [[bulbapedia:Chlorophyll (Ability)|Chlorophyll]], boosts a Pokémon's [[bulbapedia:Statistics#Speed|speed]] while it is [[bulbapedia:Harsh sunlight|sunny]] in [[bulbapedia:Pokémon battle|battle]], similar to how Pikmin grow flowers that boost speed after being buried for some time.
The [[bulbapedia:Generation VI|sixth generation]] of ''Pokémon'' introduced a [[bulbapedia:Bug (type)|bug]]/[[bulbapedia:Flying (type)|flying]]-type Pokémon named [[bulbapedia:Vivillon (Pokémon)|Vivillon]], that has several [[bulbapedia:List of Pokémon with form differences#Vivillon|wing patterns]], and the Fancy Pattern which was distributed via the Nintendo Network from {{date|8|July}} to {{date|31|July|2014}}, has each wing contain three different colored flowers; a white, a red, and a lavender flower. This is a possible reference to the Pikmin's flower colors from all three games: white flowers for [[Red Pikmin|Red]], [[Yellow Pikmin|Yellow]] and [[Blue Pikmin]], magenta for [[Purple Pikmin|Purple]] and [[White Pikmin]], and lavender for [[Rock Pikmin|Rock]] and [[Winged Pikmin]].
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===''Super Mario Galaxy''===
[[File:SMG The Ship.png|thumb|175px|left|A supposed representation of the ship in ''Super Mario Galaxy''.]]
In ''[[mario:Super Mario Galaxy|Super Mario Galaxy]]'''s [[mario:Space Junk Galaxy|Space Junk Galaxy]], there is a ship that bears great resemblance to the [[Hocotate ship]] in ''Pikmin 2''. It serves no purpose other than as a planetoid, and hence, part of the level. It is not a precise recreation, and there has been debate over whether it is indeed modeled on the ship or whether any similarities are coincidence. The main features that allow a connection to be drawn are the colors, three fins and two bubble-shaped cockpit windows.
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