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Shortly before the launch of [[Pikmin 3]], Nintendo plans to release '''Pikmin Animated Shorts''' that will be released onto the Nintendo Network channel for the 3DS. If they are popular enough, they will be spanned into a full series. <ref>http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/122629-Nintendo-Wants-Pikmin-Cartoons-To-Precede-Pikmin-3</ref>
==Revelation==
On /03/11/13/, Shigeru Miyamoto announced in an interveiw with ''Polygon ''that he has teamed up with Japanese animation studio ''Toho Cinemas'' in order to produce a mini series of animation shorts based on the Pikmin series.


The first one, which was showcased at the interveiw, depicts [[Captain Olimar]] chopping up [[Pikpik Carrot]]s into a drink. It is currently unknown the exact date when these cartoons will be released, but it will be sometime shortly before Pikmin3's launch.


 
Miyamoto states he was inspired by cellphone warnings before movies, and then he wanted to "do that, but with Pikmin instead." He also stated his experiement towards inspiring this feat was the introduction cinematic that started Nintendo's E3 in 2012. <ref>http://www.vg247.com/2013/03/11/pikmin-cartoon-series-to-debut-near-pikmin-3-launch/</ref>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1.714285714rem;font-size:14px;line-height:24px;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:OpenSans,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Nintendo’s senior managing director and legendary game designer Shigeru Miyamoto has revealed that he is helping spearhead a cartoon series built upon the loveable Pikmin series. Miyamoto says that the Pikmin based cartoons will be launched before Pikmin 3‘s release this Spring/Summer, and will possibly appear on Nintendo Video. If the cartoons prove to be popular then Miyamoto has suggested that they may begin selling them. The video that was showcased was created by Miyamoto with the help of an external animation studio. Here’s some details.</p>
 
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1.714285714rem;font-size:14px;line-height:24px;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:OpenSans,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">“We were working on several Pikmin CG animated videos and wanted more people to be able to see them,” he said. “I had gone to a movie theater and saw the videos telling people to turn off their cell phones and thought we could create a Pikmin version of that, but instead decided to do the 3D glasses video.”</p>
 
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1.714285714rem;font-size:14px;line-height:24px;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:OpenSans,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">“I didn’t want to license our characters out to someone else to create films,” he said. “Instead, since I used to draw four-panel comics when I was younger, I thought it would be fun to bring a four-panel comic approach to creating video content, so we started work on these Pikmin videos.”</p>
 
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1.714285714rem;font-size:14px;line-height:24px;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:OpenSans,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">“We didn’t have a good opportunity to announce that we were doing this, so while we were working on the movies we also created the Pikmin video that opened our E3 presentation last year.”</p>
 
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1.714285714rem;font-size:14px;line-height:24px;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:OpenSans,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">“When Olimar first discovered the Pikmin he named them based on the PikPik brand carrots in his home world, so he clearly loves carrots,” Miyamoto said. “I thought it would be fun to have a scenario where it seems like he is going to eat the Pikmin. So it’s kind of dark, but he doesn’t eat them.”</p>
 
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1.714285714rem;font-size:14px;line-height:24px;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:OpenSans,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">“We really just want to take advantage of the Pikmin characters,” he said. “We have started selling Shaun the Sheep videos, so we’re continuing to look at ways to expand the eShop offerings. Nintendo 3DS is great for viewing 3D video content so we wanted to look at ways to expand that offering.”</p>

Revision as of 22:28, March 11, 2013

Shortly before the launch of Pikmin 3, Nintendo plans to release Pikmin Animated Shorts that will be released onto the Nintendo Network channel for the 3DS. If they are popular enough, they will be spanned into a full series. [1]

Revelation

On /03/11/13/, Shigeru Miyamoto announced in an interveiw with Polygon that he has teamed up with Japanese animation studio Toho Cinemas in order to produce a mini series of animation shorts based on the Pikmin series.

The first one, which was showcased at the interveiw, depicts Captain Olimar chopping up Pikpik Carrots into a drink. It is currently unknown the exact date when these cartoons will be released, but it will be sometime shortly before Pikmin3's launch.

Miyamoto states he was inspired by cellphone warnings before movies, and then he wanted to "do that, but with Pikmin instead." He also stated his experiement towards inspiring this feat was the introduction cinematic that started Nintendo's E3 in 2012. [2]

  1. ^ http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/122629-Nintendo-Wants-Pikmin-Cartoons-To-Precede-Pikmin-3
  2. ^ http://www.vg247.com/2013/03/11/pikmin-cartoon-series-to-debut-near-pikmin-3-launch/
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