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[[File:Pikmin logo.png|thumb|300px|The ''Pikmin'' series logo]]
[[File:All_Pikmin_Box_Art.png|thumb|300px|The American box art for all of the currently released Pikmin games.]]
The '''''Pikmin'' series''' is a video game series developed by [[Nintendo EAD]] that focuses on manipulating [[Pikmin]]. It currently consists of two games: ''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]'' and ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' (and their counterparts in the [[New Play Control!]] range on [[Wii]]), with ''[[Pikmin 3]]'' in development.
The '''Pikmin series''' currently consists of two games, [[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]] and [[Pikmin 2]] (and their counterparts in the [[New Play Control!]] range on the [[Nintendo Wii]]), with a [[Pikmin 3|third]] in production. Both games have been scored well by critics, the sequel generally higher than Pikmin. There have been a number of rumours in the past concerning a Pikmin 3 being in production for the [[Wii U]] , and on July 15, 2008 at a private conference, Shigeru Miyamoto confirmed that Pikmin 3 is in production. During E3 2012, Pikmin 3 was officially announced for the Wii U. The total number of sales for the series is approximately 3.78 million[http://vgchartz.com/worldtotals.php?name=pikmin]. It has now been announced that Pikmin 3 is in production, and previews have been realesed. At E3 2012, Pikmin 3 was discussed and could be tried out; [[Challenge Mode (Pikmin 3)|a challenge mode]] in which the new leader is to collect fruit with red and the new [[rock Pikmin]] , and the other mode being a boss battle against the [[Armored Mawdad]]. The new game in the series will be released within the launch window of the Wii U (Within November 2012 and March 2013).


==''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, as well as a [[Distant Planet|Pikmin stage]] and multiple music tracks, stickers, and trophies.
*''[[Pikmin (game)|Pikmin]]''
**''[[New Play Control! Pikmin]]''
*''[[Pikmin 2]]''
**''[[New Play Control! Pikmin 2]]''
*''[[Pikmin 3]]'' (not yet released)


==Reception and sales==
*[[Pikmin 1]]
Both released games have been scored well by critics, ''Pikmin 2'' generally higher than ''Pikmin''. The total number of sales for the series is approximately 3.70 million<sup>[http://vgchartz.com/worldtotals.php?name=pikmin]</sup>.
*[[Pikmin 2]]
 
*[[New Play Control! Pikmin]]
==In other games==
*[[New Play Control! Pikmin 2]]
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*[[Pikmin 3]] (not yet released)
Elements from the series also play parts in a number of other Nintendo games, most notably ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', in which "Olimar & Pikmin" is a playable character, as well as a Pikmin stage—[[smashwiki:Distant Planet|Distant Planet]]—and multiple soundtracks and trophies.
 
Pikmin have made cameo appearances in games like ''[[mario:WarioWare: Smooth Moves|WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]'' and the Nintendo DSi/3DS software trasfer animation, while Pikmin-themed items have appeared in ''[[wikipedia:Nintendogs|Nintendogs]]'' and the [[nookipedia:Animal Crossing (series)|''Animal Crossing'' series]].


==See also==
==See also==
*''[[Stage Debut]]''
*[[Stage Debut]]
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
*[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]
*[[Pikmin Adventure]]


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Revision as of 02:28, December 26, 2012

File:All Pikmin Box Art.png
The American box art for all of the currently released Pikmin games.

The Pikmin series currently consists of two games, Pikmin and Pikmin 2 (and their counterparts in the New Play Control! range on the Nintendo Wii), with a third in production. Both games have been scored well by critics, the sequel generally higher than Pikmin. There have been a number of rumours in the past concerning a Pikmin 3 being in production for the Wii U , and on July 15, 2008 at a private conference, Shigeru Miyamoto confirmed that Pikmin 3 is in production. During E3 2012, Pikmin 3 was officially announced for the Wii U. The total number of sales for the series is approximately 3.78 million[1]. It has now been announced that Pikmin 3 is in production, and previews have been realesed. At E3 2012, Pikmin 3 was discussed and could be tried out; a challenge mode in which the new leader is to collect fruit with red and the new rock Pikmin , and the other mode being a boss battle against the Armored Mawdad. The new game in the series will be released within the launch window of the Wii U (Within November 2012 and March 2013).

Elements from the series also play parts in a number of other Nintendo games, most notably Super Smash Bros. Brawl, in which Captain Olimar is a playable character, as well as a Pikmin stage and multiple music tracks, stickers, and trophies.

See also

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