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| '''Pikmin 3''' is used to refer to the next, as of yet untitled, game in the [[Pikmin series]], which was announced during E3 2008<ref>[http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/16/miyamoto-were-making-pikmin 2008 - Joystiq]</ref>.
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| ==Past hints==
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| Around the time of the release of the [[Pikmin 1|first Pikmin game]], it was hinted at that Pikmin may be a trilogy.<sup>citations needed</sup>
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| On July 30th, 2003, Pikmin's creator, Shigeru Miyamoto, said in an interview with ''Gamers Mark'' that he had ''already got the basic idea for Pikmin 3 in my mind.''<ref>[http://www.gamersmark.com/news/2003/07/1/2940 2003 - Gamers Mark]</ref>
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| On 21st April, 2006, ''Spong news'' asserted that according to its press contacts Pikmin 3 would appear on the Wii at some point, probably some time after the launch<ref>[http://news.spong.com/article/9915 2006 - Spong news]</ref>:
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| ''From what we can gather from our press colleagues, Pikmin Revolution is a cert, though its showing at E3 cannot be confirmed''.
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| On 12th July, 2007, in an interview with Shigeru Miyamoto, an ''IGN'' interviewer asked if he planned to do anything with [[Pikmin]]. His reply was as follows:<ref>[http://uk.wii.ign.com/articles/804/804262p1.html 2007 - IGN]</ref>
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| ''I certainly don't think we've seen the last of Pikmin. I definitely would like to do something with them, and I think the Wii interface in particular is very well suited to that franchise.''
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| On the 18th of April, 2008, Shigeru Miyamoto revealed in an interview on the topic of Wii Fit that he desired to continue with the Pikmin series:<ref>[http://uk.gamespot.com/news/6189549.html 2008 - GameSpot]</ref>
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| ''As for what the developer would like to work on next, Miyamoto said he's looking forward to working on the Wii some more. He also reiterated his desire to make another entry in the Pikmin series of action strategy games.''
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| On the 15th of July, 2008, during E3, Shigeru Miyamoto answered questions about a possible Pikmin 3:<ref>[http://wiinintendo.net/2008/07/15/miyamoto-talks-new-galaxy-pikmin-and-mario-ds 2008 - WiiNintendo]</ref>
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| ''There isn't anything that we can announce right now, but I’m sure we’ll probably do something with it. The Pikmin team is, of course, still there and maybe we’ll have something to talk about before too long.''
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| During E3 2008, Shigeru Miyamoto said, when asked about the Pikmin series, "We're making Pikmin." Nothing else about the Pikmin game in development was revealed, however.<ref>[http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/16/miyamoto-were-making-pikmin 2008 - Joystiq]</ref>
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| ==Olimar in SSBB==
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| The appearance of [[Olimar]] in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' for the Wii was widely considered to be an indication of the likelihood of a third Pikmin game being released.
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| ==References==
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| [[Category:Games]]
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