Pikmin series

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The Pikmin series is a video game series developed by Nintendo EAD that focuses on manipulating Pikmin. It currently consists of two games: Pikmin and Pikmin 2 (and their counterparts in the New Play Control! range on Wii), with Pikmin 3 in development.

Pikmin series games

Reception and sales

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[1].

In other games

Main article: Pikmin in other games.

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—Distant Planet—and multiple soundtracks and trophies.

Pikmin have made cameo appearances in games like WarioWare: Smooth Moves and the Nintendo DSi/3DS software trasfer animation, while Pikmin-themed items have appeared in Nintendogs and the Animal Crossing series.

See also