Pikmin short movies
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The short Pikmin movies refer to short animated films, made by Shigeru Miyamoto and released in 2014, showing Pikmin interacting with the environment of PNF-404 alongside Captain Olimar. These films are drawn using computer generated 3D graphics.
History
In an interview with Shigeru Miyamoto in March of 2013, the creator of the Pikmin series announced Nintendo was working on a cartoon based on the franchise. In the interview, Miyamoto revealed that these cartoons would be released at some point in 2013 but before the next game in the series, Pikmin 3, which was still in development. The idea was to distribute them as Nintendo 3DS videos, and he considered the idea of selling them if they become something bigger.
The first true short would show Captain Olimar blending and drinking what appears to be a vivisected Red Pikmin. After some other characters discover this, they back away in shock, as the knife-wielding Olimar approaches them. In doing so, they trip onto a pile of Pikpik carrots, the aliment that Olimar was truly consuming.
The idea for these cartoons came around when Miyamoto was trying to "give more life to the Pikmin characters". When asked if this was an attempt to make the 3DS less of a gaming-centric console, Miyamoto declared he hadn't thought about it that way. Instead, it's just taking advantage of the Pikmin series, and expanding its potential. If the idea flourishes, Nintendo might do cartoons on other franchises as well.
In September of 2014, Miyamoto announced that three short animated movies would be shown at the Tokyo International film festival, which will happen from October 25 to 31. These short movies will be titled The Night Juicer, Treasures in a Bottle, and Occupational Hazards.
On the 25th of October 2014, the movies were premiered at the Tokyo Film Festival. They will be making their way into the 3DS eShop at a later date.