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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.
Development
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 is 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.