Elements from the Pikmin series have appeared in several other Nintendo games. The Super Smash Bros. series in particular is well-known for having references to multitudes of Nintendo series and, more recently, those of other companies.
Mario
Luigi's Mansion
On the title screen of Luigi's Mansion, there is a early trailer of Pikmin that was released before the game's final production. It can be accessed by selecting Options, and then Pikmin Movie.
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Olimar, as well as some Pikmin, were meant to make an appearance in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. At the Starbeans café, certain drinks were meant to trigger cameos of other Nintendo characters, but the idea was scrapped, despite remaining in the game.
Olimar's lines and some sprites can be found in this TCRF article.
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
In Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, if the player hits the ball into a flower bed, the three Pikmin types from the first game will fly out.
Super Mario Galaxy
In Super Mario Galaxy in the Space Junk Galaxy, there is a ship that bears great resemblance to The Ship in Pikmin 2. It serves no purpose other than as a planetoid between planetoids, part of the level. It is not a precise recreation, and there has been debate over whether it is indeed modeled on the ship or whether any similarities are coincidence. The main features that allow a connection to be drawn are the colors, three fins and two bubble-shaped cockpit windows.
WarioWare
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WarioWare: Smooth Moves
The Empress Bulblax makes a cameo appearance in the game WarioWare: Smooth Moves, wherein the player must tilt the Wii Remote to roll the beast from side to side in an endeavor to squash Pikmin. This mini-game is called "Pikmin 2", and the background music is the music played on the demo screens in Pikmin. The same music is also used as the "Louie's Dark Secret" theme in Pikmin 2.
WarioWare: DIY
"Pikmin" is an unlockable Diamond Studios soundtrack in WarioWare: D.I.Y.
Yoshi
Yoshi's Island DS
In Yoshi's Island DS, one of the babies kidnapped by Kamek has a face very similar to Olimar.
Super Smash Bros.
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Of Super Smash Bros. Melee's nearly 300 trophies, two are based on Pikmin. One features a group of standing red, blue and yellow Pikmin, while the other is a trophy of Captain Olimar that can only be obtained if there is a Pikmin save on the memory card.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
- Main article: Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl is the latest and third installment in Nintendo's cross-series 3D fighting game. Pikmin elements include Olimar as a playable character and the stage Distant Planet—a stage based on the Planet of the Pikmin, particularly Awakening Wood. There are 21 trophies and 16 stickers from the Pikmin series in this game.
Super Smash Bros. 4
- Main article: Super Smash Bros. 4.
Both Captain Olimar and a Pikmin-related stage, based on the Garden of Hope, are confirmed to make an appearance on the latest entry of the Super Smash Bros. franchise. [1]
Legend of Zelda
Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
In The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker the three goddess statues resemble Red, Yellow, and Blue Pikmin. The statues all have a pole sticking out of their head (resembling a stem) and the Din statue has a nose, the Farore statue has ears, and the Nayru statue has a crack where the mouth should be.
Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
In The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, Puffstools can be found in Deepwood Shrine.
Animal Crossing
Animal Crossing
In the original Animal Crossing, there is an e-Reader card with a Pikmin design, which can be used for clothes, wallpaper, etc. It can be viewed here. (Series 2, D04)
Animal Crossing: Wild World
In Animal Crossing: Wild World, there is an item called "Pikmin". When touched, it says the word "Pikmin", sounding similar to the sound that plays at the start of either Pikmin game. There is also a character named Gulliver, whose story shares similarities with the plot of Pikmin. The player can hit him with a slingshot and make him crash, after which his ship parts need collecting. His ship is named the "Porpoise 5000", which is a clearly a reference to the S.S. Dolphin.
Animal Crossing: City Folk
In Animal Crossing: City Folk, Gulliver and the same items reappear, as well as a DLC-exclusive Red Pikmin hat, to commemorate the release of New Play Control! Pikmin, and a to-scale model of the S.S. Dolphin, to celebrate the 40th year anniversary of the Apollo 11's successful landing on the moon.
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Gulliver and the same items reappear, along with new items. These new items are received through fortune cookies, which are a Blue Pikmin Hat and Yellow Pikmin Hat.
Nintendo DSi/3DS
In the Nintendo 3DS built-in app AR Games, a red, yellow, and blue Pikmin appear on an AR card.
Also, when one transfers their downloadable content from DSi to 3DS or Wii to Wii U, various types of Pikmin are seen 'carrying' the data over.
Nintendogs
A Red Bulborb toy is found in all versions of Nintendogs on a shelf in the second-hand shop. It is only part of the pre-rendered background shots and can not be obtained as an actual item for the dogs to interact with.
Nintendo Land
- Main article: Nintendo Land.
Nintendo Land includes a "Pikmin Adventure" mini-game, in which players play cooperatively as Miis dressed as Olimar or Pikmin to defeat a number of enemies over multiple levels.
Unreleased
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Stage Debut
- Main article: Stage Debut.
Captain Olimar and Pikmin were planned to have large roles in the unreleased game Stage Debut.