Merchandise/Cards
Some Pikmin cards have been released.
e-Reader cards
- Main article: e-Reader.
Nintendo released a series of e-reader cards (called e+ cards in Japan), which feature Pikmin characters and enemies. The cards can be used to unlock levels of mini-games within Japanese copies of Pikmin 2 by connecting your Gameboy Advance and e-reader to you're gamecube. A binder for holding the e+ cards was also released.
The main set contains 60 cards spread across 12 packs with 5 cards in each pack. There are 20 red cards, 20 blue cards, and 20 yellow cards. There were also a few promo cards which were released. Three of the Promo cards, including Olimar, Louie, and the President, were given out with every copy of Pikmin 2 in Japan. Two cards with given out in weekly issues of Japanese gaming magazine Famistu, and another was given out in the official Pikmin 2 Strategy guide. Six cards were given out via Club Nintendo, and are the rarest cards in the set. The complete set of cards totals to 72 cards. A card binder was released with the Famitsu Cube + Advance magazine July 2004 issue as an appendix, which can hold the complete set of cards.
Pikmin e+ series 1.
The Club Nintendo Pikmin e+ cards.
- Binder f.JPG
The Pikmin e+ binder.
AR cards
- Main article: Nintendo 3DS.
There were 3 Pikmin-themed 3DS AR cards released along with e-shop cards. The cards are able to show 3D animated Pikmin models on the camera picture of a 3DS. There was also a Pikmin-themed AR card featured with the other 6 3DS AR cards that come with every 3DS.
The 6 AR cards bundled with every Nintendo 3DS.
The Pikmin AR card by itself.
The Yellow Pikmin 1000 yen AR card.
The Red Pikmin 2000 yen AR card.
The Blue Pikmin 3000 yen AR card.
Pikmin 3 collectible card packs
(ピクミン3グミ?) These packs were released by Takara Tomy Arts and come packaged with Pikmin cards and a cider flavored gummy candy. They were released on September 17th, 2013 in Japan only. Each pack came with 3 cards, and there are 20 cards in all.
Stock image of the Pikmin 3 character cards.
A few packs of the character cards.
Pikmin 3 character cards.
