Merchandise/Magazines
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The following is a list of official merchandise in the form of magazines.
Nintendo Power
- Region: North America
- Language: English
Nintendo Power is a canceled monthly magazine that was released officially by Nintendo from the years 1988 to 2012. Among the 285 issues released, a couple of issues were focused primarily on the Pikmin series.
Nintendo Power V151
This issue contained information about the first Pikmin game on pages 40-44, and an ad for the game on page 178. The game itself was also reviewed, with all five reviewers giving it a perfect score.
Nintendo Power V152
This issue featured Pikmin on the front cover, and contained information about the first Pikmin game, along with a sticker sheet. The issue's monthly sweepstakes were also Pikmin-themed. The grand prize was a Nintendo GameCube, a copy of Pikmin, and a trip to the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. The second prize was a copy of Pikmin by itself, and the third prize was a Nintendo Power t-shirt.
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Nintendo Power V183
This issue featured Pikmin 2 on the front cover, and contained information about Pikmin 2, as well as a Pikmin 2 temporary tattoo sheet.
Nintendo Power V184
This issue featured a section on Pikmin 2 which contained brief walkthroughs in the same style as the official strategy guide. The game itself was also reviewed. Four out of five reviewers gave it a perfect score, and one reviewer gave it a score of 4.5/5.
Nintendo Power V231
To celebrate the magazine's 20th anniversary, the issue featured a section detailing the 20 best games on each Nintendo console. Pikmin was rated the 7th best Nintendo GameCube game.
Nintendo Power V239
The monthly Nintendo Power Sweepstakes in this issue was themed around the recently-released New Play Control! series. The grand prize was a Wii with copies of New Play Control! Pikmin and New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis. The second prize was the same, but without the Wii included. New Play Control! Pikmin did not get a review, but it was featured in the "Also This Month" section of the reviews.
Nintendo Power V250
Pikmin was featured on the list of "250 Reasons to Love Nintendo", listed alongside other Nintendo strategy game series Advance Wars and Fire Emblem.
Nintendo Power V280
This issue released in July 2012 contained information about the Wii U and various Wii U games including Pikmin 3. Subscribers of the magazine received a special cover featuring Pikmin 3 art.
Game Informer
- Region: North America
- Language: English
GameNOW
- Region: North America
- Language: English
Issue 5 Vol. 2
The cover of this issue has a bar at the top that reads "PIKMIN SOLVED INSIDE" and a picture of Olimar and Red Pikmin in the corner. Inside is a Pikmin themed tear-away poster detailing tips for navigating many of the areas in the game.
GamePro
- Region: North America
Famitsu
- Region: Japan
- Language: Japanese
Japan's most popular weekly gaming article.
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June 1 2017
This issue featured information regarding the yet to release Hey! Pikmin on pages 8-11.
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June 4th 2004
This issue featured information on playing Pikmin 2 on pages 132-135, and a brief advertisement of the e+ cards on page 93.
May 28th 2004
This issue featured information on playing Pikmin 2 on pages 126-129.
May 14th 2004
This issue featured information on playing Pikmin 2 on pages 128-135, and a brief advertisement of the game on page 56. Page 206 featured information on the e+ card games that players can play with Pikmin 2, and included the Ivory Candypop promo card in a tear-away insert.
September 19th 2003
This issue featured a first look at Pikmin 2 on pages 36-39.
November 16th 2001
This issue featured a full-page ad for Pikmin on page 45. It also featured a walkthrough of the The Impact Site, The Forest of Hope, and The Forest Navel on pages 100-105. Lastly it featured an advertisement for a Pikmin art book on page 126.
July 27th 2001
This issue featured a brief advertisement for Pikmin on page 202.
Famistu Cube + Advance
- Region: Japan
- Language: Japanese
A monthly spin-off magazine of Famistu that focuses on the GameCube and Game Boy Advance.
July 2004
Page 27 advertises the new Strawberry Flower album Tane no uta, as well as the Sanei plushies. Page 31 includes Pikmin 2 is rated 9/10 on "Monthly Picks." Pages 34-44 feature loads of information about Pikmin 2. There is a tear-away between pages 34 and 35 that includes the Ivory Candypop bud e+ card promo. Page 45 is a full-page ad for the new Tane no Uta album. Page 103 features and ad telling customers how they can obtain the other E+ promo cards.
May 2004
Pages 22 to 29 of this issue includes information on various enemies found in Pikmin 2.
Nintendo the Official Magazine
- Region: UK
- Language: English
Issue 39 February 2009
This issue headlines Pikmin New Play Control! With new art that was made specifically for this issue.
NGC
- Region: UK
- Language: English
Issue 61: December 2001
Page 12 of this issue has a small blurb which mentions Pikmin had been delayed to December 3rd in the US, likely due to localization issues. Page 23 is dedicated to Pikmin, showcasing some prerelease screenshots and various details about the game.
Issue 62: Christmas 2001
While NGC usually ran monthly, they had a second bonus issue in December that briefly mentions that Pikmin had been reviewed by the writing team and would appear as the main headline of the next issue.
Issue 63: January 2002
This issue primarily features Pikmin on the cover and includes an in-depth review of the game. This was a first-look at many features the game had to offer for European region players, as the game had been released elsewhere but was not set to release in their region until June 14th, 2002.
Gameplay 128
- Region: France
- Language: French
Gameplay 128 August 2002 issue
This issue strangely has little to say about Pikmin, but does include a Pikmin poster in the center of the issue (page 50-51). A couple of the authors also include Pikmin in a list of their favorite GameCube games on page 92.
Actu & Soluces 64
- Region: France
- Language: French
Numero Special E3
This issue of Actu & Soluces 64 goes through the GameCube games revealed at E3 2001, including prerelease screenshots of Pikmin before release. It also features Pikmin on the magazine cover.
Consoles Max
- Region: France
- Language: French
Consoles Max June 2002 Issue
This issue features a great deal of Pikmin content and makes it the primary focus on the front cover. It dedicates 8 pages (page 70-77) to showing off Pikmin screenshots, and details various enemies the player will find as well as descriptions of all the areas in the game.
Tips & Tricks
- Region: North America
- Language: English
Tips & Tricks issue 85
This issue featured a section on Pikmin. It included general tips and information, as well as a walkthrough to beat the game in the 30-day time limit. It also featured strategies for fighting the Goolix, Mamuta, and Smoky Progg, and talked about the chaenostoma cordatum flower, among other things.
Tips & Tricks issue 117
This issue contained a section on Pikmin 2. Like before, it contained general tips and info about the game. It also had the locations of all above-ground treasure and strategies for each sublevel of each cave.