Pikmin

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The Pikmin series followers recurring character Captain Olimar as he travels to a planet far from his homeworld, and how he utilizes indigenous creatures he calls Pikmin for their physical likeness to Pik-pik carrots.

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Pikmin

The first Pikmin (Game) centered around Olimar and his struggle to survive using Pikmin (Concept) to find his missing pieces for his ship, "The Dolphin," he must find all of the parts within 30 days or he will die from the toxin in the planet's oxygen. Pikmin was released in 2001 for GameCube (Platform).

Pikmin 2

The second game in the Pikmin franchise stars a new character along with Olimar, his name is Louie (Character). Pikmin 2 (Game) was released in 2004 for GameCube.

Pikmin 3

A third Pikmin was announced by game legend Shigeru Miyamoto (Person) at the Developer's Round Table at E3 2008 (Concept). At the time, no details were announced about the game besides that Nintendo is currently working on it. At E3 2012 (Concept) at the Nintendo Press Conference, Pikmin 3 (Game) was the first game they showed for the Wii U (Platform). It will be released in the launch window of the Wii U and will be more in-depth than previous entries.

Pikmin 4

Originally hinted at in 2015, Pikmin 4 (Game) was finally slated for release in 2023.

Games

Pikmin (Game)

26 October 2001

Platforms/GameCubePlatforms/Nintendo SwitchPlatforms/Wii UPlatforms/Wii

Pikmin 2 (Game)

29 April 2004

Platforms/GameCubePlatforms/Nintendo SwitchPlatforms/Wii UPlatforms/Wii

Pikmin 3 (Game)

13 July 2013

Platforms/Nintendo SwitchPlatforms/Wii U

Isshoni Photo Pikmin (Game)

2 December 2013

Platforms/Nintendo 3DS eShop

Hey! Pikmin

13 July 2017

Platforms/Nintendo 3DS eShopPlatforms/Nintendo 3DS

Pikmin Bloom (Game)

26 October 2021

Platforms/AndroidPlatforms/iPadPlatforms/iPhone

Pikmin 4 (Game)

21 July 2023

Platforms/Nintendo SwitchPlatforms/Nintendo Switch 2

Pikmin 1+2

22 September 2023

Platforms/Nintendo Switch

Franchise details

Name

Pikmin

Features

8 games

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First game

Pikmin (Game)

Aliases

Characters

• Has characters: Captain Olimar (Character), President (Character), Beady Long Legs (Character), Emperor Bulblax (Character), Hocotate Ship (Character), Louie (Character)

Locations

• Has locations: Space (Location), Earth (Location), Jungle (Location), Hocotate (Location), Planet of the Pikmin (Location)

Concepts

• Has concepts: Fire (Concept), Player Character (Concept), Classical Elements (Concept), Male Protagonists (Concept), Cutscene (Concept), Drowning (Concept), Third-Person Perspective (Concept), Product Placement (Concept), Explosion (Concept), Multiple Protagonists (Concept), Boss Fight (Concept), Final Boss (Concept), Partners (Concept), Sidekick (Concept), Multiple Endings (Concept), Environmental Puzzles (Concept), The Future (Concept), Loot Gathering (Concept), Poison (Concept), Reversible Cover Art (Concept), Weak Spot (Concept), Escort Mission (Concept), Polygonal 3D (Concept), Giant Environment (Concept), Artificial Intelligence (Concept), Totaka's Song (Concept), Micromanagement (Concept), Artificial Life (Concept), Death (Concept), Giant Insects (Concept), Bulborb (Concept), Hocotate Freight (Concept), Pikmin (Concept), Pileated Snagret (Concept), Segmented Crawbster (Concept), Waterwraith (Concept), Game Over (Concept), Living Collectible (Concept), Cooperative Play (Concept), Interactive Title Screen (Concept), Countdown Timer (Concept), Enemies on Cover Art (Concept), Minions (Concept), Platform Change (Concept), Autumnal Setting (Concept), Day/Night Cycle (Concept), E3 2001 (Concept), E3 2003 (Concept), E3 2004 (Concept), E3 2008 (Concept), E3 2012 (Concept), Familiar Horde (Concept), Game Critics Awards (Concept), Greatest Hits (Concept), Interactive Achievement Awards 2002 (Concept), Lens Flare (Concept), Motion Plus Support (Concept), Off-TV Play (Concept), PAX Prime 2012 (Concept), Progressive Scan (Concept), Randomly Generated Map (Concept), Stat Tracking (Concept), Wii Remote Infrared Pointer Gameplay (Concept), Nocturnality (Concept), Motion Plus Required (Concept), Burrowing Snagret (Concept), Dweevil (Concept), Empress Bulblax (Concept), Giant Breadbug (Concept), Man-at-Legs (Concept), Smoky Progg (Concept)

Objects

• Has objects: Water (Object), Spaceship (Object), Flowers (Object), Cherry (Object), Grass (Object), Apple (Object), Blaster (Object), Paint (Object), Rock (Object), Strawberry (Object), Onion (Object), Candypop Bud (Object), Onion (Object), Engine (Object), Leaf (Object), Orange (Object), Duracell Battery (Object), Lapis Lazuli (Object), S.S. Dolphin (Object)

People

• Has people: Hiroshi Yamauchi (Person), Yoichi Yamada (Person), Kazumi Totaka (Person), Shigefumi Hino (Person), Leslie Swan (Person), Nathan Bihldorff (Person), Jeff Miller (Person), William Barnes (Person), Masato Kimura (Person), Satoru Iwata (Person), Masamichi Abe (Person), Kai Zeh (Person), Colin Reed (Person), Daisuke Kageyama (Person), Hajime Wakai (Person), Hideaki Shimizu (Person), Hiroaki Takenaka (Person), Hirohito Yoshimoto (Person), Hiromasa Shikata (Person), Hiroyasu Kuwabara (Person), Hiroyuki Kimura (Person), Junji Morii (Person), Kazumi Yamaguchi (Person), Koji Kitagawa (Person), Makoto Miyanaga (Person), Michiho Hayashi (Person), Motoi Okamoto (Person), Naoki Mori (Person), Satomi Maekawa (Person), Taeko Sugawara (Person), Tim Bechtel (Person), Tim O'Leary (Person), Tokihiko Toyoda (Person), Tomoaki Kuroume (Person), Wataru Yamaguchi (Person), Yasushi Ebisawa (Person), Yoshikazu Yamashita (Person), Yuzuru Ogawa (Person)