The Pikmin series currently consists of six games, Pikmin, Pikmin 2, Pikmin 3, Pikmin 4, Hey! Pikmin and Pikmin Bloom. (Pikmin and Pikmin 2 also have New Play Control! variations on the Nintendo Wii, and a Pikmin 1+2 HD bundle on the Nintendo Switch, and Pikmin 3 Deluxe is also on the Switch) The first two games have been scored well by critics, the sequel generally higher than Pikmin. Pikmin 3 was released on July 12th in Japan, July 26th in Europe, July 27th in Australia, and August 4th in the North America, (all in 2013) and also received critical acclaim. Pikmin 4 was released July 21, 2023.
Elements from the series also play parts in a number of other Nintendo games, most notably Super Smash Bros. Brawl, in which Captain Olimar is a playable character, and Nintendo Land, which features a Pikmin game titled Pikmin Adventure.
A Pikmin spinoff title for Nintendo 3DS was released in 2017, and a spin-off game for mobile phones titled Pikmin Bloom was released in 2021.
Characters[]
- Captain Olimar
- Louie
- The President
- The Hocotate Ship
- Alph
- Brittany
- Captain Charlie
- You
- Oatchi
- Rescue Corps
- Minor Characters
Main Series[]
Spin-off[]
Other Pikmin games[]
- Pikmin E-Reader Mini Games
- New Play Control! Pikmin
- Nintendo Selects: Pikmin 2 (North America Only)
- New Play Control! Pikmin 2 (All Other Countries)
- Pikmin Adventure (Nintendo Land)
- Pikmin 3 Deluxe
- Pikmin 1+2