Pikmin

Pikmin
Developer	Nintendo
Publisher	Nintendo
System	Nintendo Gamecube Nintendo Wii
Release Date	Gamecube JP October 26, 2001 US December 2, 2001 EU June 14, 2002 Wii JP December 25, 2008 February 6, 2009
Gallery	GH Gallery
Rating	ESRB: E

Pikmin is an unusual realtime strategy game created by Shigeru Miyamoto.

Story

Captain Olimar, a spaceman, went on vacation when he crash landed on a strange foreign planet. When he wakes up, he discovers that the planets atmosphere is poisonous to him. He has 30 days to repair his ship, the Dolphin, before his air runs out.

Gameplay

Pikmin uses a gameplay idea that was experimented with in Mario 128. The player is able to select as many or as few Pikmin as they want and specify what task they are supposed to do. There are three different types of Pikmin, each with special abilities.

30 parts from the ship are scatter around the planet. It's up to the player to find each piece and bring them back to the ship.

Legacy

Sequels

A second game, Pikmin 2, was released for the Gamecube.

Ports and Remakes

• It was released in December 2008 for the Nintendo Wii as part of the "Play for Wii" series of Gamecube remakes. The only known change to the game is an alteration to the controls that makes it compatible with the Wii Remote and Nunchuck controller.