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As you may or may not know, Shiggs is essentially a dutiful slave to Nintendo corporate, still living off a supervisor’s salary while Reggie and Iwata get loaded off his hit ideas. That explains this weird-but-understandable business decision, and also why the man is in his mid-50s and still has no retirement plans. Tagged: corporate, enslavement, Shigeru Miyamoto, Shiggs I picked this up a bit late (it’s hard catching up on neglected feeds), but i’ll run with it anyway. In August, it w...
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Kotaku's E3 2009 Predictions
Original at Kotaku.com
• Wed, May 27
NY Nintendo announces new Pikmin—and it's for the Nintendo DSi only (10:1) 3. dsi Virtual Console announced, gets Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance support (5:1) 5. Steven Spielberg's "PQRS" project revealed for PC, Xbox 360 and playstation 3 ...
New Play Control! Pikmin
Original at GameFocus
• Wed, May 27
Think of it as a cross between real-time strategy games like Starcraft or Red Alert, combined with Lemmings. The Pikmin, as Captain Olimar calls them, are somewhat under your control. You merely influence their actions by throwing them at obstacles or ...
E3 2009: Nintendo Confirms Press Conference Details
Original at Cinema Blend
• Tue, May 26
Sin and Punishment 2 should be there unless all else goes wrong, and everyone is hoping for the reveal of the halfway-confirmed Pikmin 3. All the press will be allowed in at 7:30 AM, and you can expect up-to-the-minute coverage from us here at Blend ...
E3 2009 Preview: The platform holders
Original at Play.tm
• Tue, May 26
UK While not part of the central cohort of well known characters, Pikmin is still a strong franchise for Nintendo. Following up on their re-release of the GameCube's Pikmin 1 and Pikmin 2, it seems likely that a proper Wii version of the game comes next. ...
Will Nintendo Please the Hardcore Gamer at E3?
Original at NextGen Player
• Sun, May 24
Canada There are plenty of eyes on Nintendo this year, and rumours of hardcore friendly titles such as a new Kid Icarus and even Pikmin 3 that Nintendo claims is in development -- but will we see these, or other hardcore-friendly titles at E3? ...
Nintendo announces Metroid Prime Trilogy Wii compilation for North ...
Original at Popzara
• Fri, May 22
Overland Park With Gamecube ports all the rage (like New Play Control! Pikmin), it was only a matter of time before one of Nintendo's lunchbox-looking console's most acclaimed franchises made its way onto the Wii, refitted and reformatted for a new generation of ...
Wii Review - 'Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'
Original at WorthPlaying.com
• Fri, May 22
CA The other group of people thought that this was a great opportunity for new gamers to discover some classic GameCube games that players might have missed the first time around. The first two releases under this program, Pikmin and Mario Power Tennis, ...
Blast video game staff E3 predictions, hopes, and thoughts.
Original at Blast
• Fri, May 22
MA Pikmin 3, which was informally announced last year, would go a long ways towards healing some wounds, were a vtrailer or gameplay video to surface. Same goes for a new Mario, Zelda, etc., or a new “core” IP. IGN has been saying that Retro Studios ...
Anno: Create a New World UK Review
Original at IGN
• Wed, May 20
CA It's broad in scope yet refreshingly brisk, favouring action and immediate reward over ponderous spreadsheet scrutiny and accountancy - perhaps not to everyone's tastes but we're fans of the top-line Pikmin-style zip of proceedings. ...
IGN teases about a secret new Nintendo project
Original at Destructoid
• Wed, May 13
Soon Well, I have a healthy serving of skepticism when it comes to teases for this big reveals, but who knows, this good mean we are going to see something good from Nintendo's E3 press conference this year (like maybe the Pikmin 3 announcement we ...
SSBB: Pikmin & Olimar and Pikachu by Insomniac487Original at fr.truveo.com
• Tue, May 12
Pikmin & Olimar and Pikachu vs King Dedede and Diddy Kong on the Corneria stage! fr.truveo.com
How To: Pikmin and Olimar Speed DrawingOriginal at YouTube
• Fri, May 8
By rss@youtube.com (purplepikmin34) Author: purplepikmin34 Keywords: how to draw pikmin olimar pikmin music Added: May 8, 2009
Review: New Play Control! Pikmin 2
Original at NU.nl
• Thu, May 7
De New Play Control-spelserie is bedoeld om GameCube-games in een verbeterd nieuw jasje te steken. Is het bij Pikmin 2 echter eigenlijk wel een verbetering te noemen? Nadat de eerste Pikmin opnieuw was uitgebracht op de Wii is nu ook Pikmin 2 aan de ... New Play Control! Pikmin 2 Inside gamer
EDGE Magazine Hints at Pikmin 3
Original at Nintendo Life
• Mon, May 4
UK At last year's E3, Nintendo game guru Shigeru Miyamoto stated pretty emphatically that the company was working on an all-new Pikmin adventure. We've heard little else since, but the latest issue of UK video game magazine EDGE (issue 202, ... Is Edge Teasing Pikmin 3? Kotaku Australia
Little King's Story (Wii)
Original at Nintendo Life
• Fri, Apr 24
UK One of the game's features that lifts it above Pikmin is extremely simple – the use of people instead of plant-creatures. Each citizen has a name, will greet you with a cheery hello or fearful scowl depending on their views of you, and keeping the same ... Little King's Story AU Review IGN
Little King's Story AU Review
Original at IGN
• Fri, Apr 24
CA Borrowing heavily from elements of Nintendo's Pikmin and Animal Crossing franchises, Little King's Story is a strategic RPG that builds slowly, pushing you at just the right strength to keep things interesting. For all its inspired elements, ...
Little King's Story review
Original at Telegraph.co.uk
• Thu, Apr 23
United Kingdom At its heart, it'sa barmy genre mash-up of role-playing, Pikmin-style strategy and Animal Crossing-esque town management. Somehow, it all segues together beautifully and the fripperies and dressing, such as the crazy letters from your ...
Reggie says "important" Wii titles coming
Original at Nintendo Life
• Sun, Apr 19
UK - Matthew Blundon Oh, and Pikmin. Wii Fit Plus was on a listing for November 16th. It may be shown at E3. Last E3 was a defensive measure because they feared that Sony or MS would try to steal their new market, it's too late for any action from those two now so Nintendo ...
Reggie: We’ll Be Better at E3 This Year
Original at Nintendo Life
• Tue, Apr 14
UK Yes, New Zelda, Mario, Metroid, Starfox, and/or Pikmin, please! Just give me a glimpse of Pikmin 3, Nintendo. That's all I ask for. I don't know about asking for another Star Fox game, though. They could give us Star Fox Adventures 2, after all. ...
Video Game Review: 'Resistance' fun and fast-paced
Original at Florida Times-Union
• Tue, Apr 7
FL New Play Control Pikmin and Mario Tennis' Grade: *** out of 4 if you never played them on the GameCube; ** if you're trying them again with Wii controls. System: Wii. Price: $30 each. Family guide: E for generally tame gameplay. ...
New Pikmin hat available in Animal Crossing: City Folk!
Original at Nintendo Life
• Wed, Mar 25
• 2 related articles
UK And it’s only been a day since I made mention of our lack of having a Pikmin hat! Well, cheer up Animal Crossing: City Folk lovers, as your red Pikmin hat should be waiting outside your house in Pete’s mailbag. Likely in honor of the New Play Control ...
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'Pikmin' Walkthrough and Strategy Guide complete!
Original at Lunabean Video Game News and Walkthroughs
• Tue, Mar 24
If the Nintendo Gamecube passed you and your family by, then you missed one of the greatest family-friendly videogames ever made. Thank goodness it has been remade for the Nintendo Wii as part of its "New Play Control!" series! LB Pikmin Game Guide (text-only):
Pikmin 2 and DK Jungle beat for Wii
Original at CVG Online
• Wed, Mar 11
Looks like they are using a similar tactic with pikmin. Nintendo are a big and flush enough comapany to release these redos. Cheap to make easy to do and harmless and make new additions to the series. If you bothered actually looking at whats available ... Pikmin 2 for Wii on April 24 Videogamer.com
Pikmin Review
Original at Game Daily
• Wed, Mar 11
Nintendo brings Pikmin to Wii with a brand new control scheme. by Robert Workman on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 The point-and-click gameplay of Nintendo's New Play Control version of Pikmin works perfectly with the Wii Remote and Nunchuk. ...
Resident Evil 5 AU Review
Original at IGN
• Fri, Mar 6
CA At your side through every moment of the game is the spunky new heroine, Sheva Alomar (no relation to the dude from Pikmin). Sheva will either be AI or human-controlled, depending on whether or not you're playing in co-op mode. ...
Pikmin 2 User Review 22398
Original at uk.video.yahoo.com
• Wed, Mar 4
I review Pikmin 2 for the Nintendo GameCube Videopinions are product reviews and demonstrations by the people who use them - in full motion video ... uk.video.yahoo.com
New Play Control! Pikmin review
Original at Telegraph.co.uk
• Wed, Feb 25
United Kingdom Yet that would be to ignore the achievements of Pikmin, Shigeru Miyamoto’s seven-year-old GameCube curio, now retooled for Wii under the New Play Control banner. Pikmin tells the tale of Captain Olimar, a space adventurer from the planet Hocotate. ...
New Play Control! Pikmin AU Review
Original at IGN
• Wed, Feb 11
CA Pikmin is the fruit of Miyamoto's ingenuity. What you have is a hugely accessible console strategy game that combines basic unit creation (effectively, growing Pikmin) and puzzle solving (collecting parts). There's your resource collection mechanic ...
Pikmin latest cuties in Nintendo worlds
Original at Australian IT
• Mon, Feb 9
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How To: Animal Crossing gets DLC
Original at CVG Online
• Fri, Feb 6
If you have your Wii connected to the Internet, you're already half way to receiving a stylish Pikmin hat that will make you the envy of all your friends!" says Nintendo. It's not my colour, but each to their own. Full instructions on how to get your ...
Pikmin On Wii: Hands-On With The New Play Control! Edition
Original at Game Informer
• Fri, Jan 30
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New Play Control! Pikmin
Original at CVG Online
• Wed, Jan 28
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How To: Pikmin Wii Coverage Part 1Original at YouTube
• Fri, Jan 9
By rss@youtube.com (UltimateH4XR) Includes some random gameplay and how-to play! Check out my new Picture-in-picture ffect! Author: UltimateH4XR Keywords: coverage h4xr pikmin pip series tutorial ultimateh4xr ultrah4xr wii Added: January 9, 2009
Part-time Gamer Review #14: PikminOriginal at YouTube
• Sat, Dec 20
By rss@youtube.com (phoenixkane1986) This time I'll be reviewing the original Pikmin, for Nintendo Gamecube. One of the original IPs that arrived on gamecube from Nintendo, this was the start of what is now a franchise. Its kind of a console real-time strategy game with some puzzle elements. Basically you have to retrieve your 3...
Rolando iPhone Review
Original at IGN
• Thu, Dec 18
CA - Dec 18, 2008 The first few Rolandos I rolled to their death hit me with the same kind of mild horror as the initial Pikmin I accidentally killed in the GameCube ...
Nintendo reveals Q1 of 2009 line-up for US
Original at EL33TONLINE
• Wed, Dec 17
By lisa@el33tonline.com (Lisa) Below is Nintendo’s partial list of upcoming games for the Wii and Nintendo DS. Wii Mastiff Nintendo New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis™ - March New Play Control! Pikmin - March Sega THQ Ubisoft XS Games Nintendo DS Avalon Code - February Flower, Sun, and Rain - March Mastiff Nintendo
Nintendo Reveals Tons of Early '09 Releases for North America
Original at 1up.com
• Wed, Dec 17
By Kris Pigna Earlier this week, Nintendo sent out a huge list of early 09 release dates for the U.K. Now it's North America's turn. Below are over 100 titles Nintendo plans to release across the Wii and Nintendo DS in the first quarter of 09, and interestingly, our list has a few more intriguing stand-outs.
DS Pokemon, Wii Pikmin, Among Nintendo's 100-Plus Early 09 Release List
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, Dec 17
By Brian Crecente Among the titles is Pokemon Platinum for the DS, set for a March 22 release in North America, New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis and New Play Control! Pikmin for Wii, and Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon, Personal Trainer: Math and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for Nintendo DS.
Pikmin, Mario Tennis Wii Remakes Get New Features
Original at Shacknews
• Wed, Dec 10
The "Play on the Wii" series of classic Gamecube remakes for the Wii is proving to be more than a simple porting exercise, as Famitsu has now revealed that both Pikmin and Mario Tennis will see changes in transition to their Wii incarnations.
Wii GameCube ports better than expected
Original at CVG Online
• Fri, Nov 14
- Nov 14, 2008 The selection of Wii-ified GameCube games, which include Pikmin and the original Metroid Prime, will surprisingly see additions in the content department as ... Nintendo could surprise us all with Wii GameCube remakes GamePro.com all 2 news articles
Wii Versions Of Jungle Beat, Pikmin Aren't Just Wii-makes
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, Nov 12
By Michael McWhertor The first GameCube to Wii remake from Nintendo to release under the "Play On Wii" label will be 2005's Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat. (It hits Japan on Dec. 11, with a North American release unconfirmed.) Formerly controlled by smacking and clapping near the DK Bongos controller — which I happene...
Pikmin and Mario Power Tennis Wii-makes bound for North America
Original at That VideoGame
• Sun, Nov 2
By Evan O'Donnell It looks like the “Wii is not Gamecube 1.5 Defense Force” is going to be mobilizing its army sometime next year, as Nintendo of America has confirmed that Pikmin and Mario Power Tennis will be the first games in the “Play on Wii” series to reach North America in 2009. Previously announced at Ni...
Nintendo swears a new Pikmin is on the way
Original at That VideoGame
• Sat, Oct 4
By Mike Wehner While Nintendo’s recent Japanese conference went a long way to making core gamers feel like Nintendo still cares about them, one small thing was missing. Actually, it’s a big thing. Real big. The kind of thing that someone would fly all the way to Japan to hear about first. That thing is Pikmin 3....
Pikmin 3 Still Growing
Original at GayGamer.net
• Fri, Oct 3
• 4 related articles
By NaviFairy Yesterday Nintendo announced that it will be remaking classic Gamecube games for Wii, and I expressed my concern that the Pikmin remake might have been what Shigeru Miyamoto had referred to at E3 when he said a Pikmin game was in development. Well it looks like I wasn't the only one concerne...
Related articles from Kotaku, Joystiq and more.
Piktura = Pikmin + DS Camera?Original at 4 color rebellion
• Tue, Sep 30
By rbelmont Or what about a Pikmin game where you take pictures? That’s the rumor flying around right now. None of this is confirmed, but there is some pretty convincing evidence to back this up. First off is the fact that a very reputable news source from Japan started the story about the DS redesign, and...
Is 'Piktura' The New Pikmin For The New Nintendo DS? [Wild Speculation]
Original at Kotaku
• Mon, Sep 29
• 6 related articles
By Michael McWhertor We do know that Nintendo is hard at work on another game in the Pikmin series. Miyamoto said it himself. But details on that game — its platform, title or design — have been nonexistent. What say you? For or against Pikmin on your DS? Would it push you over the edge to rebuy the Nintendo DS for a thir...
Related articles from Kotaku Australia, I LOVE NINTENDO DS, igamer, lockoutgaming, thepottershousestkitts.com and more.
KnightWing’s Video Review #56: Pikmin
Original at Wii Live
• Fri, Apr 4
By Durffen Here is the latest video review from Knightwing of one of the best GameCube titles made (imo), Pikmin! Enjoy!
Podcast: SMYN: Episode 28 (01/13) - A Fated Symbiotic Relationship
Original at Smash World
• Sun, Jan 13
By Youko Multi-Man Brawl, Melee Stages Pt. 2, and Pikmin & Olimar are discussed in addition to going over the hosts's and also some guests's roster predictions before an official leak comes out! Kirby King joins Youko and SamuraiPanda to also cover the General News from the past week includin...
Shigeru Miyamoto: Now, Good Father and Attentive Husband [Shiggy]
Original at Kotaku
• Tue, Jun 20
By Brian Ashcraft Nintendo of Japan put up an English translation of its Corporate Management Policy Briefing, which features a Q&A with company bigwigs. When asked what Miyamoto was currently interested in, company prez. Satoru Iwata replied, "Miyamoto, who made Pikmin when he was gardening and Ni...
Review: Pikmin 2
Original at Blogcritics
• Mon, Jan 17
By Paul De Angelis Pikmin wasn't the greatest game for the GameCube, but it was certainly one of the most original. It showed a freshness both in style and content that's all too rare in games. The sequel keeps with the general practice of leaving untouched what worked while jettisoning what didn't, and since...