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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...   [read the full post]

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December of 2009

 

Rate Games of the Decade #10 - Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Edmonton Journal (blogs)

Original at The Province - Canada.com external link    Fri, Dec 18

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Edmonton Journal (blogs) (blog) Games of the Decade #10 - Super Smash Bros. Brawl Edmonton Journal (blogs) (blog) Same goes for seeing a ridiculous dogfight between Samus in her gunship, the Star Fox team, Olimar from Pikmin and a huge warship helmed by Bowser and Ganon ... and more »

Rate Feature: For Your Consideration - Little King's Story

Original at Nintendo Life external link    Fri, Dec 11

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One of the highest-rated Wii games of the year, Little King's Story combines the best aspects of Pikmin and Harvest Moon into a real-time strategy game ...

Rate The Ryan Lambie Column: Why the Nintendo Wii was the decade's fondue set

Original at Den Of Geek external link    Thu, Dec 10

And it needs to change, because I want Old Nintendo back. I'm sick of New Nintendo, who cynically repackage old Gamecube games like Pikmin with poorly ... and more »

Rate Little King's Story

Original at GameIndustry.com external link    Wed, Dec 9

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The gameplay is similar to Pikmin in how you handle your character and the “supporting” trained citizens. It's “follow the leader” and then order, or throw, ...

Rate Miyamoto wins Lifetime Achievement Award

Original at Vooks.Net external link    Sun, Dec 6

Mr. Miyamoto's legacy is far from over, however. He is still creating instant classics like Pikmin and blockbuster bestsellers such as WiiFit and he doesn't ...

Rate Nintendo's Miyamoto Receives Lifetime Award

Original at Cubed3 external link    Fri, Dec 4

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Video Games Republic With Miyamoto-san still going strong, creating the likes of Pikmin, Wii Sports and Wii Fit, there is clearly plenty more to come from the man many ... Miyamoto wanted to patent “jumping”Video Games Republic all 2 news articles »

Rate The Ryan Lambie Column: Happiness is a warm console

Original at Den Of Geek external link    Wed, Dec 2

What were you thinking, Nintendo?). I play Pikmin, and lose myself among its verdant pastures. As stupid as my ploy sounds, it works: like a UV lamp with a ...

Rate This Week in Nintendo History: November 29th to December 5th

Original at NintendoDS Advanced external link    Mon, Nov 30

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Pikmin is good, but made even better with the New Play Control! version on the Wii. Super Mario Strikers is a fun game I never got to purchase, ...

November of 2009

 

Rate British Indie Game Developer encounters Pikmin comparisons - PressZoom

Original at PressZoom external link    Wed, Nov 25

British Indie Game Developer encounters Pikmin comparisons press release) Monsteca Corral is an independently developed title focusing on fast paced fun-puzzle gameplay, targeted at anyone and everyone who enjoys pick up and play ...

Rate Super Mario's super mastermind: Shigeru Miyamoto talks about the evolution of ...

Original at Entertainment Weekly external link    Tue, Nov 17

For me I think the Link character from The Legend of Zelda plays a very similar role, but I'm also very fond of the little Pikmin creatures. ... and more »

Rate Nintendo talks more on HD

Original at Aussie-Nintendo.com external link    Sun, Nov 8

Won't HD be better for the games like Pikmin?" "The developers should choose the most appropriate graphical format depending on the software they make. ... and more »

Year 2009

 

Rate All Enemies In 2 With S Notes & Louie S Notes Part 2

Original at vidoemo.com external link    Sun, Oct 18

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All Enemies In Pikmin 2 With Olimar S Notes & Louie S Notes Part 2 Upload, share, download and embed your videos. Watch premium and official ... vidoemo.com

Rate Cap'n and PurpleVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at ms-mowz.deviantart.com external link    Thu, Sep 24

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Captain Olimar with little Purple.(I don't know much about Pikmin, but in Brawl I love the fat purple Pikmin you can get.~) ... Art. ms-mowz.deviantart.com

Rate Wii Review - 'Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'

Original at WorthPlaying.com external link    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, ...

Rate Anno: Create a New World UK Review

Original at IGN external link    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. ...

Rate Review: New Play Control! Pikmin 2

Original at NU.nl external link    Thu, May 7

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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

Rate Little King's Story AU Review

Original at IGN external link    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, ...

Rate Little King's Story review

Original at Telegraph.co.uk external link    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 ...

Rate Video Game Review: 'Resistance' fun and fast-paced

Original at Florida Times-Union external link    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. ...

Rate 'Pikmin' Walkthrough and Strategy Guide complete!

Original at Lunabean Video Game News and Walkthroughs external link    Tue, Mar 24

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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):

Rate Review: Classic GameCube Titles Get 'Wii-Made'

Original at CBS 11 external link    Tue, Mar 17

Pikmin" finds space traveler Captain Olimar stranded on a distant planet with a broken ship. He must rely on the native Pikmin aliens to help him recover the ship's pieces within 30 days. Thankfully, Olimar learns that he can control the Pikmin and ...

Rate Pikmin 2 and DK Jungle beat for Wii

Original at CVG Online external link    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

Rate Pikmin Review

Original at Game Daily external link    Wed, Mar 11

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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. ...

Rate Media: New Play Control! Pikmin Overview Trailer

Original at NintendoDS Advanced external link    Mon, Mar 9

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But at least with Pikmin, Miyamoto has given us hope of a sequel on the way, which might just make this version of the title a good exercise in practicing for that sequel's arrival. For some, that alone may make this "Wii-make" worth the investment.

Rate Opinion: ‘Pikmin’ Vs ‘New Play Control Pikmin’ - Impressions Of The GCN-To ...

Original at MTV Multiplayer external link    Mon, Mar 9

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Nintendo’s first port of a GameCube game to the Wii left me with mixed feelings. This is a case of pros and cons. I tried two game-days of “New Play Control Pikmin” on Saturday. That’s the Wii port of the 2001 GameCube game that mixed ... New Play Control! Pikmin review Blast

Rate Resident Evil 5 AU Review

Original at IGN external link    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. ...

Rate Pikmin 2 User Review 22398

Original at uk.video.yahoo.com external link    Wed, Mar 4

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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

Rate New Play Control! Pikmin review

Original at Telegraph.co.uk external link    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. ...

Rate New Play Control! Pikmin AU Review

Original at IGN external link    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 ...

Rate How To: Animal Crossing gets DLC

Original at CVG Online external link    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 ...

Rate How To: Pikmin Wii Coverage Part 1Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Fri, Jan 9

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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

Year 2008

 

Rate Part-time Gamer Review #14: PikminVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Sat, Dec 20

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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...

Rate Rolando iPhone Review

Original at IGN external link    Thu, Dec 18

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 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 ...

Rate Nintendo reveals Q1 of 2009 line-up for US

Original at EL33TONLINE external link    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

Rate Nintendo Reveals Tons of Early '09 Releases for North America

Original at 1up.com external link    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.

Rate DS Pokemon, Wii Pikmin, Among Nintendo's 100-Plus Early 09 Release List

Original at Kotaku external link    Wed, Dec 17

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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.

Rate Nintendo Announces a Slew of U.K. Release Dates

Original at 1up.com external link    Mon, Dec 15

By Kris Pigna According to the list, Wii ports of Pikmin and Mario Power Tennis will be the first two "Play on Wii" titles (called "New Play Control!" in the U.K.), with Pikmin set to release February 6, and Mario Power Tennis in March. Both games were confirmed to be the first "Play on Wii" releases in North A...

Rate Pikmin, Mario Tennis Wii Remakes Get New Features

Original at Shacknews external link    Wed, Dec 10

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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.

Rate Wii Versions Of Jungle Beat, Pikmin Aren't Just Wii-makes

Original at Kotaku external link    Wed, Nov 12

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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...

Rate Pikmin and Mario Power Tennis Wii-makes bound for North America

Original at That VideoGame external link    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...

Rate Nintendo swears a new Pikmin is on the way

Original at That VideoGame external link    Sat, Oct 4

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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....

Rate Pikmin 3 Still Growing

Original at GayGamer.net external link    Fri, Oct 3

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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...

Rate Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat Wii-Make - No Bongos And Not Much Waggle, Pikmin Pretty Much The Same

Original at Siliconera external link    Thu, Oct 2

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By Spencer Pikmin comes out a few weeks later on December 25 also for 3,800 yen. Nintendo isn’t adding much to Pikmin either. You control Captain Olimar with the analog stick, press A toss Pikmin, and press B to assemble them. Like Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat Pikmin gains a widescreen mode on the Wii. It doesn...

Rate Piktura = Pikmin + DS Camera?Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at 4 color rebellion external link    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...

Rate Is 'Piktura' The New Pikmin For The New Nintendo DS? [Wild Speculation]

Original at Kotaku external link    Mon, Sep 29    4 related articles

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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...

Rate Is 'Piktura' The New Pikmin For The New Nintendo DS?

Original at Kotaku Australia external link    Mon, Sep 29    1 related articles

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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...

Rate KnightWing’s Video Review #56: Pikmin

Original at Wii Live external link    Fri, Apr 4

By Durffen Here is the latest video review from Knightwing of one of the best GameCube titles made (imo), Pikmin! Enjoy!

Rate Podcast: SMYN: Episode 28 (01/13) - A Fated Symbiotic Relationship

Original at Smash World external link    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...

Year 2006

 

Rate Shigeru Miyamoto: Now, Good Father and Attentive Husband [Shiggy]

Original at Kotaku external link    Tue, Jun 20

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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...

Year 2005

 

Rate Review: Pikmin 2

Original at Blogcritics external link    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...

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