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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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May of 2009

 

Rate Kotaku's E3 2009 Predictions

Original at Kotaku.com external link    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 ...

Rate New Play Control! Pikmin

Original at GameFocus external link    Wed, May 27

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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 ...

Rate E3 2009: Nintendo Confirms Press Conference Details

Original at Cinema Blend external link    Tue, May 26

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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 ...

Rate E3 2009 Preview: The platform holders

Original at Play.tm external link    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. ...

Rate Will Nintendo Please the Hardcore Gamer at E3?

Original at NextGen Player external link    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? ...

Rate Nintendo announces Metroid Prime Trilogy Wii compilation for North ...

Original at Popzara external link    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 ...

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 Blast video game staff E3 predictions, hopes, and thoughts.

Original at Blast external link    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 ...

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 IGN teases about a secret new Nintendo project

Original at Destructoid external link    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 ...

Rate SSBB: Pikmin & Olimar and Pikachu by Insomniac487Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at fr.truveo.com external link    Tue, May 12

Pikmin & Olimar and Pikachu vs King Dedede and Diddy Kong on the Corneria stage! fr.truveo.com

Rate How To: Pikmin and Olimar Speed DrawingVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Fri, May 8

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By rss@youtube.com (purplepikmin34) Author: purplepikmin34 Keywords: how to draw pikmin olimar pikmin music Added: May 8, 2009

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 EDGE Magazine Hints at Pikmin 3

Original at Nintendo Life external link    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

April of 2009

 

Rate Little King's Story (Wii)

Original at Nintendo Life external link    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

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 Reggie says "important" Wii titles coming

Original at Nintendo Life external link    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 ...

Rate Reggie: We’ll Be Better at E3 This Year

Original at Nintendo Life external link    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. ...

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. ...

March of 2009

 

Rate New Pikmin hat available in Animal Crossing: City Folk!

Original at Nintendo Life external link    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 ...

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 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 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

February of 2009

 

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 Pikmin latest cuties in Nintendo worlds

Original at Australian IT external link    Mon, Feb 9

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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 ...

January of 2009

 

Rate Pikmin On Wii: Hands-On With The New Play Control! Edition

Original at Game Informer external link    Fri, Jan 30

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Rate New Play Control! Pikmin

Original at CVG Online external link    Wed, Jan 28

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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

December of 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 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.

November of 2008

 

Rate Wii GameCube ports better than expected

Original at CVG Online external link    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

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    4 related articles

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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...

Year 2008

 

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    6 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 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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