What is Pikmin?
{{About|the video game series|the first game in the series|Pikmin (video game){{!}}''Pikmin'' (video game)}} {{no sources|date=November 2023}} {{Infobox video game series |name = Pikmin |width = |collapsible = |state = |show image = |image = Pikmin series logo new.svg |caption = |developer = [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]] |publisher = [[Nintendo]] |creators = [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] |genre = [[Real-time strategy]] |first release version = ''[[Pikmin (video game)|Pikmin]]'' |first release date = October 26, 2001 |latest release version = ''[[Pikmin 4]]'' |latest release date = July 21, 2023 |spinoffs = |website = }} {{Nihongo|'''''Pikmin'''''|ピクミン|Pikumin}} is a series of [[video game]]s created by [[Nintendo]] that started on the [[Nintendo GameCube]] in [[2001]]. It has four released main-series games - ''[[Pikmin (video game)|Pikmin]], [[Pikmin 2]]'', ''[[Pikmin 3]]'' and ''[[Pikmin 4]]''. The series is about a spaceman called Captain Olimar visiting an alien planet and working with creatures called Pikmin to explore it. ==Characters== *'''Captain Olimar''' - Captain Olimar is spaceman who crash lands on the alien planet in ''[[Pikmin (video game)|Pikmin]]'' and meets the Pikmin species, and has to fix his ship and get off the planet in 30 days, or he'll die. Olimar is a play on the name [[Mario (Nintendo)|Mario]], Nintendo's mascot, by rearranging the syllables. Olimar writes about the biological features of every creature encountered in the Notes section. *'''Pikmin''' - The Pikmin are a type of creature who help Captain Olimar. In ''Pikmin'', they come in red, yellow, and blue types. In ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', they also come in white and purple types. *'''Louie''' - Louie joins Olimar in ''Pikmin 2'' and helps him find treasure. Louie is a play on the name [[Luigi]], Mario's brother and sidekick, by using the [[nickname]] for it. Louie is gluttonous, and often causes trouble out of his de