Crossovers withPikmin
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| Pikmin | |
|---|---|
 Wordmark for thePikmin franchise used since 2022. | |
| First installment | Pikmin (2001) |
| Latest installment | Pikmin 4 (2023) |
Pikmin is a sci-fi video game franchise created and published by Nintendo. The mainlinePikmin titles are top-down real-time strategy games in which the goal is most often to leave the planet the titularPikmin reside on, PNF-404. This is done by leading large squads of the Pikmin to defeat enemies, collect valuable objects, and explore the environment.
AsPikmin was created with heavy involvement fromShigeru Miyamoto, both it and theSuper Mario franchise have had much shared history. References to each other are frequent, and several core elements to thePikmin franchise are directly inspired bySuper Mario, such as its main characters.
Recurring crossover subjects
Pikmin
- Main article:Pikmin
Pikmin are the titular creatures of thePikmin franchise. They are small, plant-like creatures that appear in a variety of shapes, colors, and sizes. In their home series, Pikmin are the key focus of gameplay, as the player must grow them, pluck them, send them to fight predators, and use those predators' corpses to grow more Pikmin. In theSuper Mario franchise, Pikmin primarily appear asEaster eggs suiting their small forms. They are frequently hiding in tall grass or flower beds.
Captain Olimar
- Pikipedia article:Captain Olimar
Captain Olimar is a deep-space freight driver who acts as the main protagonist of the first twoPikmin games, as well as making large appearances in laterPikmin titles. Olimar's appearance is generally based onMario, as they both have brown hair, large round noses, and a red color scheme. Olimar's name is also derived from Mario's, as his name in Japanese,オリマー, is a reversal of Mario's,マリオ.
History in theSuper Mario franchise
Luigi's Mansion
A trailer forPikmin is included inLuigi's Mansion in the settings menu, under an option labeled "View a Pikmin™ Movie".
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
Pikmin have a chance of appearing from flowerbeds inMario Golf: Toadstool Tour when hit with golf balls.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door includesPunies, characters that resemble Pikmin in several ways. They are small creatures with antenna-like appendages who are individually weak, but when several of them follow behind Mario they can join together to take down huge waves of enemies. 101 Punies can follow behind Mario at one time, similarly to how at-most 100 Pikmin can follow behind Olimar.
WarioWare series
WarioWare: Smooth Moves
WarioWare: Smooth Moves features the microgamePikmin 2 based on thePikmin installmentof the same name. The aim of the microgame is to crush several Pikmin by rolling anEmpress Bulblax over them.
WarioWare: D.I.Y.
WarioWare: D.I.Y. includesPikmin, based on the first game in thePikmin series. The player controls Captain Olimar and must tap the screen at the correct time to throw a Pikmin onto a nectar blob.
WarioWare Gold
WarioWare Gold reuses the Pikmin 2 microgame fromWarioWare: Smooth Moves, where it plays much the same. In addition,Wario's amiibo Sketch allows the player to scan in either a Captain Olimar or Pikmin amiibo to have them be crudely drawn by Wario.
WarioWare: Get It Together!
WarioWare: Get It Together! features a newPikmin 2 microgame, with the aim to knockPellets off of theirPellet Posies.
WarioWare: Move It!
WarioWare: Move It! introduces athird microgame based onPikmin 2. The gameplay in this one involvesplucking Pikmin from the ground as Olimar. When playing in multiplayer, P2 controls Louie, the second playable character introduced inPikmin 2.
Super Mario series
Super Mario Galaxy
Within theSpace Junk Galaxy ofSuper Mario Galaxy, a red-and-white rocketship with two windows can be visited. While not an exact replica, as it has differing proportions, no speaker, and a slightly different pattern, a Nintendo representative stated that this isOlimar and Louie's ship fromPikmin 2 at an E3 2006 showcase.[1]
Super Mario Maker
- Main article:Costume Mario § List of costumes
| # | Image | Costume | Unlock method(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 |  | Captain Olimar | Clear 100 Mario Challenge on Expert setting or harder or Use any Olimar amiibo | Olimar's voice fromPikmin 2 can be heard, and the "Course Clear" fanfare is replaced by the tune that plays after obtaining an important item inPikmin 3. If the player presses , Olimar will blow on his whistle. |
| 52 |  | Pikmin | Clear 100 Mario Challenge on Easy setting or harder or Use any Pikmin amiibo | Pikmin sound effects can be heard, the "lose a life" tune is replaced by the Pikmin's own death cries, and the "Course Clear" fanfare is replaced by the tune that plays after obtaining an important item inPikmin 3. Pressing causes the red and blue Pikmin to mature into flowers. When underwater, all three of them are encased in a bubble. |
Mario Kart 8 /Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Mario Kart 8 deluxe includes 19 unlockable racing suits that can be used byMii racers when an appropriateamiibo is scanned. One of these suits is the Pikmin Suit, unlocked by scanning a Captain Olimar or Pikmin amiibo. The suit is based on Olimar's spacesuit as it appears inSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS andSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U, with a mostly yellow suit, red gloves, and three "buttons" along the right side of the chest. The helmet is a mostly original design, with aRed Pikmin clinging onto the back.Mario Kart 8 Deluxe brings back the Pikmin Suit with the same unlock conditions.
Yoshi's Woolly World /Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World
Yoshi's Woolly World andits Nintendo 3DS port feature theamiibo Hut, where several amiibo can be scanned to unlock Yoshi patterns. Olimar is one of these patterns, in which the Yoshi's saddle represents Olimar's backpack, and the spines are colored red, yellow, and blue respectively each with their own eyes to representRed Pikmin,Yellow Pikmin, andBlue Pikmin respectively.
Super Nintendo World
Super Nintendo World is primarily based on theSuper Mario andDonkey Kong Country franchises, but alsofeatures several small cameos from Pikmin. The Universal Hollywood App also features the "Pluck Out Pikmin" badge, which is granted by using thebinoculars to observe one of these groups of Pikmin on Mount Beanpole.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
A glass statue of a Red Pikmin appears very briefly inThe Super Mario Bros. Movie in the home of theBrKLnCouple.
History in thePikmin franchise
Pikmin series
Pikmin
Pikmin does not have any direct references or content fromSuper Mario, but does make allusions to the series. The game is the introduction ofCaptain Olimar, who is based heavily on Mario. The game's most prominent enemy, theSpotty Bulborb, bears visual similarity to aSuper Mushroom. Both have large, round rear sides that are red with white spots, and smaller, tan front sides with a pair of large eyes. Similarly, theBeady Long Legs greatly resembles aScuttlebug as they appear inSuper Mario 64, as both have four long spindly legs, a marbled red-and-yellow color scheme, and large, perfectly spherical body sections.
Pikmin 2
Pikmin 2 introducestreasures to the franchise, which are contemporary human objects that appear as massive ancient artifacts to the games' protagonists. Several of these treasures reference theSuper Mario franchise.
- Growshroom is a brown mushroom whose name and notes suggest anyone who eats it will grow massively in size. This is in reference to the behavior of theSuper Mushroom.
- Decorative Goo andMaster's Instrument are a tube of paint and pastel stick respectively, and are branded as "MARIO PAINTS" in the North American and European versions of the game, in reference toMario Paint.
- Flame of Tomorrow is a box of matches labeled as "BOWSER BREATH BRAND" in North American and European versions. The side of the box also reads "TEL 555-TROOPAS", in reference toBowser andKoopa Troopas respectively.
- Unspeakable Wonder is a golden crown which heavily resembles the one worn byPrincess Peach.
- The Key is a large stylized golden key modeled afterKeys as they appear inSuper Mario World.
In addition,Pikmin 2 introduces the character ofLouie, who acts as a second playable character and work partner to Captain Olimar. Much like Olimar is based on Mario, Louie is based onLuigi as he is taller, slimmer, and has a similarly derived Japanese name,ルーイ, based onルイージ.
The Master's Instrument
The Flame of Tomorrow
The Unspeakable Wonder
The Key
Pikmin 3 /Pikmin 3 Deluxe
The opening cutscene ofPikmin 3 andits Nintendo Switch remaster reuses the "walking" sound effect fromMario Bros. to indicate the movement of theS.S. Drake through space. Additionally, the areaTwilight River is mainly composed of two large sections which are connected by a large pipe, which is covered in green moss that makes it resemble aWarp Pipe.
Pikmin 4
Pikmin 4 once again features treasures as a major collectable., with a few also referencing theSuper Mario franchise.
- TheCookie of Nibbled Circles,Cookie of Prosperity,Vanishing Cookie,Love's Fortune Cookie, andHearty Container, are a set of five cookies directly based on five of the six mainYoshi Cookies fromYoshi's Cookie.
- Mechanical Harp (Lullabies) is a music box that plays a rendition of Piranha Plant's Lullaby fromSuper Mario 64. Schnauz's notes directly mention "a mouth full of razor-sharp teeth" like that of aPiranha Plant.
- Micromanagement Station is aGame Boy Micro, specifically the Famicom-themed model released for the 20th anniversary ofSuper Mario Bros. TheHappy! Mario 20th logo with Mario's sprite fromSuper Mario Bros. is included.
- Creativity Conduit is anSNES mouse. The treasure's name along with Schnauz's and Olimar's notes reference a sense of creativity and relation to drawing, an allusion to the accessory's use inMario Paint.
The back of the Micromanagement Station
The five cookies part of theSweet Tooth Series
Pikmin Short Movies
Pikmin Short Movies are a collection of three animated shorts based aroundPikmin. The longest short,Occupational Hazards, features a scene where several Pikmin climb through several metal pipes in a construction site. At the other end, a Yellow Pikmin emerges holding a red mushroom resembling aSuper Mushroom, as a green pipe above them begins shaking and making noises ascoins get shoved out, culminating in a Red Pikmin emerges covered in dust that resembles Mario's cap, nose, and moustache, accompanied by a Warp Pipe sound effect. The Red Pikmin preforms a classic "Mario jump" as the first seven notes ofGround BGM fromSuper Mario Bros. plays.
Hey! Pikmin
Hey! Pikmin reintroduces treasures fromPikmin 2, with a greater emphasis on human-made creations, including Nintendo games.
- Inevitable Tragedy is a cartridge forSuper Mario Bros., appearing as aNintendo Entertainment System cart in North America and Europe, and aFamily Computer cart in Japan. The treasure's English name and notes refer to the artwork's depiction of Mario falling into lava.
- Tempting Vision is a Game Boy cartridge forSuper Mario Land. Olimar's notes refer to theGao,Gunion, andTatanga's ship in the artwork.
- Enduring Partnership is a Game Boy cartridge forDonkey Kong Land. The treasure's name and notes
Hey! Pikmin includesamiibo functionality, which allows the player to scan in variousPikmin,Super Mario,Animal Crossing, andSplatoon amiibo into the game wherte they can be collected as treasures. 15 amiibo from theSuper Mario series are compatible.
- Colossus in Suspenders -Mario amiibo
- Priceless Artifact - Gold Mario amiibo
- Great Man - Silver Mario amiibo
- Unsung Hero -Luigi amiibo
- Memento of Love -Princess Peach amiibo
- Incomprehensible Life-Form -Yoshi amiibo
- Fashion Mystery -Rosalina amiibo
- Fearsome Boss -Bowser amiibo
- Gaudy Goon -Wario amiibo
- Powerful Pencil-Pusher -Donkey Kong amiibo
- Barrel of Laughs -Diddy Kong amiibo
- Anatomical Enigma -Toad amiibo
- My Princess -Princess Daisy amiibo
- Insensitive Lout -Waluigi amiibo
- Fanged Marshmallow -Boo amiibo
Pikmin Bloom
As a reward for linking aNintendo Account account toPikmin Bloom, the player receives the "Mario Hat"Special Decor Pikmin, which is a Blue Pikmin wearing aMario Cap keychain as a hat. This Special Decor Pikmin was also available for a limited time fromSpecial Spots atNintendo New York and Nintendo Tokyo.
Shared history
Animal Crossing series
BothSuper Mario andPikmin have had several funiture and clothing items in theAnimal Crossing series. InAnimal Crossing: New Leaf, both series have funiture items in theNintendo Set.
Nintendogs
The Secondhand Shop inNintendogs features aBulborb figure, as well as a? Block. Several otherSuper Mario references are featured in the game.
Nintendo Land
Nintendo Land featuresMario Chase,Yoshi's Fruit Cart,Luigi's Ghost Mansion, andDonkey Kong's Crash Course based on theSuper Mario series, as well asPikmin Adventure based on thePikmin series. Beyond being in the same collection,Pikmin Adventure in particular also includes severalSuper Mario elements, such as? Blocks andCoins as major intractable elements, andSuper Mushrooms andFortresses appear as decorative elements in some stages.
Nintendo Monopoly
The 2010 version ofNintendo Monopoly includes theS.S. Dolphin (referred to as "Pikmin Rocket") as a token. The third railroad in the same version is also anOnion.
Tetris 99
Tetris 99 has themed based on severalSuper Mario titles, as well as one based onPikmin 4.
References
 | Wikipedia has an article onPikmin. |
- ^"In one area, you can actually go to Olimar and Louie's ship from Pikmin 2 and you can run around on it." – May 11, 2019.Super Mario Galaxy (working title) Gameplay Movie (3:00). Retrieved March 3rd, 2025 from Gamespot.
