Pikmin Creator Says Film/TV Adaptation "Would Be Really Fun"

Pikmin Creator Says Film/TV Adaptation "Would Be Really Fun"

With the advent of video game adaptations, we could see Pikmin hitting the big (or small) screen soon, if the creator of the series’ wishes come true. The series, which started in 2001, has been going strong since, with four mainline games and a handful of spinoffs and re-releases. While its cute and cuddly Pikmin characters and realistic aesthetic are massive draw-ins, its strategic gameplay stands out against Nintendo’s other franchises like M…

Despite being the father of Mario, Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto has once again affirmed Pikmin is his favourite child: "I spent a lot of time the past 5, 6 years really wanting to grow Pikmin"

He also explained Pikmin's cameos are due to an "unwritten rule where they're okay to appear with other characters"

Miyamoto talks about growing Pikmin brand, mentions movie or show as possibilities

This week was the grand opening of Universal Orlando’s newest theme park, Epic Universe. Included as one of the five lands within is Super Nintendo World, Nintendo’s first step into the theme park world. And while park is split into two — one based on Mario and the other on Donkey Kong — there are still other nods to other Nintendo IPs in the land, most notably Pikmin. In a recent interview with IGN, Shigeru Miyamoto went in depth on what he wan…