Nintendo hasn’t been shy about bringing many of its most beloved characters and game series to the 3DS, sometimes dramatically rethinking them to fit the limitations of the handheld system. This is ...

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While the puzzle-platformer was without a proper name for most of its known existence, it was given its title as of the latest Nintendo Direct. Knowledge of Arzest’s involvement came from the game’s ...

Pint-sized pilot Captain Olimar has crashed his spaceship the SS Dolphin II yet again, finding himself on another world populated by the mysterious plant-like Pikmin creatures. Finding that even here ...

Poor Olimar. The unlucky captain of the S.S. Dolphin once more finds himself marooned on a planet overrun with dangerous beasts and oddly helpful multicolored plant men. Nintendo has also changed ...

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Hey! Pikmin is one of two titles launching alongside the New Nintendo 2DS XL this summer, but it may take Pikmin fans by surprise. Although it has many of the series hallmarks — Captain Olimar ...

Translating a 3D series into a 2D puzzle-platformer is a big risk, and it’s easy to imagine the result feeling like a watered-down spinoff at best. Yet Hey! Pikmin is anything but diluted. It’s out ...

There's no question that taking a three-dimensional title and transforming it into a 2D side-scroller is a risky venture, especially when the original property is as realtime strategy-driven as Pikmin ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Poor Captain Olimar can’t catch a break. Seemingly on the same planet as before, the protagonist of the Pikmin series has lost his way yet again in ...

Pikmin isn't as recognizable as Mario or Zelda, but it's certainly one of Nintendo's most unique franchises. With Pikmin 3 Deluxe right around the corner, we thought now would be a good time to take ...