Pikmin

2001 video game developed by Nintendo
VideoGame video_game Q1198484
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Summary

Pikmin is a video game[1]. Pikmin ranks in the top 4% of video game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,454 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Shigefumi Hino[3]
  • Publisher: Nintendo[4]
  • Genre: real-time strategy[5]
  • Producer: Shigeru Miyamoto[6]
  • Developer: Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development[7]
  • Part of the series: Pikmin[8]
  • Platform: Wii[9], Nintendo GameCube[10], Wii U[11], Nintendo Switch[12]
  • Game mode: single-player video game[13]
  • Language of work or name: Japanese[14], English[15]
  • Distribution format: digital download[16], Nintendo GameCube Disc[17], Nintendo Wii Disc[18], Nintendo optical disc[19]
  • Input device: GameCube controller[20], Wii Remote[21]
  • Country of origin: Japan[22]
  • Publication date: December 2, 2001[23], October 26, 2001[24], June 14, 2002[25], December 25, 2008[26], February 6, 2009[27], February 26, 2009[28], March 9, 2009[29], June 21, 2023[30]
  • Characters: Captain Olimar[31]
  • Distributed by: Nintendo eShop[32]
  • Narrative location: PNF-404[33]
  • ESRB rating: Everyone[34], Everyone 10+[35]
  • Official website: http://www.pikmin.com/[36], https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ngc/gpij/[37]
  • PEGI rating: PEGI 3[38]
  • USK rating: USK 0[39]
  • Title: ピクミン[40]
  • Different from: Pikmin[41]
  • Hashtag: pikmin_1[42]
  • Exact match: https://www.pikminwiki.com/Pikmin_(game)[43]

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Cultural Impact

Things named for Pikmin include Chaenostoma cordatum[44], a taxon[45].

Why It Matters

Pikmin has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] Pikmin is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

Entities named for Pikmin include Chaenostoma cordatum[44], a taxon[45].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . redump.org. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . Nintendo eShop. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · Tom Morris · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in environment → Earth in fiction
    Nindb game id → gcn/pikmin
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ca', 'ckb', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fi', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', 'lld'
    Language of work or name → Japanese, English
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Nindb game id: gcn/pikmin, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/94349478|Pikmin (#94349478)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/3618|NinDB game]] #mix'n'matc"
  2. 26d ago · YoureAGhostBaby · 2026-09-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Narrative location → PNF-404
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Narrative location: PNF-404"
  3. 10w ago · Matthias M. · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Usk id → 7096
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Usk id: 7096, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/142834600|Pikmin (#142834600)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5476|USK]] #mix'n'match"
  4. 16w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Pikmin
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38730|batch #38730]]: adding Giant Bomb Wiki game IDs matched via OpenRefine"
  5. 19w ago · MineoBot bot · 2026-06-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Platform → Wii, Nintendo GameCube, Wii U +1
    Publication date → —
    Input device → GameCube controller, Wii Remote
    Esrb rating → Everyone, Everyone 10+
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Musicbrainz release group id: f51dca25-3542-4b52-a4a8-8142a384fcc1"
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