<s>
is	O
a	O
2001	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
created	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Pikmin	B-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
focuses	O
on	O
an	O
alien	O
pilot	O
,	O
Captain	O
Olimar	O
,	O
who	O
crash	O
lands	O
on	O
a	O
mysterious	O
planet	O
and	O
must	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
native	O
species	O
called	O
"	O
Pikmin	B-Device
"	O
to	O
find	O
his	O
ship	O
's	O
missing	O
parts	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
escape	O
within	O
30	O
days	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
Olimar	O
and	O
in	O
directing	O
the	O
different	O
varieties	O
of	O
Pikmin	B-Device
to	O
exploring	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
various	O
levels	O
,	O
overcoming	O
obstacles	O
and	O
hostile	O
creatures	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
find	O
and	O
recover	O
the	O
missing	O
ship	O
parts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
and	O
spawned	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
sequels	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
Pikmin	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
goal	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
to	O
retrieve	O
ship	O
parts	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
three	O
varieties	O
of	O
Pikmin	B-Device
available	O
in	O
different	O
combinations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
three	O
of	O
the	O
Pikmin	B-Device
colors	O
that	O
Olimar	O
discovers	O
must	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
overcome	O
various	O
obstacles	O
and	O
complete	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pikmin	B-Device
creatures	O
come	O
in	O
three	O
colors	O
,	O
including	O
red	O
,	O
yellow	O
and	O
blue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	O
Pikmin	B-Device
are	O
the	O
first	O
type	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
resistant	O
to	O
fire	O
and	O
the	O
strongest	O
type	O
of	O
Pikmin	B-Device
with	O
respect	O
to	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yellow	O
Pikmin	B-Device
can	O
be	O
thrown	O
higher	O
than	O
the	O
other	O
two	O
and	O
can	O
carry	O
explosives	O
called	O
"	O
bomb	O
rocks	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blue	O
Pikmin	B-Device
are	O
the	O
only	O
ones	O
that	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
survive	O
in	O
water	O
and	O
throw	O
Pikmin	B-Device
of	O
other	O
colors	O
across	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Objects	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
carried	O
vary	O
between	O
ship	O
parts	O
,	O
enemy	O
carcasses	O
and	O
pellets	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
brought	O
back	O
to	O
a	O
base	O
camp	O
established	O
in	O
the	O
current	O
zone	O
,	O
containing	O
Olimar	O
's	O
ship	O
and	O
apparati	O
representative	O
of	O
each	O
kind	O
of	O
Pikmin	B-Device
called	O
Onions	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
which	O
can	O
convert	O
carcasses	O
and	O
pellets	O
to	O
Pikmin	B-Device
seeds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
one	O
hundred	O
Pikmin	B-Device
,	O
whether	O
planted	O
or	O
plucked	O
,	O
can	O
be	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
day	O
also	O
ends	O
prematurely	O
if	O
all	O
Pikmin	B-Device
in	O
the	O
zone	O
go	O
extinct	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
next	O
day	O
will	O
begin	O
with	O
one	O
new	O
seed	O
of	O
every	O
discovered	O
kind	O
of	O
Pikmin	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
day	O
,	O
Olimar	O
needs	O
to	O
stop	O
all	O
work	O
and	O
bring	O
as	O
many	O
Pikmin	B-Device
as	O
possible	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
base	O
camp	O
so	O
that	O
they	O
can	O
flee	O
the	O
planet	O
's	O
nocturnal	O
predators	O
in	O
the	O
safety	O
of	O
their	O
Onions	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
also	O
provide	O
Pikmin	B-Device
shelter	O
and	O
transportation	O
between	O
zones	O
;	O
any	O
Pikmin	B-Device
who	O
do	O
not	O
make	O
it	O
back	O
to	O
base	O
are	O
eaten	O
by	O
said	O
predators	O
on	O
each	O
night	O
prior	O
to	O
Olimar	O
's	O
last	O
day	O
on	O
the	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apart	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
gameplay	O
,	O
Pikmin	B-Device
also	O
contains	O
a	O
Challenge	O
Mode	O
that	O
is	O
unlocked	O
once	O
Olimar	O
gets	O
all	O
three	O
types	O
of	O
Pikmin	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
object	O
of	O
Challenge	O
Mode	O
is	O
to	O
grow	O
the	O
greatest	O
number	O
of	O
Pikmin	B-Device
in	O
one	O
day	O
as	O
is	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
You	O
can	O
beat	O
this	O
boss	O
by	O
throwing	O
yellow	O
bomb	O
rock	O
Pikmin	B-Device
into	O
their	O
mouth	O
,	O
and	O
stunning	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
attack	O
by	O
using	O
their	O
large	O
tongue	O
,	O
and	O
jumping	O
on	O
to	O
the	O
Pikmin	B-Device
,	O
killing	O
several	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Pikmin	B-Device
,	O
the	O
main	O
protagonist	O
is	O
Captain	O
Olimar	O
,	O
a	O
tiny	O
,	O
one-inch	O
tall	O
humanoid	O
extraterrestrial	O
from	O
the	O
planet	O
Hocotate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
during	O
his	O
flight	O
,	O
a	O
comet	B-Language
hits	O
his	O
spacecraft	O
,	O
the	O
S.S.	O
Dolphin	O
(	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
's	O
codename	O
,	O
"	O
Project	O
Dolphin	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
then	O
pulled	O
into	O
the	O
gravity	O
field	O
of	O
an	O
uncharted	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
help	O
Olimar	O
are	O
indigenous	O
creatures	O
called	O
Pikmin	B-Device
,	O
which	O
are	O
nearly	O
extinct	O
and	O
unable	O
to	O
survive	O
in	O
the	O
environment	O
without	O
direct	O
leadership	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
this	O
element	O
of	O
symbiosis	O
develops	O
,	O
Olimar	O
discovers	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
Dolphin	O
and	O
travels	O
across	O
the	O
Pikmin	B-Device
Planet	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
assumed	O
to	O
be	O
Earth	O
,	O
albeit	O
with	O
fictional	O
fauna	O
and	O
far	O
after	O
the	O
extinction	O
of	O
humans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pikmin	B-Device
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
EAD	O
and	O
directed	O
by	O
Shigefumi	O
Hino	O
and	O
Masamichi	O
Abe	O
(	O
who	O
had	O
directed	O
1080°	B-Application
Snowboarding	I-Application
)	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
and	O
Hiroyuki	O
Kimura	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Colin	O
Reed	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
programmed	O
1080°	B-Application
Snowboarding	I-Application
,	O
programmed	O
Pikmin	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
foundation	O
of	O
Pikmin	B-Device
technology	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
animation	O
and	O
agency	O
of	O
a	O
multitude	O
of	O
interacting	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
technical	O
demonstration	O
called	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
128	I-Device
was	O
shown	O
at	O
Nintendo	O
Space	O
World	O
2000	O
,	O
showing	O
the	O
performance	O
of	O
the	O
prototype	O
GameCube	B-Application
hardware	O
by	O
animating	O
up	O
to	O
128	O
copies	O
of	O
Mario	O
at	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miyamoto	O
stated	O
in	O
2007	O
that	O
"	O
most	O
of	O
you	O
have	O
already	O
played	O
[	O
Super	O
Mario	O
128 ]	O
-	O
but	O
you	O
played	O
it	O
in	O
a	O
game	O
called	O
Pikmin.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
of	O
Pikmin	B-Device
expressed	O
their	O
initial	O
trouble	O
finding	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
score	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Hajime	O
Wakai	O
,	O
who	O
composed	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pikmin	B-Device
was	O
developed	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Windows	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
debugging	O
features	O
is	O
hidden	O
on	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
's	O
disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
being	O
revealed	O
at	O
E3	O
2001	O
,	O
Pikmin	B-Device
garnered	O
positive	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
awarded	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
"	O
Best	O
Puzzle/Trivia/Parlor	O
Game	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
Game	O
Critics	O
Awards	O
,	O
beating	O
out	O
ChuChu	B-Application
Rocket	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
runner-up	O
for	O
"	O
Most	O
Original	O
Game	O
"	O
,	O
losing	O
out	O
to	O
Majestic	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
nominee	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
GameCube	B-Application
Game	O
"	O
and	O
,	O
among	O
console	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
"	O
Most	O
Innovative	O
"	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
went	O
respectively	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Melee	I-Application
and	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
,	O
Pikmin	B-Device
has	O
received	O
positive	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pikmin	B-Device
has	O
received	O
significant	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
in	O
particular	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
surrounding	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gaming	O
Age	O
editor	O
Craig	O
Majaski	O
described	O
Pikmin	B-Device
as	O
both	O
stunning	O
and	O
having	O
a	O
detailed	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
Pikmin	B-Device
has	O
sold	O
over	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Slate	O
reviewed	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
A	O
charming	O
,	O
addictive	O
game	O
that	O
backs	O
up	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
promise	O
to	O
innovate	O
on	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
like	O
puzzles	O
,	O
then	O
get	O
your	O
thinking	O
cap	O
on	O
and	O
put	O
those	O
Pikmin	B-Device
to	O
work.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
re-release	O
of	O
Pikmin	B-Device
was	O
not	O
as	O
well-received	O
as	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
still	O
had	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reception	O
;	O
it	O
holds	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
77/100	O
from	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
,	O
Pikmin	B-Device
sold	O
more	O
than	O
101,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
"	O
Ai	O
no	O
Uta	O
"	O
by	O
Strawberry	O
Flower	O
,	O
an	O
image	O
song	O
related	O
to	O
Pikmin	B-Device
,	O
its	O
sales	O
recovered	O
slightly	O
to	O
about	O
22,000	O
copies	O
in	O
a	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
song	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
commercials	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
soon	O
became	O
an	O
unexpected	O
hit	O
song	O
,	O
eventually	O
eclipsing	O
Pikmins	B-Device
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
weeks	O
of	O
December	O
24	O
,	O
2001	O
and	O
January	O
6	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
Pikmin	B-Device
sold	O
approximately	O
53,000	O
copies	O
and	O
102,000	O
copies	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
date	O
,	O
Pikmin	B-Device
has	O
sold	O
at	O
least	O
1.19	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
;	O
680,000	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
507,011	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
January	O
3	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Pikmin	B-Device
had	O
sold	O
169,036	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Pikmin	B-Device
has	O
developed	O
a	O
vocal	O
and	O
devoted	O
fanbase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pikmin	B-Device
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
Pikmin	B-Application
2	I-Application
are	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Play	I-Device
Control	I-Device
series	O
,	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
GameCube	B-Application
video	O
game	O
remakes	O
with	O
additional	O
support	O
for	O
features	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	B-Device
Play	I-Device
Control	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
Pikmin	B-Device
uses	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
,	O
and	O
requires	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
point	O
and	O
click	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
to	O
do	O
various	O
tasks	O
instead	O
of	O
manually	O
moving	O
a	O
cursor	O
with	O
a	O
control	O
stick	O
.	O
</s>
