In Real Life

Let’s Guess Mario Creator’s New Game!

Shigeru Miyamoto has created a plethora of game characters and games. Many of his ideas come from his hobbies. He has expressed his desire in making an all-new character. That could mean an all new game. But what?


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Report: Mario Creator Wants To Develop An All-New Character, Get Pikmin 3 Done Quickly

A new 3D take on Super Mario World may not be the only thing on Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto’s mind these days. Nintendo’s famous game designer may also have plans for an all-new character and a sooner-than-you-think Pikmin sequel.


June 16, 2010
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Don’t Worry, Pikmin Is Still Coming

Nintendo’s E3 press conference came and went without a single mention of the Pikmin game we’d been promised. So where is it? Nintendo tells us it’s coming, just… not today.


March 20, 2010
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Pikmin 3 “Well Underway,” Says Miyamoto

Nintendo designer and Donkey Kong creator Shigeru Miyamoto was in London today to pick up his BAFTA fellowship award, an honour he reciprocated by delivering his acceptance speech in pure English. What else did Miyamoto have to say about Pikmin?


February 10, 2010
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Pikmin? Made For Japanese Schoolgirls

GameCube strategy game Pikmin might have been inspired by Shigeru Miyamoto’s gardening, but do you know why he made the game?


October 30, 2009
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So, Shigeru Miyamoto Now Has A Cat

Remember when Shigeru Miyamoto started weighing himself everyday? We got Wii Fit. And before that, he had a dog. We got Nintendogs. And even before that, he took up gardening. We got Pikmin. Now, Miyamoto has a cat.


August 19, 2009
In Real Life

It’s Game Over For These Pikmin In 3…2…1…

Kotaku AU

As seen on – where else? – I Can Has Cheezburger.


June 25, 2009
In Real Life

Captain Legomar And His Blocky, Danish Pikmin

Lego and video games. They go together like milk and cookies. Angelina and other people’s babies. Lego and Pikmin.


June 3, 2009
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Miyamoto “Sorry” He Has No New Pikmin For Us Yet

Last year, Shigeru Miyamoto let slip that Nintendo was making a new Pikmin game. Today, he told me and Brian Crecente that the project is moving ahead, but not at the pace some fans may have hoped.


February 24, 2009
In Real Life

Nintendo Teases Pikmin Wii With a Plant

Nintendo sent a message plant to Kotaku Tower today along with a postcard from Pikmin’s Captain Olimar to tease the upcoming North American Release of New Play Control! Pikmin.