Talk:Pikmin 2

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More info needed

Considering how much additional information for this game is covered in this article, Pikmin series and Pikmin (character), I don't think there's a whole lot more to add to it, so I'm removing the stub tag. If anyone disagrees, feel free to change it back. --ADeveria 13:13, 15 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

The article itself needs information. -- A Link to the Past 13:15, July 15, 2005 (UTC)

Probably, yes. But since what is there right now already does a decent job at describing the game, I wouldn't say it's a stub anymore. --ADeveria 13:22, 15 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Are you saying that Pikmin 2 can't be expanded? -- A Link to the Past 15:20, July 15, 2005 (UTC)

Like I said, it probably can. Just because it's not a stub, doesn't mean it's complete. I believe it's now entered the realm where the tag {{expansion}} is more appropriate, if anything. --ADeveria 15:53, 15 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

go to[1] for more information on pikmin I'm a user on that wiki so I can help you if you kneed it. --24.76.3.106 17:09, 7 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I think that the "theory" section should be removed, it adds no real information about the game, it just speculates a persons point of view, if there is in fact a place for such discussion (about pikmin theories) then there should be a link to that where the discussion is being made. -dokuro-

Racism

I heard someone say that this is a racist game. You are a like a white 'plant'ation owner and are using the native, colored, people to do your work. They say that pikmin are just blacks, slaves, and Olimar is the slave driver.

This is highly unlikely, because nintendo probably wouldn't release a game about enslaving cute little creatures. Also, it appears that the pikmin CHOOSE to follow Olimar and Louie arround. I agree.

You mean something like Pokemon? They'd never release that!

Pikmin isnt racist because when Olimar first discovers them for the first time, he freaks out and runs, then the Pikmin follows him the Pikmin are trying to be helpful and they kinda need Olimar to help them survive —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.23.25.249 (talk) 01:11, 16 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I wouldn't say this was racist, it's more "animal cruelty" than "racism" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.2.20.120 (talk) 03:13, 30 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Pikmin types

Anyone besides me noticed that the descriptions of Pikmin types seems more like a guide on how to get them and what they do, as may be found in a magazine walkthrough, rather than encyclopedic information? I have edited the white pikmin details to add some more information but if anyone else agrees with me im more than happy to rewrite the other pikmin details.

this is my first discussion thingy...sorry if i seem completely ridiculous here in something i have done, but i find the instructions very confusing... Vimescarrot 20:30, 27 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I agree about more than just the Pikmin types. This article is bloated almost to the point of a poor gamefaqs.com guide. There's good information here, but there's also stuff that's just excessive. Wiki game pages should not contain walkthroughs, at least not so prominently. Phil Bond 15:34, 16 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Past?

It always struck me as though the planet is a future earth. If that were true, then the waterwraith would have to be a human. So is it earth after an atomic war?

The Waterwraith may have once been human, possibly "knocked out of the space time continuum" by an atomic war, but it also might be: a creature from another dimension, an alien creature or a supernatural entity

The waterwraith is more like a interdimentional creature that takes a half form of water when you see it if you havn't noticed when you hit the waterwraith it takes a solid form. --24.76.3.106 17:04, 7 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps the waterwraith is an evolved human being. Human Beings may have evolved to a point were their body is almost completely water. The reason they can still move around, is because they might have been able to harness psychic abilities when they evolved. This is just a theory though. Also pikmin does appear to take place in the future, because of the precense of normal (and sometimes decrepit) human items, but with no humans.

Maybe we're living on Mars when the Pikmin Trilogy started.--Sonic,Pikachu,and Snorunt 22:25, 4 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ship's Name?

I haven't played Pikmin 2 for a while, so I can't remember if Olimar's rocket had a name (I don't mean the Dolphin, I mean the one in Pikmin 2). If it does, could someone put it in here? RememberMe? 17:42, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think the ship actually got a name in the game, though most fanfiction writers call it the Pod.

I believe it was called the Pod. Max³⁸ —Preceding comment was added at 21:08, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note on The Key

It should probably be noted about "The Key" (the one for Challenge Mode); it's a key from Yoshi's Island/Super Mario World 2/Super Mario Advance 3.

Good Article status

Everybody, i think we can totally get this article to Good Article status if we reformat and cite the existing work

i'll be working a lot on this article for a while, so help me out with this article and post me a message if needed --3000zebs-(talk to me) 02:48, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

could anyone add the information that Pikmin 2's playability is much smoother and pikmins grow quicker when beeing in the earth? i'd do myself but my english is bad, i'm only able to understand it well. thx

What Do I Do?

Okay, so I got all the treasures. I saw the ending cinematic, but they're still on earth even tough all the treasures have been collected. So, what do I do now?

Sorry, this page is only for discussion on editing the game's article. I'd suggest finding some gaming forum to discuss the game. --ADeveria 12:12, 7 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

But everyone else was discussing the game.

I suggest that someone post what happens after you collect the treasures. --BlooWilt 23:29, 5 January 2007 (UTC) Well to answer your question...YOU BEAT THE GAME now get on with your life -[reply]

Go to GameFaqs.com.[[User:SxeFluff|--SxeFluff 02:29, 7 October 2007 (UTC)]] 21:34, 7 October 2007[reply]

Movie? Yeah right!

In the reaction section, it says IGN gave this game a 10.0 and that Nintendo plans to make movies on both games. This is so ridiculously wrong and should be changed right now. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.10.172.69 (talk) 21:10, 26 April 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Okay, I fixed it

URL

The URL does not work. I suspect that the writer intended the domain to end in ".co.jp". I will change it now. In its present state, the URL is listed as http://www.nintendo.jp/p/c234/.

Sequel

Have any plans for a sequel been announce? --User:Entei-Anubis

I believe it was somewhere on IGN that Miyamoto hinted at a pikmin 3. Not a for sure hint, but a "It's in progress" hint.Max³⁸

Found it. It's in progress, this is just the quote Max³⁸

Renewal of Pikmin Liscense

Yeah, Nintendo just renewed the copyright on Pikmin. While this doesn't completely mean that there WILL be a sequel, it heavily points to that. Does anyone feel that this should be mentioned anywhere? General Banzai 22:20, 5 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

WP:NOR. If you've got proof, you might note it in the article, but you can't indicate to a possible sequel, in my understanding, unless, of course, a reputable source speculates. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kirby-oh (talk • contribs) 23:55, 6 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

For renewal, it's listed on the Pikmin Return's fansite: http://www.pikminreturns.com/content/view/36/1/

And it's also listed in sites such as: http://blog.wired.com/games/2007/09/nintendo-tradem.html

http://gonintendo.com/?p=24290

http://www.cubed3.com/news/8525/1/

So it should be added for certain.

(03/29/08) Olimar & Pikmin appears in Brawl, so the the renewed copyright may simply have been for that reason. Having Pikmin in Brawl doesn't exactly kill the chance of another sequel, though. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.16.189.196 (talk) 13:14, 29 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

1889... not 1989...

Nintendo was a card company in 1889, not 1989. Someone keeps reverting my edit. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 168.105.113.180 (talk) 01:04, 24 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Where do you think the day limit should go?

I know how long the day limit is, but I'm not sure where to add it... Can someone direct me in the right spot, please? Max³⁸

Nevermind, I stuck it in there. Max³⁸

Pikmin 3

Shigeru Miymoto himself has confirmed the existence of a new entry in the series please add section for pikmin 3 or whatever you want to call it.

Source : Developer Round Table http://www.qj.net/E3-2008-We-re-making-Pikmin-says-Miyamoto/pg/49/aid/122261 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.138.171.233 (talk) 05:25, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Pink Pikmin!

In the manual (Non-PAL) on Page 35 near the icons of other colors of Pikmin there is a Pink dot, and the map on 34 shows a straight line of theses Pinks... Mention? 24.236.45.215 (talk) —Preceding undated comment was added at 01:26, 23 December 2008 (UTC).[reply]

EU Release Date

April 10, 2009. Where's it sourced from? Cipher ^(Talk) 14:06, 11 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

WHERE!?!?

WHERE DOES IT SAY THAT THE PIKMIN THAT ARE PARASITES LOSE CONTROL OF THEIR HOSTS!?!?4DJONG (talk) 21:33, 3 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Reception of Wii version please?

There is also a wii version that should be accounted for. It just came out. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.175.171.124 (talk) 11:41, 15 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

A few things in this article that bother me...

1) "In Pikmin, Pikmin that were following Olimar would complete a task without being instructed to in any way. An example would be if Pikmin that were following Olimar left him to help some other Pikmin carry a pellet, even though the necessary amount of Pikmin are carrying the pellet already and Olimar needs the Pikmin for another task. This was fixed in Pikmin 2." In Pikmin 2, Pikmin do not automatically go and complete tasks. While this may count as fixed, I believe the article should make this clearer. 2) "The controls are also improved." I thought that peoples opinions weren't supposed to go into wiki pages? Just bringing this up. 3) "The game then centers on finding Louie, exploring the planet, and collecting treasures." Finding Louie is only a short section at the start of the game. You won't spend the entire game looking for him; I think the article should clarify that. 220.244.228.153 (talk) 14:54, 27 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Cave-Time

Check the Cave section for inaccurate data; it says day does not pass because of a strong magnetic field, but that's ridiculous. The reason time doesn't pass is because the Sun (for the Sun-Timer) cannot be seen underground. The "Magnetic Field" thing is not sourced, so I think it was vandalism or simply someone adding their own random guesses. I believe I know of an OFFICIAL source to cite for the "Cannot-see-the-sun" reason for no time passing.