On the evening of July 16, 2008, Nintendo held a totally private, invite-only conference: Nintendo's 2008 E3 Developer Roundtable. At the near end of the conference, In the midst of those present- about a hundred- Shigeru Miyamoto announced, "We're making Pikmin." Nothing more of this "Pikmin" was stated for the remainder of the day- just these three words. Now I don't know about you, but this sounds pretty fishy to me. Even more fishy than the "© 20007" at the bottom of this page. Most other sites are wondering whether this new Pikmnhin game will be on the Wii or the DS. What they should be wondering is whether this Pikmin will be a game at all. Let's break this down for a second. "Pikmin," though the name of the game, is also the name of the little alien critters in the game. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think he said, "We're making a Pikmin game." He said, "We're making Pikmin." Now for the post-realization dramatic punchline of sorts: They're not making a Pikmin game, they're making Pikmin. Real, live Pikmin. PIKMIN. LIKE YOU SEE IN THE GAME. Has it sunk in yet? Nintendo's been trying to realize the full potential of immersion in video games (motion sensitivity). What could be more immersing than your own little Pikmin pal? I know I'd buy one. Would you? You would, wouldn't you? But, great as it seems, if I were Nintendo, I wouldn't make Pikmin to sell. I'd make Pikmin to win. To own. To take over. You've seen what these critters can do. Whether in their origin games or Super Smash Bros., Pikmin kick major booty, especially in large numbers. Particularly the little white ones. And this is why Nintendo's purchased acres and acres of farmland to act as their own Pikmin farm. A little sunlight and a little water add up to, in this case, a lot of death. Unsatisfied with the gaming market, Nintendo moves on to the world. They will find you. You will submit. Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated. And I'd hate to be the one without a bunker.
[Article by Ganondorf333]
