Q 01/05

Who created the Pikmin series?

A) Shigeru Miyamoto

B) Masahiro Sakurai

C) Eiji Aonuma

D) Satoru Iwata

Answer · why

A) Shigeru Miyamoto

He said the Super Mario 128 tech demo from 2000 was effectively played by everyone 'in a game called Pikmin'.

Q 02/05

On which console was the original Pikmin released in 2001?

A) Nintendo 64

B) GameCube

C) Wii

D) Game Boy Advance

Answer · why

B) GameCube

It was one of the first planned first-party titles for the system and later got a Wii port and a Switch remaster.

Q 03/05

What is the name of the planet the Pikmin live on?

A) Hocotate

B) Koppai

C) PNF-404

D) Sirehound

Answer · why

C) PNF-404

It is Earth-like and strongly implied to be Earth long after humans have gone.

Q 04/05

Captain Olimar comes from which planet?

A) Hocotate

B) Koppai

C) PNF-404

D) Corneria

Answer · why

A) Hocotate

Its atmosphere lacks the oxygen that is poisonous to him on the Pikmin planet.

Q 05/05

Olimar's rocket, the S.S. Dolphin, is named after what?

A) Miyamoto's childhood pet

B) The console's development code name

C) A Japanese sushi chain

D) The first Nintendo mascot

Answer · why

B) The console's development code name

Olimar's own name in Japanese is a syllabic anagram of Mario.