#pikmin Man there's nothing like the feeling of commanding a squadron of Pikmin, is there? Over the course of two games, Nintendo's too-cute strategy franchise has given you armies of multicolored plant creatures to mess around with. The little guys are so helpful and adorable that it tends to feel really bad when some of them die. Well, Shigeru Miyamoto has revealed that, once upon a time Pikmin were originally supposed to be weapons for the player to use. More »