Miyamoto talks Pikmin “anime”
In the past, Shigeru Miyamoto has mentioned how he has been working on Pikmin “cartoons”. These videos never emerged, but they do seem to still be in the works – or at least something in the animation department is.
Miyamoto recently spoke with Japanese publication 4Gamer and discussed the “Pikmin anime” he’s been working on. Surprisingly, he mentioned: “The truth is for the past two years, I’ve been spending more time on the Pikmin anime than the game.”
Miyamoto said the following regarding the Pikmin anime:
“To that end I am currently working on putting all the elements that can’t be conveyed only by a game together in one package and am experimenting with making a Pikmin anime. The truth is for the past two years, I’ve been spending more time on the Pikmin anime than the game. (laughs) We’d like people to develop a more fond connection with the Pikmin themselves. In fact, at last year’s E3 many of the Pikmin things we passed around were made from elements we used for the Pikmin anime. Furthermore, since December of last year at Toho Cinema movie theaters there are Pikmin in the logo shown before movies. Even during the parts where they ask people to please put on their 3D glasses, there are Bulborbs running around. These are one piece of the things we’ve done in preparation for the anime.”
Regarding its availability, Nintendo is currently “considering how to release it.”
