Was Pikmin the weirdest Nintendo launch game ever? [Next Generation #85]

ISSUE LINK: NextGen issue 85 at the Internet Archive SEASON TWO: RISE OF THE CORPOS has arrived! We've skipped forward in time to the dawn of a new era, where the dorky world leader in business software, Microsoft, has dropped a massive black-and-neon-green bomb on a gaming industry. Likewise, the games media's shift to both an older target audience and parallel online coverage means a lot of beloved magazines are dead or dying--including "NextGen," as it's been called for a couple of years. Blake Fischer takes over as the magazine's second, and final, top editor for its 85th--and final (!)—issue. But while this issue of NextGen reviews all 26 XBOX launch titles, Nintendo has also just launched the Gamecube; and our reviewed review is of its iconically iconoclastic launch title: Pikmin. 0:00 Cold Open & Intro 2:37 What's the wrongest we've ever been? 10:22 Cracking open Next Generation 85 19:42 The flip through 22:24 Nipple armour? 36:13 Reviewing the review [Pikmin, Nintendo GameCube] 56:35 Our review scores 57:37 Outro And, as always, we streamed this recording session live to FunFactor ULTRA members–so if you’d like to get in on the fun, just sign up at funfactorpod.com! We'll see you on the Discord, and you’ll see us when we next go live! Video games mentioned in this episode: Dead Cells Dead Or Alive 3 Elden Ring Final Fantasy 6 Halo Hollow Knight Kinetica Metal Gear Solid 2 Perfect Dark Pikmin Pikmin 4 Shrek Shinobi Super Mario Bros. 2 ### Sources include the ‪@GameHistoryOrg‬, the Internet Archive, Retromags.com, original research, and our personal magazine collections. The FunFactor theme, and all other original songs, are composed and performed by ‪@MillenniumFalck‬. Check out his work at millenniumfalck.com! B-roll and game footage provided by ‪@mylifeingaming‬! Other sources include: - ‪@LinusTechTips‬ daveynin (Flickr) Xbox - ‪@JoelElizaga‬ 1UP - ‪@NeoGamer‬ - ‪@unfgames‬ MobyGames PSM - ‪@eSPy86‬ - ‪@GiantBomb‬