E3: Miyamoto Confirms More Pikmin

At a special Nintendo developer session at E3 attended by GameDaily BIZ and several other outlets, Katsuya Eguchi, who is actually producing Animal Crossing, Wii Sports Resort and Wii Music, helped with presentations on all three titles and took part in a Q&A round for each. It wasn’t until Wii Music that Shigeru Miyamoto also took the stage. While each presentation was interesting in its own right, an audience member decided to ask an off-topic question about Pikmin. Much to our surprise, Miyamoto actually confirmed right then and there that the franchise will continue. "We’re making Pikmin," he stated simply.

No other details were discussed, nor was any timeline provided for when we might hear more about the next Pikmin, but fans of the franchise can at least sleep easier tonight. The last Pikmin, a GameCube release from 2004, was the second in the series.