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Pikmin

a small market ($21K/yr) — Pikmin doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

40
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Market size 5Growth 23Conversion 27Competition 38Returns 98Price range 58Avg price 76Brand share 30Review moat 95Quality gap 37
This niche Category average

Is Pikmin profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Pikmin is a £21K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (63K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.

Pikmin: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -4.8% over the last 90 days and 2.1% of searches end in a purchase.

£21K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr1K
Search volume / yr-4.8%63K
Conversion rate2.1%
Avg price£15.54

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand, so 13% of the market is open.

13%

open market share

Brands · sellers7 · 7
Top-5 product click share62%
Open market13%
Avg brand age30 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 12 products

Sponsored placement75%
New entrants (1y)1· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews97

Top Pikmin products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 62% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£836£2K£3K£3K1101001K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)2 products missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

7 falling

Sellers

7

Top-5 brand share

87%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

62%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

5%

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  • SMLHPARTY8%
  • Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 5%)

Pikmin demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume63KCVR2.1%Products12Brands7Top 5 Brands87%OOS Rate7.2%Rating4.5★Reviews97Avg BSR#2,390
3K2KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.2×

Top Pikmin search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • pikmin51K/yr
  • pikmin plush11K/yr
  • pikmin plushies1K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Pikmin

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

100% of reviews
Fun/Entertainment Experience100%

Pickings plush toy

Pikmin return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.5%

Return rate

100%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Size-Overall
100%

Common Pikmin questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Pikmin 40/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £21K/yr across 12 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -4.8% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Pikmin on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 3.2× the quietest.