Pikmin 2 "PAL Only" treasures?

[gnid]

Well here's something interesting, just looking around various Wikis just browsing one and then jumping to the next, I found one surprisingly in-depth Pikmin Wiki (pikmin.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page)

Checking it out I noticed some PAL only treasures from Pikmin 2 I never got a chance to check out before.

Among the PAL only treasures was one in particular that interested me.

This "Magical Stage" (pikmin.wikia.com/wiki/Magical_Stage) one seemed quite interesting. Being a part of the same series that includes the Nintendo Hanafunda and Traditional Playing Cards, I have to wonder if this treasure is just as well a part of their pre-video game endeavors. After all they were a toy company as well right?

[The Qu]

If that treasure is legit, its a cameo of something. Dunno if its Nintendo related, but the cameos that weren't were more recognizable.

And yeah, they were a toy company. They originally made cards before branching off in the 70s.

[Fryguy64]

Hmm... I have all the treasures in my PAL version of the game, and that doesn't ring any bells... I may be wrong.

Are you sure it's a PAL treasure and not a Japanese treasure that was taken out of the American version? That seems a lot more likely.

I also don't recognise it from any of my trawls through Nintendo's toy catalogue. What a mystery! It'd be more helpful if I could read the text running along the side of it.

[gnid]

Mar 2, 2009 4:02:04 GMT -5 Fryguy64 said:

Hmm... I have all the treasures in my PAL version of the game, and that doesn't ring any bells... I may be wrong.

Are you sure it's a PAL treasure and not a Japanese treasure that was taken out of the American version? That seems a lot more likely.

I'm only going by what the Wiki says. The whole brand changes during localizations in Pikmin 2 was always interesting to me. Some versions got packages of noodles and honey jars; my version got chap stick and Cold Sores Medicine.

Seems like it could be a generic "Magical Girl Mirror" toy in contrast to the actual pocket mirror treasure also found in the game.