I know it first came to my attention this past weekend, but I can't remember if I was trolling Twitter or reading a blog at that time. Regardless, I think it's all kind of awesome, so thank you to the person who's responsible for making me aware of it.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz9GYPVKpY_GHrIERFaCCRYp3mpafhUzz9h1O-AjEjuXJb94hXYHME9K_F-oysc6lB7C3sbjEmXl36LFI7saGAhl8YtQuhGy5jLzRUtvR-zWoNkn1qW_HaDMCRc1VDvlun_pi_dQ/s400/BOBBY_O'HERLIHY_Pikmin_print.jpg)
According to the artist responsible for it, Bobby O'Herlihy, the illustration was produced as a result of a private commission, with the goal of that commission being to celebrate the launch of the Wii U.
To see more of O'Herlihy's work, may I suggest hopping over to his blog, Cynic with a Pencil, once you're done here?