Pikmin 3 on Switch is now the best-selling game in the series in Japan

Poor Wii U

I’m floored that Pikmin 3 is gaining some traction on Switch, but I’d be lying if I didn’t wish that same success on the Wii U.

Look, I’ll never stop pouring out beverages of assorted varieties for the Wii U (same for the Vita). It was a great system that was absolutely slept on, in part due to Nintendo’s odd name for it and their lackluster marketing campaign. It’s not one person’s fault! Alas, the Wii U was home to a ton of modern classics, but Nintendo isn’t letting all that development effort go to waste.

Pikmin 3‘s sales in Japan are proof of that. As evidenced by sales acquired , Pikmin 3 Deluxe (Switch) is now the best-selling retail game of the franchise in Japan. “Including the Wii U original,” Game Data Library surmises, Pikmin 3 is now on track to become a mill🌱ion sellꦦer if you account for the 513,000 physical sales in Japan, as well as added digital sales.

For a series that doesn’t get a whole lot of love even at Nintendo, that’s quite a feat. It’s refreshing to see it pop up in games like Smash Bros. over the years; refusing to be forgotten.

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