Here is a list of what Pikmin 3 current situation is in, in japan 
★Pikmin 3 Proves Itself As a Wii U System Seller… In Japan
⇒http://www.craveonline.com/gaming/articles/536225-pikmin-3-proves-itself-as-a-wii-u-system-seller-in-japan
Pikmin 3 released three days ago in Japan, and it's already proving extremely successful during the Wii U's time of struggle.
According to Japanese site ManTanWeb, Pikmin 3 is the hottest seller in Japan right now, or at least at major retailer Tsutaya. The retailer's Director of the Game Rental Planning Group made the following statement:
Pikmin 3, that came out nine years after Pikmin 2, is having a really good start. Sales at Tsutaya are comparable to the release of Super Mario Bros U and have driven greater sales of Wii U units.
"""Pikmin is just one of several major Nintendo IPs that are critical to the future success of the Wii U. Many argue that it's the console's $299/$349 SKUs that are giving it such a difficult time, but people are willing to pay that amount if the games are enticing enough. Even without a price drop the Wii U has a major price point advantage over the $399 PS4 and $499 Xbox One anyway."""
From here on out the Wii U will continue to receive a consistent stream of exclusive titles. In September there's The Wonderful 101, in October there's The Wind Waker HD, and in December there's Super Mario 3D World . The questions that remain are if it's too late, and if the lack of third-party support will overcome Nintendo's expansive first-party library. If history is any indication, it's far from over.
Article # 2
★Pikmin 3 is Helping the Wii U According to Major Japanese Retailer
⇒http://www.dualshockers.com/2013/07/16/pikmin-3-is-helping-the-wii-u-according-to-major-japanese-retailer/
Nintendo is counting a lot on Pikmin 3 to drive the sales of the Wii U, and one day before the release of the Media Create software and hardware charts there are already signals of some degree of success.
The major japanese retailer and rental chain Tsutaya released its own weekly charts and Pikmin 3 is indeed at the top, followed by Level 5′s Youkai Watch, Earth Defense Force 4 and the two version of Toukiden (the PS Vita version is 4th and the PSP version is 5th).
According to Taketo Matsuo, Tsutaya’s Director of the Game Rental Planning Group, strong sales of the game are also moving units of the console (as reported by ManTanWeb).
The fact that he used Super Mario Bros U as a term of comparisons helps us put the statement in perspective: during its first week of sale in Japan Mario’s latest platformer moved 163,528 units, which is a very respectable amount, even if it was completely beaten by Yakuza 5 (that sold 356,757 copies). Of course that was the release week of the Wii U in Japan, so the installed base was still very small.
Tomorrow we’ll get last week’s Media Create sales charts and we’ll be able to see just how much Pikmin 3 helped the Wii U in the archipelago of the rising sun.
