Can Pikmin become a well-known IP?
Nintendo has some of the best selling series every Gen even when their systems fail to sell very well. They have many commonly known IP's that sell a lot (Mario, DK, Pokemon, Animal Crossing, Smash Bros, Zelda) and others that sell less. (Kirby, Yoshi) Pikmin falls into the category of series that aren't well known and don't sell a lot along with Metroid, StarFox, F-Zero, and Fire Emblem.
The thing is, I feel that out of all of Nintendo's series, Pikmin is one of the ones that Nintendo really tries to push and do everything they can with quality-wise. It just seems to be as polished and detailed as a 3D Mario, or Zelda. It is also a series that Miyamoto had come up with.
Yet, Pikmin gets neglected as a main Nintendo series. Can Pikmin 3 bring the sales to a new high? Can Pikmin eventually get to Zelda sales?
I say that Pikmin 3 looks to be what Miyamoto had Envisioned all along and if they market it well, Pikmin 3 could easily surpass the sales of the 1st 2 games. It might take a while due to Wii U's low sales thus far but I think it'll have longevity and be one of the best games on Wii U when all is said and done which will heighten sales.
What do you guys think?
