Can Pikmin 3 take the series to better sales?

[Boutros]

curl-6 said:

Boutros said:
2 million? Are you ok?

It's not that much more than Pikmin 1 did on Gamecube.

Why would Pikmin 3 outsell Pikmin 1? Is the franchise any bigger now than it used to be? It skipped a generation and the Wii U isn't really in a healthy spot. Besides there are many games to steal Pikmin 3's parade this Holiday.