From what little we've seen I think it looks decent if basic. That being said, introducing more Pikmin types, dual-screen puzzles and enemy types and you have an easy way of adding depth and difficulty to a simple, accessible concept, which is what Nintendo does best. To me, it looks like a potentially fun spin-off, and I'm happy for Nintendo to try that out.
If anything, I wonder if this was originally prototyped for DS, but never made it into full development. I can see a version of this ending up on mobile in the future, too. The verticality of the levels would work well on smartphones and tablets.







