Pikmin Picks Up Wii U Sales In Japan

<p>With Pikmin 3 &lpar;finally&rpar; launching in Japan&comma; Nintendo are obviously hoping that the latest exclusive to the Wii U&&num;8217&semi;s tiny library will begin to shift the system into homes across the globe&period; And maybe they&&num;8217&semi;re right&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to Japanese store Tsutaya&comma; Pikmin 3 has already pushed Wii U consoles through the tills&comma; as the companies director of the game rental planning group&comma; Taketo Matsuo&comma; has stated&colon;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<em>&&num;8220&semi;Pikmin 3&comma; that came out nine years after Pikmin 2&comma; is having a really good start&period; Sales at Tsutaya are comparable to the release of Super Mario Bros U and have driven greater sales of Wii U units&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>As our source for this story points out&comma; New Super Mario Bros&period; U shifted 163&comma;528 units in its first launch week&period; Could this be a sign for better experiences on the horizon if you&&num;8217&semi;re a Nintendo fan&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&lbrack;Source&colon; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;mantan-web&period;jp&sol;2013&sol;07&sol;16&sol;20130716dog00m200030000c&period;html">Mantan-Web<&sol;a> &amp&semi; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;dualshockers&period;com&sol;2013&sol;07&sol;16&sol;pikmin-3-is-helping-the-wii-u-according-to-major-japanese-retailer&sol;">Dual Shockers<&sol;a> via <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;nintendolife&period;com&sol;news&sol;2013&sol;07&sol;pikmin&lowbar;3&lowbar;causes&lowbar;wii&lowbar;u&lowbar;sales&lowbar;growth&lowbar;in&lowbar;japan">Nintendo Life<&sol;a>&rsqb;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"zemanta-pixie" style&equals;"margin-top&colon; 10px&semi; height&colon; 15px&semi;"><img class&equals;"zemanta-pixie-img" style&equals;"border&colon; none&semi; float&colon; right&semi;" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;img&period;zemanta&period;com&sol;pixy&period;gif&quest;x-id&equals;284bb086-031b-420f-bf43-5043b8fdce57" alt&equals;"" &sol;><&sol;div>&NewLine;