Pikmin 3 Deluxe has now become the best-selling Pikmin game of all title in Japan. Total physical sales are now at 513,225, surpassing the 502,996 units sold by the first Pikmin entry released for the GameCube.
Here’s the full ranking of Pikmin games by total sales in Japan:
- [NSW] Pikmin 3 Deluxe – 513,225
- [NGC] Pikmin – 502,996
- [NGC] Pikmin 2 – 483,027
- [WII] New Play Control! Pikmin 2 – 237,064
- [WIU] Pikmin 3 – 232,313
- [WII] New Play Control! Pikmin – 170,866
- [3DS] Hey! Pikmin – 157,007.
Pikmin 3 is a real-time strategy and puzzle game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii U video game console. It is the sequel to the GameCube games Pikmin (released in 2001) and Pikmin 2 (released in 2004). The game was released on July 13, 2013 in Japan, on July 26, 2013 in Europe, on July 27, 2013 in Australia and on August 4, 2013 in North America.
Pikmin 3 Deluxe is an enhanced Nintendo Switch version released worldwide on October 30, 2020.