Miyamoto explains why Pikmin doesn’t sell well

Shigeru Miyamoto to Nintendo He recently shared his thoughts on why he’s thinking Pikmin Not selling well. During the latest installment of the interview series Nintendo“,”Ask the developerCreator PikminAnd Miyamotoreflecting on why the games in the series weren’t as successful in sales compared to other properties in the series Nintendohow Mario Kart also Pokemon.

So far, there have been three games in the series Pikmin until Pikmin 3Miyamoto explained, “And I personally always wondered, ‘Why haven’t they been more of a sales hit when it’s so much fun to play?'” “Why do people think they are so hard?”

The interviewer suggests that the low sales may have something to do with the difficulty of the games, especially when there is a chance that you have Pikmin They could die. Miyamoto He explains that difficulty is part of the series’ identity, while noting that people might think so Pikmin It’s difficult for two reasons: the controls and the “depth of the game”.

He adds that by developing Pikmin 4the team had to find the right balance to appeal to a wider audience without losing the essence of the series.

“We were talking about how we want as many people as possible to play Pikmin 4but if it isn’t close enough Pikmin“We will not meet the expectations of those who have enjoyed the series so far,” Miyamoto explained. The first game offered a deeper challenge, while the second had more content overall, and in Pikmin 3 We’re back to something similar to the first. But after thinking about it, I realized we could do both. We can maintain the depth of play he makes Pikmin Very interesting, while also providing functional support for challenges with the controls.”

Check out our review of Pikmin 4 Here at Atomix.

via: IGN

Editor’s note: I have never played Pikmin I think the fact that the series isn’t very successful is that there are other options that are attracting more interest, just in case Pikmin 4 It is released just two months after the movie premiere The Legend of Zelda: Kingdom’s Tears I think it’s easier for someone to be tempted to buy a copy than new zelda that it Pikmin. But I seriously thought about opening myself Pikmin 4.