Pikmin 3 100% confirmed for Wii U launch window in North America
If you had any sort of doubt that Pikmin 3 wouldn’t be releasing during the Wii U launch window in North America, that should dissipate once you finish reading this post.
Basically, Nintendo published a tiny blurb in the latest Iwata Asks discussion that said that Pikmin 3 would be released in Spring 2013. That set off a firestorm of concern that the game could be missing the launch window.
The notice has since been updated and now reads:
“Pikmin 3 is scheduled for release for the Wii U console in the spring of 2013 in Japan, and during the Wii U launch window, from system release thru 3/31/2013 in the US. (Editor’s note 10/19/2012: We originally published the article citing only the expected release timing in Japan. We apologize for any confusion this may have caused.)”