Despite not being shown with the gamepad controller, Pikmin 3 was one of my two favorite Wii U games at E3, the other one being Zombi U. It has the potential to be one of the stars of the Wii U launch period, but the lack of online multiplayer is going to hold it back from being the true Wii U showcase it could have been.
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