Nintendo has released a Wii U Developer Direct that focuses on Pikmin 3. The presentation’s hosted by the game’s producer, Shigeru Miyamoto. Miyamoto explained that Nintendo didn’t make the game simply to expand the Pikmin series. According to Miyamoto, Nintendo made Pikmin 3 because they felt the Wii U hardware was perfect for Pikmin. Pikmin 3 launches in Europe on July 26th and in North America on August 4th.