As odd as it feels to say, Pikmin is technically an RTS. And RTS titles have never really worked well with a traditional controller. As much as I love the GameCube controller, it's a bad fit for this game.

That is why the Wii port is the definitive version of the Pikmin 1! The IR pointing is a competent replacement for a mouse, and the game is all the better for this one change.

Pikmin is great. Pikmin 4 plz.