just played through the first two and had similar thoughts - was amazed at how tight of a game pikmin 1 is, its really stuck with me after playing. How would you rank pikmin 3 among these 2?
At 1:30 you mention there is no gyro. I'm always shocked when reviewers don't peruse the options menu at least once. In this instance you would have seen the option for gyro controls. Literally every game I play, the first thing I do is check out the options menu, you never know what secrets it may hold.