In an interview with Katie Linendoll on Katie<dot>Show, Shigeru Miyamoto expressed his wishes that Star Fox and Pikmin were bigger hits. These two franchises have typically been "second-string" for Nintendo and receive much less attention than the Mario and Zelda franchises do.

Miyamoto stated through his translator:

"I always wanted Fox McCloud to be a bit more popular than he is, but I think one more (I would want to be popular) would be Pikmin."

Miyamoto stated something similar previously at E3 about Star Fox Zero. He believes that even though Star Fox Zero didn't receive critical acclaim that it's still a game worth playing. Miyamoto stated that he believes he'll have to put more energy into these characters in the future.