Yes. The main protagonists use a ship called the S.S. Drake, which is very different in design from the S.S. Dolphin and Hocotate Ship from the previous games.
Olimar's ship in the original Pikmin is called the S.S. Dolphin (after the code name of the GameCube).
In Pikmin 2, there is no name given to the ship, but is known generally as just "The Ship." The Super Smash Bros. Brawl trophy calls it the "Hocotate Ship."
Both Pikmin and Pikmin 2 were originally released on the GameCube, though they were remade for the Wii (New Play Control! Pikmin 2 was never released in the United States). Pikmin 3 will be exclusively for the Wii.
Pikmin 3 is a real time strategy game, and will be the third game in the Pikmin series. So far, all we know is Olimar and Louie are gone, which Mr. Miyamoto said the reason was a secret, suggesting the story might have something to do with that, and then we have the new Rock pikmin, the five old pikmin, and the confirmed but unknown new pikmin later in the game. An unconfirmed pink pikmin can be seen briefly in the beginning and end of the trailer.
No, Louie doesn't have his own ship, as the ship in Pikmin 2 belongs to Hocotate Freight, his employer. If Louie does own his own spaceship, it is never shown in the game.
If you collected enough ship parts, you blast off into the atmosphere. If not, you die and turn into a Pikmin.
No. Those are two separate games. New Play Control! Pikmin is the first Pikmin with Wii controls.
Besides the main Pikmin games, Pikmin and elements of Pikmin have appeared in other games:Super Smash Bros. Brawl had trophies of Captain Olimar, Pikmin, and several Pikmin enemies.Super Smash Bros. Melee had trophies of Captain Olimar and Pikmin.In Super Mario Galaxy, a space ship appeared that resembled the ship from Pikmin 2.Pikmin-themed items were available for download in Animal Crossing: City Folk.Pikmin can be seen running in flowers in Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour.
Although it's an unconfirmed pikmin, it will most likely to be nature
The old ones: -Red -Blue -Yellow They will be in the story. -White -Purple Are not going to be in the story but in a different mode in the game. Two new pikmin: -Rock -Flying Will be in all modes
Pikmin 3 is only made for Wii U.
Nintendo released Pikmin 3 in Japan on July 13, 2013.