In light of Pikmin 4's imminent release, I decided to dust off my Wii U and try Pikmin 3 again - the last time I played it was likely 7 or more years ago, and from the looks of the old save data, I reached day 12 but never reunited with Captain Charlie. Already I'm doing better at it - in fewer days (day 10, I'm tempted to say?), I've managed to beat the old save data and rescue Charlie.