As many hardcore Wii owners know, there are a dozen terrible party games for every good game on Wii. Nintendo only released a handful of games that provide a truly deep experience for the fans of the company that have stuck with it since the days of the NES.
For some, the future relases of games in the New Play Control! series will be a great way to end their boredom, but for others there will not be anything new about them. Scheduled for release are New Play Control! Pikmin, Mario Power Tennis, and Metroid Prime.
Undoubtedly, NPC Mario Power Tennis will provide a greatly improved experience. The game is expected to use the same control scheme as tennis on Wii Sports, which will provide a much more interactive experience.
NPC Pikmin and Metroid Prime are a different story. Pikmin had a very simple concept. You take control of Captain Olimar and his merry band of Pikmin as they search for the missing pieces of Olimar's ship. There does not seem to be a way to drastically change the controls, other than using the nunchuk or Wii remote to guide your pikmin where you want.
NPC Metroid Prime will definitely have better controls. It will include use of the IR pointer to aim Samus Aran's gun and more. This game, if it were released before Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, would probably have done much better than it will. The game's suggested retail will be $29.99, around the same price as a used but much more fresh copy of MP3.
Nintendo's strategy is a gamble here, especially in a bad market. Yeah, gamers want to take advantage of the Wii controls, but if they really want the game they'll get the Gamecube versions much more cheaply.
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