I really think it's awesome that they are reviving the original control scheme found in the beta version of the game since the Wii Remote is obviously the perfect controller to do it with. I wonder if Skip will be creating a Chibi-Robo sequel on Wii.

Dude, I love love love the first one, but never quite finished! So I'm real excited for this.

I never got the original, so I'm pretty excited for this.  Although, I'm not too sure about the point and click; I can get behind the idea, if that's how the game was intended to be.

Point-and-click will work well with this game, but I feel that the original controls are more engaging.

That would be awesome if it came to be true.

Hm, interesting. I was considering getting this if it comes to North America, but I'll be sure to read some reviews to see just how well the controls work. It will also depend on how much the original game sells for.

It is a very good thing that Nintendo is doing this. This could be exactly the sort of 1st party effort that is needed to bring interest from other developers to do P-N-C adventures. It could also be a jumpstarter towards the revival of Z&W and maybe the switch that finally turns that lightbulb on over at LucasArts that says "hey, it would be a good idea to bring our P-N-C games over to the Wii. Lets make ScummVM on Wii a reality & start with the Monkey Island series!!"

hmmmm I didn't get into that game. maybe with decent controls I would have.

The question with this game is to buy again or not to buy again. The first one was amazing (it's one of Chessa's favorite games of all time), and now with these controls it seems as if it could be even more amazing.

IIRC the game was originally a point-and-click ordeal before Miyamoto stepped in and "upended the tea table" on it because it wasn't very fun. So it's kind of funny to see the game go back in that direction after it was so strongly pushed in another.

EDIT: D'oh it looks like Luke mentioned that in the article.