Famitsu has revealed a few more tidbits about two more Play on Wii titles, namely Pikmin and Mario Power Tennis.

Pikmin will have a brand new save feature that saves your progress for every day so you can go back and play from any day you’ve already played. That should take some of the stress from the time limit. As for Mario Power Tennis, it gets one new feature you probably would have assumed anyway. A Wii Tennis-style control scheme. The game is compatible with the nunchuck, though, so you can most likely move your character with the control stick.

Pikmin launches Christmas Day and Mario Power Tennis launches January 15th, both in Japan.

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First it was new controls, then it was tweaked gameplay, and now we learn that games released under the Play On Wii label (at least Donkey Kong Jungle Beat) will feature graphical improvements as well.

Dengeki has published some new screens of the Wii port of Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, and they’re nicer-looking than the original version. Textures and polygon counts have been changed and upgraded to take advantage of the Wii hardware. Fur appears furrier, scales scalier, snow snowier and bananas banana-ier.

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Japanese game magazine Famitsu is reporting some surprising new details about two of the upcoming Play on Wii GameCube ports, specifically regarding Donkey Kong Jungle Beat. It was previously assumed that the only new additions to Play on Wii games would be Wii Remote-centered control schemes. Well, there’s more. Donkey Kong Jungle Beat will contain new and different content, including checkpoints, repositioned enemies, and even brand new levels. The controls will also be changed to those of a more traditional platformer, replacing the bongos with the Wii control stick and buttons.

No new content has been reported for Pikmin, but some control details have been revealed. As you’d probably assume, you can use the pointer to aim and A to throw or B to call Pikmin. Donkey Kong Jungle Beat will be released in Japan on December 11th, with Pikmin hitting on Christmas Day.

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Official Nintendo documents showing planned releases for the coming year have revealed that both Pikmin (called it) and Mario Power Tennis are coming to North America under the Play on Wii label. Until now, there had been no official word on these or any other Play on Wii games for North America.

Pikmin 2, however, is missing from the list, despite being rated by the ESRB last month. The aforementioned list is far from complete, though, so don’t give up hope yet.

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The ESRB has been taking steps to prevent leaks about games that haven’t yet been officially announced. That hasn’t stopped this little tidbit from slipping through.

The ESRB ratings for Pikmin and Pikmin 2 have been updated to include the Wii. This is a pretty strong indicator that the Wii versions are going to see North American releases. (Not as strong as an official confirmation, but it’s the next best thing.) None of the other Play On Wii titles have been rated by the ESRB yet, but keep an eye out for them.

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