The folks over at Gamespot were witness to a recent EA event showing off an early build of Madden 07 for the Wii. With the unique control style of the Wii, it looks like essential functions, as well as some cosmetic ones, of the game will be handled fairly well. During the demo, the exhibitors showed how the ball could be snapped, thrown to a selected receiver, and even how the crowd's intensity could be manipulated. In the case of hushing the crowd on offense, all the player need do pre-snap is place the Wiimote and nunchuk above their head and the QB will shush the crowd. On the other side of the ball, the setup is presented in much the same way. When playing as a defensive back, you could raise the Wiimote and nunchuk to jump for an interception or just wave the Wiimote to swat the ball down. Basically, the nunchuk is to represent your player's body and legs while the Wiimote represents the player's arms and hands.
Considering last year's edition of the popular football franchise failed to improve on anything from the 2005 edition (see: QB = mobile lighthouse), we're hoping these changes bring back some life to the game. It's not like we have another football game to fall back on anymore!
