VenerableSage

"whisking Wii owners away on a journey wrought with discovery, old friends, and what we're sure will be plenty of waggle."

Actually, straight from the devs, the use of the Wiimote will mainly be used for activating shortcuts to moves and the like. It'll also be used as a pointer on the map.

Also, the party mainly fights with 2 characters and 2 AI-controlled monsters that you've captured and "befriended". Though, you'll sometimes get cameo guest appearances as characters on your team.