really? that's interesting. I haven't played it, but I was really turned off by the 'Lego' type graphics. Maybe i'll have to take a closer look. What was so bad about the last 2 MLB 2K games? I'm kind of planning on buying 2K9 when it comes out, but maybe i'll have to hold off. As far as the Madden game goes, you definitely have to move the remote/nunchuck to play. throwing motion, tackling, kicking is all done with a flick of the wrist on the wii remote. The last 2 2k games had good graphics and the players had cool animations that were similar to real life, but to me it didn't play like baseball should. The physics of batting were terrible, a pitch off the inside of the plate could be hit for an opposite field home run, and the player would look out into left field as it went over the right field wall. The framerate was really bad, making it very hard to field, and when the ball was put into play it felt and looked like a ball on a string, if that makes any sense, it just doesn't seem like a baseball. There are far too many home runs, and the presentation of home runs is bad. There is no crowd excitement when one is hit, or even noise at all. There is no guessing if it's going to be a home run, it just shows a red arrow as soon as it's hit, so there is no tension build up guessing if it's going to make it over the wall, or if the fielder is going to make his 5th miraculous home run saving catch of the game. I much preferred MVP 05, it felt more realistic, you could take walks, and you actually had time to see a pitch and decide if you wanted to swing at it. In 2k you essentially have to decide before the pitch as there is no way of knowing if its going to be a ball or strike, and if you play without adjusting the sliders it's going to be a strike 90% of the time. The player ratings in 2k have been pretty bad too, but those can obviously be adjusted. 2k is good if you prefer an arcade style baseball game, but I need something that is more realistic, which is why I might get a Ps3 just for The Show. And yes I think Power Pros is much better than 2k if you can get past the graphics and player models, it is a more realistic in depth baseball game, although you can't take walks in it either.