A games development source has leaked that Sony's new Motion Controller device, currently referred to as Arc, will work in tandem with an optional extra add-on that is almost completely identical to the Wii's nun-chuk. The source claims that even though the controller's final design will be very "Wii-sh".
The familiar elements provide scope for those working on Nintendo's platform to 'upgrade' [read: jump ship] their ideas to the HD rival Playstation 3.
News that the motion controller will have a nunchuck add-on first emerged publically yesterday. Sony is expected to finally reveal more official details about its new controller on Wednesday evening at a special press conference during GDC.
The company should start firming out details about the device, which launches towards the end of the year - specifically, the format holder is most likely to show launch games and development partners for the first wave of titles for the device.
Developers have, of course, already been briefed about the controller's newer capabilities at behind-closed-door briefings in recent months.
Development sources first tipped us off to the device on the eve of E3, when the device was first shown in an early prototype form.
Since then, Sony has only shown the device - still without an official name - at some select industry events, including the Develop Conference and Tokyo Game Show.
