Famitsu detailed some games from the upcoming “Play it on Wii” collection, a series of GameCube games which will be re-released on the Wii with new controls and other improvements.

First to be released will be Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, the critically acclaimed platform/rhythm game from the team that brought us Super Mario Galaxy on Wii.

Players will control Donkey Kong with the control stick and jump with A, much simpler than the GameCube version which used the Bongo controllers for movement and attacks.

Punching and other attacks will be handled with gestures on the Wii Remote.

One improvement is the inclusion of save points in the levels, addressing previous complaints about having to replay large parts of the level again.

This remake will also contain several new levels, which may please owners of the GameCube version who are deciding on whether to purchase this.

Donkey Kong Jungle Beat will release on the 11th of December in Japan.

Pikmin was also previewed in the magazine, but it seems there will not be as many changes to it as other titles.

Direct control of Captain Olimar is handled with the nunchuck and the Wii Remote pointer works as you may expect; players point exactly where they want the Pikmin to move to or be thrown followed by a press of the A button.

Other than that no new modes or levels were mentioned.

Pikmin will be released a little later on the 25 of December.

Titles mentioned for a 2009 release include: the Metroid Prime series, Pikmin 2, Mario Tennis and Chibi Robo.