PAM’s senior producer Jean-Yves Patay has explained that the firm’s upcoming Topspin Tennis for the Nintendo Wii will topple the console’s tennis crown contested solely by Wii Sports at present.

“I have a son that has lots of fun with Wii Sports”, said Patay, but “Topspin on Wii will have completely different play mechanic and a different focus. There’ll be no big heads and no players without legs,” he told CVG, as he went on to explain why Topspin will be a more “finished game”.

“We are taking into account the direction of the move and how fast you’re doing it. My six-year-old son just wants to move. He doesn’t care if what he’s doing is specifically represented on screen. But we [hardcore gamers] want it to recognise the move, so it’s not so simple.

“It’s a real tennis game. Wii Sports Tennis is a wonderful game but in Topspin you will have to move your character and do different swings. You can move normally and that’ll be fine - you will just perform regular swings. But if you want to perfect your technique you will need to practise. So I like to say it’s a finished game on Wii.”

Top Spin was announced last week and is promised to offer singles, doubles, mixed and non-mixed patches, exhibition, tournament and even more modes, as well as a selection of real life, licensed tennis professionals as playable characters.

We’re not so sure Payat has heard the full story about Wii Sports when he implies that its legless players exhibit an unfinished game. Shigeru Miyamoto has previously explained that the design of the Mii characters are based on Kokeshi, a form of Japanese doll used as souvenir gifts in Japan.