Huge news! Ending months of feverish speculation, Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) has today announced that it will release its new Motion Controller (tentative name) for PlayStation 3 in fall 2010 in Japan, Asian regions and countries, North America and Europe/PAL territories, alongside an extensive line up of new games. The new controller, combined with the PlayStation Eye camera, can detect the natural and intuitive movement of the hand and reflect the precise movement within the game.

“We have decided to release the Motion Controller in fall 2010 when we will be able to offer an exciting and varied line-up of software titles that will deliver the new entertainment experience to PS3 users,” said Kazuo Hirai, President and Group SEO, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. “We will continue to work to have a  comprehensive portfolio of attractive and innovative games for the Motion Controller, not only from SCE Worldwide Studios but also from the third-party developers and publishers, whom we have been working closely with. We look forward to soon unveiling the exciting software line-up that further expands and defines the PS3 platform as the ultimate entertainment system for the home.”

What’s the betting that with this new Wii Remote style controller, we can expect to get more casual, family-friendly games on the PS3, similar to the highly successful Wii Fit series?