PlayStation Move NZ release announced

Move uses controllers that look like high-tech icecream cones (right) – and gamers need to stand and be relatively active to win. Photos / Supplied

New Zealand gamers will get their hands on Sony's new Move motion controller on September 16 - within days of the rest of the world.

The device - which look like black sticks with glowing, LED-lit balls on the end and partners with a small, joystick-toting navigation controller - is set to take on Nintendo's Wii and Microsoft's no-controller Kinect system.

Today's demonstrations at Sony's media conference at the E3 show in Los Angeles focused heavily on the Move's unmatched accuracy.

The Move controller will retail for $79.95 and the navigation controller for $59.95.

- NZ HERALD STAFF