While talking with the Wall Street Journal about peripherals, the topic of keeping the newest accessory in the Nintendo line-up, that little attachment that could, available for everyone. Satoru Iwata replied:

There will be games that will be enhanced by the Wii MotionPlus as well as games that can only be played with it. Users will need four if they have four controllers, but we’re going to try to offer it for as little as possible… We haven’t announced the price yet, but the cost of making the Wii Motion Plus is not that much, so I think we can make it very affordable

This is good news for all Wii owners, now it’s up to the developers to utilize the power or WiiMotion Plus. Interesting that Iwata mentions some games being enhanced by the device, while others requiring it. If only backwards compatibility was possible with the original Wii Sports.

Edge