Just read some points of clarification on Motion Plus from The Register (UK IT site).
Apparently, most developers just found out about Motion Plus at E3, meaning the initial run of games that utilize it, (that aren't shovelware developed within months) will be strictly first party games.
There should be no complaints about that from Wii owners naturally, but this is a bit of a slight to developers, who will presumably want to create games utilizing the additional abilities as the current set up does have its limitations (requiring developer workarounds), regardless of how magical fans of the console think it is.
Where things get interesting is that Nintendo is allowing developers to publish games that REQUIRE the use of Motion Plus. That is a huge telling sign right there.
By contrast, games that utilize the Balance Board must have alternate controls that allow the standard remote to be used. Nintendo policy. The board cannot be a required purchase to play a game (other than Wii Fit apparently).
Also, preliminary reports indicate that it is indeed a second accelerometer, allowing for twin axis movement, essentially creating a stereo effect for sensing motion in 3D space, without requiring the IR camera and twin IR light arrays in the "sensor" bar to calculate proximity to the bar/display.
Pretty slick, and I see no reason why this shouldn't, or won't (seeing as how developers can require its use) become the standard controller interface in the not too distant future.
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