Yep..... or something. Plus Zelda is half complete

“I don't think the Wii is something that people need to graduate from. Of course, I am happy that motion is fashionable now. But when we make games, we are not trying to produce trendy products. It needs to be an experience that's meaningful, and the motion control needs to add something. So our new Zelda game takes motion control and adds something to the game to make you feel like you're part of the adventure. I think our rivals need to find what it is they have to offer that’s new." - Shigeru Miyamoto

- The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is “over half complete”

- “What we are focused on is creating gameplay mechanics so the gameplay experience feels very dense. In fact, the overall experience is going to feel more dense. We hope that people will want to go back and replay the game once they finish it”.
- “On the software side we are seeing stable sales, and Mario Kart is still selling at a steady pace. There's still a lot of games we can create for it, and our audience is expanding. Nintendo doesn't think so much about competition as about creating new video game experiences, trying to do things differently. The other thing we focus on is trying to deliver our interactive entertainment to as broad an audience as possible."

http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/37425/interview-shigeru-miyamoto-nintendo-zelda

2011 is now confirmed as release date for Zelda. But how long is the game?

"Over half complete"

Nintendo has said things like this in the past and released a game less than 3 months later. I'd take the 50% assumption with a grain of salt.

Oh yeah, Mario Kart sold 300k this week in EMEAA after nearly 3 years homie!

Deeper Zelda and more Wii games coming? Yes please.

I really dont see how he can be smug about the Kinect and Move since the Wii Remote had to be upgraded to meet the original promise of 1:1 motion while the PSEye and Kinect have always offered a completely different type of gaming, and the Move takes the motion controls of the Wii and makes it more accurate with full controller tracking.

I really hope we don't have to wait another year for Zelda... but I'll wait if it means the complete overhaul it appears they are giving the franchise :D

That's easy to with 4 years to watch how it's done.......

Yet still gets off center and lacks a motion sub controller

And like others have said I don't think they ever promised anything more than motion controls, people assumed 1:1 motion was possible, if you can find some link to them saying they promise 1:1 motion that'd be very beneficial to your argument. 

So, he should cancel Skyward Sword and wait for an upgraded Wii Remote?

The 50% likely refers to the final build, not all the work needed to make the game.  The initial design phase, and the test builds they make for testing individual components likely don't count.

Miyamoto should be the one who should go and find something new, last thing he did was Nintendogs.

Polishing games isn't something "Different"