In terms of raw technical prowess, John Carmack may be one of the best video game programmers of all time (note the emphasis and wording; I'm talking about something very specific here). I'm not a fan of most of his games, and I'm certainly no fan of his philosophy on gaming, but there's no way around respecting the man's skills. If the Wii has finally piqued his interest, it can only mean something big.

Do you guys think its possible that his newfound interest is due to Motion+?

Michael Abrash is a god, largely responsible for the graphical prowess of iD's early games, and also for a large portion of modern DirectX concepts. John Carmack is his buddy, who isn't half bad as a programmer himself.

Get it right, guys.  Carmack is tall because... shoulders of giants.  Okay okay, he knows some stuff too.

"I wouldn't get to happy after hearing him say that. Sounds like Let's Tap 2 to me."

I hope so, can't wait for the first game to hit Aus

Anyway, good to hear it. I hope he tries to push the Wii hardware as far as he can

There are already enough game engines for the Wii. Third parties have not purchased them because they can use the engine that they developed for the PS2. It saves them money and they make a profit on the shovelware they release. Not a lot of money but some is better than none. Dead Rising: Chop til you drop is the lates offense. Capcom should be ashamed of themselves. It's hard to believe that they are developing a beautiful game like Monster Hunter 3.

best news for wii in a while :)

very excited to see what he can do

Wolfenstein for Wii please

A port or remix of Doom 3 would be cool.

Commander Keen confirmed!

Considering what he's achieved on far weaker hardware than the Wii, I think it's safe to assume we'll see something amazing.