So you're telling me that Metroid: Other M, a game that started production in 2006 could have used the Wii MotionPlus peripheral? You are also telling me that you know that it doesn't? If the production team thinks it'd be a better game with WM+ then I'm sure they'd add it but this title has been in development for a while. All we know that is coming from Nintendo so far, are titles that either wouldn't make sense to include WM+ support or titles that were in development prior to the introduction of WM+ and so simply hasn't been looked at. Metroid: Other M (dev since 07), Super Mario Galaxy 2 (straight sequel), New Super Mario Bros Wii (would be awkward to hold and not needed), Wii Fit Plus (Balance Board title, straight sequel/upgrade)..

We also know that Pikmin 3 is coming and won't be needed.. Zelda is coming and most likely will be required (one that makes sense)

We know nothing else of Nintendo's plans at the moment.. How about a fully fledged archery shooter? Kid Icarus Wii seems to fit that bill nicely! How about online/offline multiplayer dogfights with Starfox Wii? How about PilotWings? Wii MotionPlus makes sense in these cases.. If Nintendo required the use of WM+ in all games.. well the games would most likely get lower review scores because they didn't really use the WM+ to the potential shown in Wii Sports Resort or something ridiculous like that.. People would complain more is what I'm getting at..

So give it time and WM+ support will expand.. For now, how about just sitting back and enjoying the flood of quality titles heading to Wii now.

Time to revisit this thread:

Wii Sports resort has been out for less than a month and here's what the M+ line up looks like so far (copied from the NHL2K10 thread):

Released:

Grand Slam Tennis (Bundled with M+ in others)
Tiger 10 (Bundled with M+)
Virtua Tennis '09
Wii Sports Resort (Bundled with M+)
Nihon Yakyuu Kikou Shounin Batting Revolution (Bundled with M+ Japan)

In production:

Red Steel 2 (Bundled with M+)
Kidz Sports - Crazy Mini Golf (motion Plus version)
Food Network: Cook or Be Cooked
Academy of Champions
Span Smasher
Gladiator A.D.
The Grinder
James Cameron's Avatar: The Game
NHL 2K10 (Bundled with M+)
Legend of Zelda Wii (Will probably be available as a bundle with M+)

Clearly not another Wii Speak :)

Anything missing here?

It's doing great so far.

i think it will the way of the zapper and the wii wheel

I think the support for WM+ will be there. The way they are pushing Resort through an enormous marketing campaign suggests that. I think Microsoft's idea of pushing lots of software on release of Natal would have been difficult for Nintendo to pursue. Focussing on a single title is less likely to dilute sales and make it easier to push. The real issue is that they should have titles in a little booklet that tell consumers which games are coming later for Motion Plus. For example, they could have included adverts for NMH2, Grand Slam, Tiger Woods, Red Steel 2 as well as announce a couple of titles from themselves.

I think gansito is the best poster on this forum.

And at least 2.5 million WM+ in homes just going on WSR sales alone, not to mention the 200k or so in Tiger bundles, Grand Slam in EU, and all the stand alone purchases. I'd say it's at 3m already, that's a big enough userbase to develop games for already, but it will probably get Wii Fit numbers and there will be a LARGE userbase to make games for.

Lol at Food Network: Cook or be Cooked

I think it would be a good idea to put WSR (with WM+) into the Wii bundle at it's current price, or perhaps $25 more with an extra Wiimote/M+ and nunchuck so it is totally 2 player compatible out of the box.

Then the current Wii bundle drop to $200.... so:

$200 - Wii + Wii Sports + Wiimote + nunchuck.
$275 - Wii + Wii Sports + WSR + 2*Wiimote + 2*nunchuck + 2*WM+

I think so yes, with Nintendo only considering it just another peripherals it doesn't help the matter, most developers will probably stay away with it unless given an incentive, because from their perspective it's 52 Million potential buyers, as opposed to something like 4 Million plus potential buyers that own a wii motion plus, and when your 3rd party already struggling to get great sales on the wii, this isn't exactly a great proposition.

Now one could say that they can just add a wiimotion plus with the game, but that in it's self eats away at any profits especially when they may be struggling to get the numbers they need to make decent amount of profit, so it's a risky proposition all round.

The only solution is that Nintendo take the hit on the device as a way to help developers as well as get the device into more peoples home...though Nintendo being cheap I doubt they want to take a hit for every single device....most likely they took it initially with certain 3rd parties, but after the comment about motion plus just being another peripheral and not something must have, then one can clearly see that 3rd parties aren't going to get a helping hand/incentive from Nintendo to take it up as time goes on, so all it will end up being for them as a developer is a risk....a risk some will take but most won't.