The Wii remote itself is good at detecting larger movements, whereas the Wii MotionPlus is better at detecting more subtle movements. And so, by combining the two of those, the feeling is that it just opens up the pallette of what can be done, in terms of motion control. And so that means there’s a lot of possibility in terms of something, like a very accurate version of Punch-Out!! that goes beyond what Wii Sports Boxing can do, or even other ideas…

I agree Miyamoto!  After playing some sword fighting at Nintendo’s booth, I’m a believer in the HUGE potential of the Wii’s MotionPlus.

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