Could Metroid: Other M see one more "M" added to the front of its box by the time it's released? Probably not, but Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime isn't about to rule it out entirely just yet, either:

"Big Metroid surprise. We've been holding this one very close to the vest to make sure that the surprise would be there. Not only the game itself looks fabulous but also this collaboration with Team Ninja, which has been very fruitful, very great work together. Not necessarily [M-rated]. At this point, it is very early, we said it's a title that's going to come out in 2010. Really, Project M is our internal terminology for the collaboration for what's being done. Don't read into it as to what the ESRB will be."

In addition, Reggie mentioned Super Mario Galaxy 2 containing plenty of "new hooks," even throwing the possibility of MotionPlus support out there.

"There are new hooks to it. We're not announcing exactly what those are. We showed a little taste of what happens with Yoshi, so that's a new addition to the Galaxy experience. Will it work with MotionPlus or not? We're going to keep you in suspense a little bit longer on that, but it is obviously going to advance the ball. We feel it has to in order to carry the Mario name."

Hmm, I can't imagine an actual need for MotionPlus in Super Mario Galaxy-- or, at least, not a requirement. Nonetheless, one has to wonder if such enhancement might make certain aspects of the original, such as manta ray surfing, more bearable should they make a return.

If one were to implement MotionPlus into SMG2, how might you imagine it being used?