Speaking with VentureBeat once again, of America big wig has said that the technology being added to the console as an optional extra was simply too expensive to integrate into the console on day one.

Nintendo will instead add MotionPlus via a Wiimote attachment set to arrive this side of the festive season.

"We were aware of that technology at the time we designed the original Wii," he revealed.

"But the cost would have been too high for the business model. It would have been unacceptable. By waiting about three years, the costs come down substantially and it becomes a viable product."

More MotionPlus soon.

By Luke Guttridge