Thanks for the response guys, even if it seems we're in the same clueless boat.
I too am hoping Geists delivers something innovative. It certainly feels fresh, despite the naysaying about technology from some. The fact that Nintendo is backing it at all adds much weight to that possibility. Wouldn't been the first time Nintendo have given a smaller designer the resources, ongoing support and freedom to create something special. The forming of such relationships is one of Nintendo's defining positive traits, for me at least.
"Hope" certainly seems like an apt title at this point, for N-space, Nintendo and us as well