Sorry in advance about all of the quotes but I can't think of a better way to formulate this post.
The N64, Gamecube, Gameboys and DS all have peripherals or upgrades you can acquire for games. The N64 had the Expansion Pak, Rumble Pak and Transfer Pak. The Expansion Pak was required for some games or for critical features in them.
I wouldn't consider any of the various accessories or peripherals released over the years to be upgrades. The Rumble Pak and Transfer Pak were never a requirement for any game. While the Expansion Pak may have had two games which absolutely required it, most games which supported it used it optionally, and one of those two games was sold with the Pak. Many accessories had exclusive games but they don't count as upgrades unless they try to replace a part of the system, thereby being forced onto people. The exclusives were sort of like a bonus for those who had the accessory but the real meat of the system's games didn't require them. Even with the original PlayStation's upgraded analogue controller replacing the original as the standard, many games still supported the original controller.
System add-ons are hard to classify, as they're more like a new system than they are an upgrade. Whatever they are, their track-record should go to show that such a concept will be met with failure. With the ever-changing times though, suddenly it's acceptable.
If I know Nintendo they will make it so that Motion Plus compatible games can be played regularly with the Wiimote.
What is it which leads you to believe this? I know that Smash and Mario Kart have multiple options but the former doesn't use an accessory and the latter's accessory isn't something Nintendo was going to aggressively pursue. Wii Fit isn't playable without the Balance Board (I think...). The GameCube Wiileases don't allow support for GameCube controllers. Methinks Nintendo is really going to want to push people to use the WM+ and that's easier to do if it's the only choice.
I didn't know Wii Music used the Balance Board. I guess I'll take that off my list.
Many Gameboy games could only be played on the GBC and those still sold fine.
The Game Boy Color was a new system, it wasn't an upgrade. It was more powerful than just a Game Boy with colour.
maybe you should wait till MP is released and how Nintendo handles it before declaring it a flop and/or ruining Wii gaming?
On the contrary, I declared that Wii Sports Resort was going to be a bigger hit than Wii Fit. Considering how well that has sold I'd say I have high expectations for its sales. It isn't going to ruin Wii gaming for me but it could potentially result in a few games which I won't bother with because they require the accessory.
I know I've spoken positively of the device, but I don't even know how Nintendo will use it after its release. So we both should just wait and see, knowing that Nintendo will have a plan.
Like I said, I hope to be able to try it out but I'm not buying it on blind faith. I learned that lesson with SSBBrawl.
In all honesty, I'll probably end up buying it at some point. I complain because I love. 
Are you still running Windows 98?!?
Yes. It is the best of Microsoft's operating systems. I don't know why anyone would want Vista as it seems to cause more problems than it solves.
Punch-Out isn't a boxing game. If they change it into one then the developers completely missed the point of the game.
With Next Level Games, you never know. They completely missed the point of a Mario game with Mario Strikers.
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