I wouldn't say that. All three console manufacturers now offer a motion control solution, so it kinda is a new standard
I look at it more like a standard peripheral. But it not a replacement for the old controller which what Nintendo was implying and more or less tried to do with making the CC an optional purchase. It's kind of like how the mouse is standard for computers but never replaced the keyboard. The Wii was like Nintendo making computer with just a mouse.
I agree with Chozo about the need to top the PS3. I don't think we're going to see the next Playstation or Xbox any time soon but we will see it within five years. The Wii 2 really has to play catch up and then guess what everyone else will do. I expect that at some point the Wii 2 will be the least powerful hardware but as long as it's more like the PS2 where it was the least but still close enough to allow for multiplatform development. It cannot be something that would be considerably behind. It has to be significantly ahead now to be at that point then.
If they released something less than the PS3, it's over. Nintendo's console division is strictly in the casual market then. There is no point in a rinky dink upgrade. It will be the same bullshit as before.
I think it would also be very important to include the CC as a standard that is released with every system. I think the Wii quite clearly proved that the remote is not sufficient as a replacement. Sony and MS will probably include motion control with their next system but they sure as **** won't exclude the "normal" controller. It is clear that for most games the old standard is the best way to play. Hell, Nintendo invented the old standard so they shouldn't be so ashamed of it. Also this is no different then what they're doing with the 3DS and DS. They didn't just have the touchscreen and call it a day. They've kept the traditional control elements. Even though the 3DS is not backwards compatible all the way to the Game Boy the controls are such that it could be. With the DS line they complimented the old with the new. With the Wii they ditched the old and that was a stupid mistake.
There are so many things that Nintendo needs to get right here and I'm certain they'll screw it up somehow. It all seems so obvious but that is usually when Nintendo screws up. They can put a man on the moon but can't get him to the store. And the problem is that the Wii was so successful you wonder if Nintendo would learn from it. Do they care about the crap third party support or how the Wii is seen as strictly a casual console (and casual gaming is threatened by cellphone gaming)? It seems to me that Nintendo is not feeling any negative effects now and this is all more for preparing for the future. I'm concerned that unless Nintendo is in trouble right this second, they won't notice. They don't really pay attention to something that's a concern two years from now.