Although GameCube is doing well on its own, the upcoming Wii release opens up great possibilities for the console's older titles. To this end, Nintendo's lead designer, Shigeru Miyamoto has taken a closer look into this latent potential and came up with interesting ways of taking advantage of the Wii-mote. Message board NeoGAF has the details via a translated interview from the Japanese publication Nintendo Dream:

"Of course you can wander into a second hand shop and buy a lot of these games still, so I don't think we can release these remakes at full price. Since a lot of the development cost has already been accounted for, we'll be able to release these at a much more affordable price. And if others also take advantage of this and release remakes, there's a high possibility of a lot of software from third parties also."

While Miyamoto didn't mention what games will see remakes, Luigi's Mansion and Super Mario Sunshine are among the prime candidates, due to their gameplay mechanics. There was talk about Marionette, a Nintendo project that never saw the light of day. It is not a Mario title, but an actual marionette game utilizing a puppet. While concept development was indefinitely postponed for GameCube almost five years ago, Wii's innovative control scheme is more than suited for the implementation. Pretty much a Nintendo trademark, the title was supposed to be an experimental endeavor to furthermore extend the boundaries of gaming, being both simple and complicated at the same time.