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Known most notably for designing the DOOM code and his current "id Tech 5" engine behind racing-action game Rage, Carmack's knowledge of building graphic processes is unparalleled within the industry. Would it feel a little odd if someone of his experience began considering the Wii as the next system to push a major visual engine?

"Interestingly, I actually spend far more time playing Wii with my four year-old boy than I do with any other game console. So I'm definitely sympathetic to the platform," Carmack revealed to MTV's Multiplayer. "We've been pitched and talked about a project to do a title that would fit well on the Wii, and it's actually related to an iPhone title that we're doing. But that's still kind of up in the air as to what other developer we would partner with on there. I'd like to do something there, because I love a lot of what Nintendo has done with the Wii and the DS, but it's just out of sync with the developments that are currently going on at id."...

When Nintendo announced its "New Play Control" line, which will bring some of the best GameCube titles back to Wii, including things like added motion control, IR support, 16:9 display, or the like, IGN was of course right there with them in wanting more people to enjoy some of the best of the best on the little purple box. IGN has now got US versions of New Play Control: Pikmin and New Play Control: Mario Power Tennis in their possession, but both of them pale in comparison to Retro's own New Play Control: Metroid Prime, which brings back silky smooth IR control from Corruption, and blends it with the classic GameCube title that to this day ranks among the best looking software running on Nintendo's new console.

But will you play it?