I doubt we'll see a main FF on Wii... DEFINENTLY not FFXIII, at the very least.
It would be nice though. Sadly, it seems Nintendo has been relegated to the spinoff/sequel/remake end of the FF universe, while consoles with the beef (PS3, and potentially 360) will get the real goods. FF games, ever since the PSX days at least, have been all about making visual marvels with technical flair. The Wii just simply isn't capable of near the visceral quality the other systems are... right now its struggling to keep up with last gen. I think developers are reacting to Wii with "this isn't a console we can release our core titles on", which is kindof a shame.
Plus, everyone expects Wii games to use motion-sensing, something very out-of-place in the RPG world. What RPG makers SHOULD do for Wii is use the "Wii Pointer Technology" (known as IR Triangulation outside N's marketing division) to make menu-driven RPGs into a point-and-click interface. Done right, I think it could really streamline menu-driven battles. Imagine a game like FFXII where you point-and-click enemies for attacks, and other buttons call up quick menus to fire off spells and items. It'd be killer.
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