Today the crack launcher item was announced on www.smashbros.com. The article briefly explains what it does and how you use it. Towards the end of the article is says "You can also aim the launcher at different angles by tilting the Control Stick up or down." Obviously the Wii remote has no control stick. I do realize you could just point and aim with the Wii remote. But that whould be lame. I think this is a small clue that has went unoticed.