http://www.nintendowiinews.net/Blogs.../blr_4292.aspx
That link verifies Dave's earlier post. Unfortunately that post was made in 2006. SOOOOOO I resorted to Wikipedia... *sigh* I've been trying to cut back */sigh* anyways they verify Dave's post as well, and if people browse Wikipedia as much as I do, the page would be changed within seconds of any announcement or notice in change of the part.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii_Remote