OK well clearly we are at odds. You enjoy the wiimote, and I cant stand it.
No point arguing over it. My points arent going through and youve shown me nothing that changes my mind.

But, it isn't better. Its just different. People could learn buttons as easily as the Wiimote if they bothered to try. Its simply the fact that Nintendo have marketed it to be more user friendly that its gotten this reputation. I for one found the controls of the GameCube version of Twilight Princess much nicer on the GameCube than the Wii. Apart from the pointing to aim which was fair enough (yet nothing to write home about), the battle controls were tedious and if anything pointless - if anything its just more likely to cause RSI in youths than buttons do. And also on that note, I've found a lot of older people have trouble pointing and controlling the Wiimote, so it isn't by any means brilliant.

Again, you say that Nintendos games this generation have been 'excellent'. But I can barely think of any - aside from Zelda, Mario, Mario Kart (although I personally didnt like it) and Smash Brothers, 3 of 4 being just as good with the Cube controller. Mario Galaxy was alright but no better than Sunshine, and the main gameplay was near identical apart from a few gimmicky 'mini-game' style side parts, which were by no means revolutionary.

And you say that the controls are "more accessible to a lot more people", but the only people I can see this applying to is older people and younger children. Younger children shouldnt even be playing games if they dont understand them (even more so when they're playing games above their age rating - but thats a different discussion), they should be out in the real world learning, and are older people such a big thing that the market for the real gamers (and real spenders) should suffer? I have seen a drastic drop on quality immersive games this generation, and it is largely due to Nintendo's new 'ideas' and the other leading consoles trying to follow suit. And then theres the amount of shoddy games produced for the Wii, because companies are not fully commited into integrating the new system into their games, rather "tacking-on" the controls to a game that otherwise doesnt need them. I have played a few games that are on both the Wii and other consoles - and the Wii version is pretty much always the worse version - with its badly implemented controls and a huge decline in graphical quality.

Until we have controls that do exactly what you do, the Wii's control system is a waste of time. Do you really think waving your arms about like a lunatic is *that* much fun? I for one got very bored of it very quickly. Its all very unnecessary, and _less_ responsive and accurate to the old controllers I grew up with. If I wanted to play bowling *just like the real thing*, I'd just go out bowling and do the real thing, which is largely better anyway. I'm sick up of seeing games like "Beach Games" and "Fun at the Carnival", thats simulating things I could do in real life anyway. If games companies make less and less games like Tomb Raider and Final Fantasy, then where will gamers find their escapism?

And how about Nintendo's future? Unlesss they continue with Wii-stlyle (and DS style) games in future consoles, their backward compatibility will be all but lost, and I certainly won't be having multiple Nintendo consoles set up at the same time.