Red steel 2

Zak and Wiki

The Conduit 1 & 2

Medal of honour

Boom Blox

Wii Sports series

Wii play

Skyward Sword

Mario Kart Wii

Various on rail shooters  House of the Dead, Ghost Squad, Dead Space etc

Party games Wii Party, Mario party etc

Pro Evo Soccer (only football game to nail motion/pointer controls)

Just to name a few where I think motion/pointer controls enhanced the experience.

Dear Lord, if we added all the Wii games. Also, I have to mention Crystal Bearers. Shows motion controls can be done well in an action rpg.

You're right, I'm not trying to continue this debate. Like I said many times, each of us contains a different definition of traditional and it's pointless to keep this up.

From my point of view, putting a window on a door that is traditionally all wooden doesn't make it traditional. It would make it modern. Same with glass doors or metal doors.

You can certainly argue that functionality wise it is traditional, but I can also make the claim that the asthetic and material makes it modern.

Amazing, this is one of the best short analysis i've seen on how some technologies like motion controls improve the experience on some games and other aren't really benefited, first person adventure games like metroid and red steel 2 had amazing interaction thanks to well implemented motion controls, others used it in minimal but amazing ways like super mario galaxy; skyward sword presented a lot of ways to use montrol controls the right way (the scarab), while other were just like what?, like balancing Link on the ropes. "Traditional controls" can fare better because most people have gotten used to them and generally the interactions are mapped more easily to the simple push buttons scheme, but in some cases this makes the experience shallower, for example my cousin loved the DDR an Pump it up dancing games, he was amazing and would never play a dance game with the fingers instead of his whole body, or like now when the point and click genre is having a resurgence thanks touch screen controls,(which can also be played with mouse and keyboard) instead of a dual analog "traditional controller".

For Metroid was really good

This is stated like its a bad thing. Yes, there are pros to motion controls. Holy crap. Who knew. Just like there are cons. Same with normal analog controls. Such as shooters. Motion is better with those. And don't say they're worse just because you're used to stick. Motion allows for more precise aiming regardless of how you look at it.

I don't see why this is a big deal. Seriously.

Sorry, but Traditional controllers are waaay better! The Wii wasn't bad, but it really was a gimmick to most.

Argumentum ad populum would have us believe that Twilight and Fifty Shades of Grey are great books.

It's hardly "secondary" when they are the default controls in many games, like Splatoon. That makes it the non-motion controls that are secondary.

If it's easier and/or more natural than pressing a button, do it. If it's neither of those things, don't. This goes for all "new ways of playing", motion controls and touch screens alike.

So in other words, Argumentum ad populum would have us believe that the wii was a great console. /s

The popularity of something just means it was popular or well liked but with products, that's all that matters. Popularity typically translates directly into sales for the one who made the product or who owns it. Twilight and Fifty Shades of Grey sold well. To the fans of the books, they're great but greatness is entirely subject and a moot point.