How much longer will analog sticks be relevent in gaming?

[Desroko]

your mother said:

Desroko said:
your mother, I'm not gonna quote, cuz we're seriously stretching out the thread here, but at this point I don't see any real disagreements, just degrees of difference. I think we agree that we're going to see increased use of touch technology, and it's probably going to be in ways that we haven't even imagined. I'm still trying to wrap my head around Phantom Hourglass and Ninja Gaiden DS.

It was enjoyable while it lasted (the discussion I mean).

Have fun with both those games - I do plan to get both because they rely almost entirely on the touchscreen - and are both lauded for their control mechanisms - something that I think we both are very interested in, judging by our past exchange.

 Yeah, I'm probably going to buy a DS for those two alone (I can borrow other games from friends). 

And let me put it this way - I have a term paper due tomorrow at 6 pm, and another Friday at noon (US Eastern time, it's 3:45 am now).  That's about another 25 pages to go, yet I just spent the better part of a precious hour talking about trackballs and touchpads. I spend a little too much time thinking about this stuff, maybe. 

 And with that, I'm finally going to bed. 9 am wake-up call.  Good night, everybody.