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Why must nintendo develop a new "gimmick" as the main control method?... As i have said before, Nintendo don't need to re-invent the input with each new console, they did it this time around because the industry as a whole [despite what those stuck in the past might say] needed a big kick up the arse. I fully expect the touchscreen/button combo to be the main input method for the DS successor, and motion control, similar to the Wii now, will be the standard for the Wii successor. Ok there will definately be new "gimmicks" in the way of perephrials [a-la balance board] and possibly something additional to touchscreen for the DS2 also [as well as a microphone] but the main input won't change much.