I think many people's gut reaction to this is based on the wii-mote in it's current form, but Nintendo or another company aren't going to do that. Any company releasing a motion type control will need to show an advancement or improvement over the Wii-mote or it's not going to have any kind of additional appeal. Regardless of people's feelings about motion control, the inclusion of IR in the Wii control is certainly advantageous and i can't see that working in a controller unless shaped somewhat like the Wii-mote.
The other thing to point out to people that haven't used the Wii-mote much is that it works fine as a traditional controller in games with little or no motion control, but it could certainly benefit from changes in the d-pad, and the number and size of buttons.
So this is where i see it going. A variation on the Wii-mote, how much i can't say, with more accurate motion control and IR, but more importantly a focus on button placement and size to ensure good functionality for more traditional type games that don't use motion controls. If Sony, Nintendo or Microsoft manage to do this then i think they will get the patronage of the self proclaimed hardcore assuming they have the games to back it up.
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