Metallicube on 12 June 2010
The success is less about motion controls than people think. As has been mentioned, two of the Wii's most successful titles, NSMB Wii, Wii Fit, don't even really use motion controls. The root of the success is really having new ways to play games, and appealing to non gamers and ex gamers with accessibility and pure raw gameplay, something that the HD consoles don't really accomplish. The motion controls just helps enable this accessibility and uniqueness.
