Was the Wii a fad?

[archbrix]

Sal.Paradise said:

archbrix said:

Mazty said:

Motion controls, right now, are a fad for gamers. The fact they have such high latency proves they are not made for gamers but impulsive shoppers and casual gamers.

The wii is a fad as it's not aimed for gamers. It offers nothing benefical to gaming, and therefore, is a fad. 

You're joking, right?

Do you seriously believe that people will ever want to play golf, bowling or tennis games with control sticks anymore after what the Wii remote did for these genres?  Just because you don't like the games on the Wii hardly means that it's not beneficial to gaming or not made for gamers.

Yes, I do. And many others. 

Motion gaming is great for some things but you should be aware that there are many people that dislike it or prefer standard controls. 

You might, but saying many others would not want to use motion in said genres is quite presumptuous on your part.  I'd argue that the majority certainly would, which was my point in that saying that motion is not beneficial to gaming in general is absurd, which, going by the first part of your second sentence, you concede to whether you realize it or not.

And I never once said motion was better or best suited for everything; I'm quite aware of that.