Reggie Defends Motion Controls in Youtube Video

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mZuzek said:

The video is pretty stupid though. I mean, MatPat is constantly complaining about the motion controls in "newer" Zelda games (aka Skyward Sword) and then Reggie replies by saying Nintendo wants to innovate and that the Wii and Wii U are really cool. There's no real debate there.

Also, there also shouldn't be a debate about whether Nintendo should "return" to traditional controls or not on the next Zelda game, since it has been made clear that Breath of the Wild is already doing that.

MatPat uses Zelda as an example but has the higher argument of sticking to classic controls because motion controls aren't as good. Reggie is framing it differently; not as better but more as expanding the way we play games.

 

Think about it this way: MatPat is arguing that motion controls are useless while Reggie is arguing that they aren't.

 

I can at least offer my own anecdotal account: playing Call of Duty for Wii and Wii U. While often argued to be inferior to classic controls, using the Wii Remote and Nunchuk felt better to me. Often times I was competitive with fellow players and even placed top spot in some games, though by the end of my run playing that way, I'd admit it's not as accurate. It was sure fun, though!

 

A different sort of example is me using the Steam Controller, though this one isn't motion control. Arguably inferior and less accurate than KB+M in FPSs, I still prefer using it to traditional controls because of how it feels.