The Wii was the new cool way to play games, with motion controls. But most of the games I enjoyed most used motion controls as gimmick mostly and could have been made without them. Best motion control game on the system was backed in with the system, and my family and I had many fun evenings with it.
It is also the home of my all time favourite Super Mario game: Super Mario Galaxy.
Metroid Prime Trilogy also used motion controls adequately for aiming. Took some getting used to at first, coming off the Gamecube games, but all 3 titles in that collection still remain some of the finest games ever in my book.
Fun fact: Just like with the Cube vs PS2, I got a Wii before I got a PS3. And then, I got a Wii U before I got a PS4. 







