Issues with the article aside I do think that one of the major issues with the Wii is that some people simply aren't interested in taking time to learn the controls. With old games I would rarely read the instruction or play tutorials. I'd just just jump in, spend a couple minutes pushing every button and roll. With the Wii you really have to read the instructions and use the tutorials and practise. For the most part I think that after learning the motion controls I don't want to play with buttons again but then I have patience and have no problem learning and honing my skills. I also think the added dimension of perfecting your control adds a deeper element to games.
My long time hard core gaming brother had similar issues with the Wii for months. For example, he'd flail about in Godfather and then complain when the game wasn't doing what he wanted. The controls were obviously busted and he wouldn't play for weeks. I finally got him to calm down and think about what he was doing and now he loves the Wii.
I can see how this new situation would cause problems for some. The basic issue is that before if the controls suck, it was because the controls suck. That's still the case sometimes now, but more often, and certainly with Wii Sports, if the controls suck it's because you suck.
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