Alternate history: Switch a generation earlier

[HoloDust]

curl-6 said:

HoloDust said:

Actually, I was thinking of original Wii Remotes capabilities, since that's what Wii launched with, being able to act as pointer, and having infamous "waggle", and, at that point in time, that's what was viewed as "motion controls". Wii got gyro only with Wii Motion Plus in 2009 (and subsequently Wii Remote Plus), and the list of games that actually support it is quite short.

If anything, gyro aiming is more of a PS Sixaxis thing, which launched in 2006.

It's still all motion controls; moving the controller itself rather than pressing a stick or button. Whether you're measuring the motion with a gyroscope or an accelerometer, motion is motion.

Regarding Sixaxis, more Wii owners probably used gyro aiming than PS3 owners considering Wii Sports Resort sold over 33 million copies.

As I said, technically true, but as I also said, not what people are really thinking of when someone says motion controls.
And yes, they probably have, but the games you mentioned (that I bolded in your post) go back to Sixaxis as standard controller with gyro, not really Wii.