I didnt find the moving in 3Dspace with the D pad a problem. Nor did I  really have many problems with the missles. Though It would be better to actually move while trying to shoot them as your timing in some situations has to be perfect. IM guessing by the wheres Waldo you mean the invisible creatures you have to hit with a missle? If so I found that interesting and no problem with it. I think some tweeking and the controls can be perfect. However, like I said I enjoyed it. Its no Metroid 1,2, or 3 but I didnt want another FPA.

The Where's Waldo segments I was talking about are when you had to point a cursor all over the screen to find one small pixel in order to proceed in the game.  Anyhow, I'm glad that you liked Metroid: Other M, but unfortunately I didn't.

You guys are forgetting to mention how much Samus sounded like a angsty pre-teenager from a bad piece of fanfic.

Super Mario Galaxy :)