Play some shooters on Wii before saying that turning is slower. At least watch Conduit on youtube or something. Wii pointer is faster and more cohesive because it flows more at your speed than being at the mercy of dual analog turning. Plus, you can adjust the controls in some games to make the whole aiming mechanic, "bouncing box" and dual analog cannot compare. It is not an argument. Dual analog is more popular, but it is in only better than pointer controls in one way: stability. The issue with pointer controls is that they can be interfered easily by any uv light source (sunlight) or by physical barrier. Get it together. 

So now you're just gonna completely the ignore the Wiimote's lack of a second screen? I suppose you have to since how else could you demand Wiimote controls be in Splatoon despite it being physically impossible.

You're right it's not an argument as long as you don't even try to debunk what I'm saying (possibly because you know you can't). Nothing in your post changes the fact that turning is slower. Also whether I've played shooters on the Wii is irrelevant, and those other shooters aren't Splatoon so they're also irrelevant, but yes I have played Metroid Prime 3, Red Steel, Medal of Honor, Call of Duty, and probably some others, all of which are slower-paced first person shooters unlike faster-paced third person Splatoon.

EDIT: Oh wait you aren't the same person, ah whatever!

I don't recall much hate towards Wii U prior to launch, wasn't until after the gamepad turned out to be meh, constant droughts, and low quality games that even reasonable people started ragging on it. I can see where you're coming from now though, since if the irrational peeps hated on prior systems why not the Switch aswell? I can assure you that they are, and there are plenty of reasonable people who also have concerns. Too early to say if the Switch is overall better than Wii U, but I think in concept it definitely is. Portability has long been proven to be desireable, and the unified library should prevent droughts. Have to wait and see how the execution goes.

I see. It is my fault for jumping in on a conversation I should not have been involved in. I apologize.

The PS4 had less quality games for it at launch than the Wii U did.  No console these days has a lot of games at launch.  Wii had an atrocious launch lineup as well.  Not since the PS2 has their been a console launch with a great selection of games.  In fact, I'd say Wii U had a downright awesome launch lineup.  three AAA exclusives in the launch lineup (NSMBU,  ZombiU,  Rayman Legends) and another two good titles (Nintendo Land, Rabbids Land) and a half dozen AAA ports with exclusive content.  

Please, the Switch is Wii U 2.0.  When the Wii U launched, people were talking about how you could let your family watch TV while you played games with the controller screen.  Now the only difference is the whole console can turn into your controller.  Nintendo has always been working towards portability.  That's their hallmark these last two generations.  Everyone always ragged on them for it. Nintendo sacrificing power for portability.  Until now everyone has been screaming that Nintendo needed to make consoles just as powerful as Sony and Microsoft.  The only people talking about portability have been the Japanese.  

Yeah I bet it would help if I didn't make valid points lolz!

Start and Select are pretty much never used for actions, which is good because those buttons are usually gimped, small and out of place, but you know whatever, I'll just drop the buttons point so that maybe you'll stop dodging the lack of a second screen. Also, bar single joycon, all Switch control set-ups have the same inputs as the gamepad, minus the screen of course. I'm also not sure why you keep bringing up the Switch when I'm talking about Splatoon on Wii U and why Wiimotes don't work for it.

I never said anything about recalibration...

Having slightly faster aiming doesn't outweigh having significantly slower turning, because it means whenever an enemy is West East or South of you, you'll likely be dead before you can even turn to face them, or they'll just keep maneuvering outside of your view. The game is too fast paced for such controls to be viable.

I'm still gonna believe it's cause they know it wouldn't work and were just too lazy to explain exactly why. :L

I don't recall much hate towards Wii U prior to launch, wasn't until after the gamepad turned out to be meh, constant droughts, and low quality games that even reasonable people started ragging on it. I can see where you're coming from now though, since if the irrational peeps hated on prior systems why not the Switch aswell? I can assure you that they are, and there are plenty of reasonable people who also have concerns. Too early to say if the Switch is overall better than Wii U, but I think in concept it definitely is. Portability has long been proven to be desireable, and the unified library should prevent droughts. Have to wait and see how the execution goes.