Here's my thoughts on it all:

I'll wait to see what happens when the next-gen comes around, then I'll buy the console(s) that I like

it was a good move to bring in 1:1 now and not wait until next gen

@OP:
Motion control in PS4 and XB720 would simply fill a gap, making them less hopeless against Wii and Wii2, but Sony and MS should make other innovations, simply adding what they miss compared to Wii would sound "me too".
While improving motion control is simply a natural thing to do, to keep up with technical evolution and avoid the risk of falling behind (as it's now undeniable that people like motion control, so they could prefer competitors if they realize a better, more precise, more reactive, more complete, more ergonomic implementation).

Nah, I sit down when playing games like Zelda. I used to stand, then i realized there's nothing overly specific that requires full body motion. Now a Zelda with WM+, which might require proper hacking and slashing, might be a little trickier

I play a lot of Wii games sitting down

I think it's a very safe prediction to say that both Microsoft and Sony will have motion controls in their next system. There's no way they're going to leave that segment of the market to Nintendo, it makes absolutely no sense to do so.

That being said I also think that at least in Microsoft's case it'll attempt to use the same tricks it did this generation in neutralizing it's main competitor's advantage. That being to offer the same experience at a substantially lower price, releasing a system before the competition (likely in 2011), and to continue to come up with new ways to make Xbox Live more compelling.

Honestly, using the ir pointer for me means i have to either sit up and keep my hand high enough to aim, or stand which you never do anyway. You can sit down and play Wii Sports if u want, its only light hand gestures that are needed.

I just found it a little annoying with games, MP3 and Umbrella, when if your hand isn't in proximity your aim will be off a little or there will no response on screen and u have to reconnect( this just means pointing directly at the screen so it recognises it again).

Advice would be try the sensor bar above and below the tv or get a better chair. Maybe this is just me though

edit> on topic, this is why Nintendo were already ahead of the pack 2 years ago. Copyrighting the combination of an ir pointer and accelorometre in the same object, a perfect user friendy remote control, was friggin genious and clearly noone, not even independant dev., had this idea at the time.

If this is patented by Nintendo, pointer control and movement, how the hell will PS or MS ensure pin point aim in their own wiimote designs? I know there's other ideas but it seems as though, excluding PSeye or other camera tracking tech, there isn't many options left.

I think where Sony and MS will fail is not throwing their full weight behind the controls. Nintendo used Mario 64 to sell analogue controls whilst still keeping the D-Pad just in case. Nintendo has added motion to all their major franchises this gen and created some new ones to make motion the new standard.

I also think people are underestimating everything else Nintendo have done with the joypad this gen.

The IR was genius. Interesting that Wii Sports doesn't use the pointer at all except menus.

Chopping the controller in half was a great move that adds for more flexibility and comfort.

The speaker was a great move too and I wouldn't be suprised if we have better sound and a headphone socket next gen. I can see Wii 2 Fit making people jog round the block while the Wii 2 tracks their speed and coaches them along the way.

@Megaman79: Actually, having a controller shaped like Wii Remote, with a RF receiver-transmitter placed non-symmetrically to both ends and having a 3-point RF receiver-transmitter (think the way of Sensor Bar and Wii having the receivers), would create 1:1 motion controls in full 3D space, with virtually unlimited resolution and sensing acceleration. Would require a lot processing power and the system would be pretty expensive, though.

That would fit Microsoft's strategy to a T. They're already trying to head off the Wii.

The problem, however, is that nobody quite seems to understand exactly why Nintendo is succeeding. That's why very few of the endless arrays of waggle-party-games have reached platinum levels, that's why nobody else can quite get the hype and the recognition in this day and age. Until Sony and Microsoft solve this puzzle, they won't be able to do what Nintendo has done.

Isn't that just the company behind the gyroscopes for Motion+? I'm talking about the actual Wiimote, and techniques they used to get the thing to work the way it does. There has to be a patent hurdle somewhere in there?