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What no Elebits?

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RE4 - absolutely fantastic.

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WII SPORTS! WII SPORTS! =P

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Didn't play RE4Wii so can't say.

I have Zelda and Trauma center, and although Zelda is fun the controls I found are wonky, at least anything with the nunchuck is. The only fun motion controls i used were for fishing, or maybe when you're fighing a boss and have to repeatedly stab it in the eye.

Bow aiming is good but turn rate is too slow.

IMO trauma center has the best in terms of pulling you into the action with waggle

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ExciteTruck!

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So it seems like most people who voted didn't really consider what they were voting for... the highest vote for BEST WII CONTROLS SO FAR was Zelda. Don't get me wrong, Zelda was an amazing game, and I think right behind Ocarina, but it DID NOT have the best Wii -specific controls thus far. They were waggle controls...

Trauma Center's controls were far better, because they weren't simply tacked on. Also, I haven't played it, but I heard the controls for Madden were amazing too.

Am I the only one here who thinks those poll results were crazy??

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Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi Two. (Try saying that 3 times fast!)

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Sonic and the Secret Rings

It may just be tilt, but it was good tilt, an accurate perception of bob-and-weave, and also good acceleration detection

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I wouldve voted for trauma center for best controls but Ive never played it before so I did not, RE4 is awesome and great controls but, theyre nothing to get too excited about I mean the aiming reloading and knife are all great but it doesnt even use the nunchuk. I dont think you can make a perfect Wii controlled game from a port, but games made for Wii from the start like MP3 will show wgat real Wii controls can do. I love RE4 Wii edition dont use it against me im just saying the controls arent perfect.

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Why can't I vote for SSX Blur?

That game has great controls.

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Man, I'm a Nintendo fanboy like the rest of you guys but there is no way LoZ:TP has the best motion controls. Godfather's controls are just as good and 10 times as immersive (though hand to hand fighting is a little bit like a flail).

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zelda? really? i don't think so. it may be the best game on the list, but that was not the question. i haven't played re4 wii, but i doubt that goes too in depth either. i don't know if any of you have played godfather, but in my opinion that easily takes the cake. sure the game was only alright, but the controls with the wii remote/ nunchuck were amazing. one can easily pull off way more things than any of the other games. the slashing on zelda with the wii remote was just tacked on, aiming was nice, but re4 and godfather both have that. so what else does it have going for it wiimote-wise? shaking the nunchuck? wow. zelda:tp is one of the best games ever, it doesn't mean it needs to win every single contest out there. Godfather easily gets my vote.

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What, no Tiger Woods? I heard that one was REALLY good.

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I only own and have played

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Trauma Center: Second Opinion
The Godfather: Blackhand Edition

so I can only vote for them. And of them, I voted for Godfather.

I think Zelda is getting the most votes b/c
1 - most people own it
and
2 - it's the FIRST CHOICE on the poll; easiest way to view the (skewed) results.

Is there any actual reason that Zelda is at the top of the poll list instead of the bottom per alphabetical order?

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Too many games are using a motion as a substitute for a button press. If the motion does not direct something the way you want it to move, you should be able to turn it off. TMNT would have been fun if I didn't have to do the stupid waggle every single time I swung my sword :(

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Oh, and my vote for "best" control would be baseball in Wii sports...most fun would be Elebits.

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I'll have to second DBZ.

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Elebits by far. Those controls are just so wonderful. I'm desperately waiting for Dewy's Adventure to see what else the Elebits team can do.

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ELEBITS, you idiots!!!!

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who are the dunces voting for cooking mama?!?!?! those controls were awful!

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just ashame half of those aren't even released in the Uk yet

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I haven't played Godfather, so I can't vote for that... from what I've played, Zelda has the best motion-controls. Sure, the sword-swinging was tacked on, but the fishing was fantastic and much more immersive with the motion controls. the roal-goal mini game in Zelda was fun too.

Resident Evil 4 works well with the pointer, but this poll is about the motion controls only. Resident Evil 4's motion controls don't add to the experience at all.

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Wow, Wario Ware not even mentioned. I mean it's not like its entire purpose was to demonstrate the near limitless possibilities of the motion controls.

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Well, I've played every game on that list except Cooking Mama...and I heard its controls didn't work that well anyway, so I don't think I'm going to be too bad of a judge.

My vote is split between Godfather and RE4. The reason for this is a disparity between definitions of the word "best".

Best in what sense? Most frequently/constantly used? Or best quality in overall controls? Trauma Center would win most constantly used, but I think there's something to be said when it comes to knowing limitations, as well. RE4 shows great aiming capabilities, and limits its use of motion controls well. Godfather uses motion control more frequently, and also very appropriately, but it doesn't detect 100% perfectly. So somewhere in between these games would be the ideal balance in my opinion.

Don't get me wrong, Zelda and Madden were good games, and so was Trauma Center. But Zelda felt gimmicky in terms of controls, and Madden still needed a little bit of work on some running controls. (like Godfather, needed to be tweaked a bit) Finally Trauma Center had the most reliable controls, but given the simplicity of the game, even 100% isn't necessarily that high a standard.

For those reasons, I'd say RE4 or the Godfather would take the cake.

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Rollgoal was a bitch

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I agree with #6. Trauma Center has the best use of the motion sensing controls thus far. Zelda is a great game but most of the motion sensing control simply replaces a button press. Cool at first, but quickly gets old. Where's a good Star Wars game?!?!? Right now that's the only reason I am holding onto my Wii.

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The polls are inacurate. It seems that these people voted for the best game, not the best controls. Yes, TP was fantastic for all 4 times i played through it, but i found that TC:SO and RE4 had better controls, even though TP was better (even though i personally enjoyed RE4 better...). In Zelda, aiming was very acurate. I experienced little problems with the remote, but a few with the nunchuk; we ALL did. Trauma center had great and simple controls, like switching tools with the nunchuk, but you mostly just aimed. in RE4, we aimed for true pinpoint accuracy, and we waggled to run and dodge massive boulders. RE4 on the wii was not the most revolutionary experience for me (OoT, anyone?), but it certainly expanded upon what was already one of the best games ever crafted. Even if you didn't like the scheme to move your position while aiming with the nunchuk, when it comes to motion control, RE4 did it greatly.

Note: I still love Zelda, ALOT, hell, probably more than those who voted for it, since i chose RE4 obviously, but i hope the next one will have near perfect controls.

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RE4, with Twilight Princess a very, VERY close 2nd.

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Call of Duty 3!!!!!! Why will no one give CoD3 the love?! It's a fantastic third party launch title and kicks the crap out of most other games in terms of staying true to it's genre (as an fps it is very high class, way better than red steel and such) and innovative wii only gestures and features! Even my girlfriend can play this game and kick some serious ass, and she can't play most fpses! It's very challenging, has two different aiming modes depending on how you like to play the game as an fps, which more games don't have in terms of flexibility in gesture controls... Where's the love for this game, seriously... it kicks asss

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Wario Ware and Wii Sports have the best motion control in videogame history.

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korinopa has great control IMHO, sure it's basic marble rolling, but the control is consistent and feels very good, better than Mercury Revolution.

Excite Truck also has great control, really adding to the playability of the game.

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Dragon ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 2!!!!!

That game + wii controls is soooo awesome!

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I wonder how many people will vote who haven't even played half the games on the list. I include myself in that, and haven't voted, but I found Trauma Center to be a good choice since it can't really be done with a standard controller.

RE4 is another excellent choice. I can't imagine using an analog stick to move an on-screen target anymore, but it under-utilized the controller. You couldn't turn the screen with the wiimote and some items (rifles, binoculars, rocket launcher and others) failed to utilize the wiimote at all. It was like the developers needed to cut a corner so those tools weren't upgraded (Zelda had the same problem with the hawk eye).

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As mentioned by many others here, it's weird that Elebits is not on this list as it's by far the best of the 20+ games I've played. WarioWare, while it has some weak points, also has some of the best motion controls in some of the games. The sensitivity and responsiveness in the Star Nose multiplayer game is amazing.

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No Kororinpa option?

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whare the hell is smooth moves?

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The motion controls in RE4 are kinda weak, I can't believe people are voting for it. Its a great game and the IR makes for incredibly confortable and pixel perfect aiming but the swiping knife thing and occasional waggle to push off zombies doesn't merit a vote from me.

Now if the vote included IR then yea definately.

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I agree with rocketman #15
i think most people are voting zelda not because its the best controls but because that what most have played.

i've played and beat all but re wii and i like others voted godfather. unless re4's controls are amazing godfather should win this poll hands down.

i also would add elebits to the list. and an honorable mention to ssx blur whose controls weren't anything special but "felt right".

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I have only played 2 on the list as well so didn't vote. (Zelda & Madden) But I would definitely say neither of them have the best motion controls since numerous games not on the list easily out did them including, as many have said, Elebits, Warioware, Wii Sports, & even Wii Play (even though it sucked).

Warioware should really get the prize because of the sheer number of different ways to use the remote and the fact that every one of them works flawlessly.

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I agree with the OP...elebits had an amazing control scheme that I hope will be integrated into a game that doesn't...well, suck.

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RE4 for me. It's simple and works (IRL, Merchant, and Ashley in the second costume FTW). It's also the only Wii game I've played besides Super Paper Mario. I think developers shouldn't just focus on waggle for their games. I think it's perfectly fine to have the option to choose between a traditional control scheme vs motion for some games, i.e. Victorious Boxers and like the DS.

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