What the PS3 controller should have been

“With all the commotion surrounding the Wii and PS3 controllers at E3, it’s hard not to get the feeling that motion tracking is the only new controller innovation out there.”
You know, a trackball on a console controller is somewhat intriguing - though my thumb may not agree for very long.
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E3 Take a Look at Wii

The Nintendo Wii was fully introduced today at the E3 Expo in Los Angeles, and frankly, it looks awesome.
Some key Nintendo Wii features:

The controller - Something only Nintendo would dare try (does anyone remember the VirtualBoy?). But look what it offers:

Motion-detection: You move it like a wand in front of the tv and the game [...]

Wii Will Rock You

Wii Are the Champions! No time for losers, ’cause Wii Are the Champions! Of the world!

Nintendo Show’s Their Revolution-ary Controller

I’d just like to say remember the first time you picked up a Nintendo controller and started playing the original Super Mario Brothers games? You swung your arms in the air like an idiot, as if the movement of the controller was actually going to do something? Nintendo was watching.

I’m not sure how I feel about this. Actually, I do; I owned a Power Glove. I’m all for pushing innovation, something Nintendo has always attempted in the past, but this is a huge gamble for the big N. We can expect to have some great experiences with 1st party games, but how will this unique controller translate into the numerous cross-platform 3rd party games? It seems that alone will force Nintendo into the domain of being the second console in America’s households.