Nintendo revolutionises console controls

From Wired News:

"...the controller -- which uses motion-detecting hardware to pinpoint its distance from the screen, location in the room, and even pitch and yaw -- promises a whole new way to play console games.
The controller itself, which is wireless, has a surprisingly different form factor. It looks very much like a television remote control; it is vertically oriented and held in one hand. Your thumb can rest on a directional pad or large A button, and your index finger curls around to grip the B trigger on the underside."

Cool! So it's basically a hand-held pitch/yaw-sensitive gun. Sounds great to me! I cannot for the life of me get the hang of aiming with D-pads or analog joysticks. This could finally bring the FPS genre (and any other game that requires aiming) to people like me with crappy thumb control. Yay! I wouldn't quite describe myself as "someone who would be intimidated and confused by the standard two-joystick, ten-button layout of a PlayStation 3 controller". I'm just crap at using it.

Hmm... I wonder if there'll be a force-feedback feature. And whether it could be used to practice your golf swing. How good would that be? Download (or create) a map of your club's course and practice your golfing anytime, without paying the fees. And without all that tedious walking. And if you're a complete beginner, you'd probably save a fortune in golf balls.

Like my lame title pun? See, I'll be a games journalist yet...