Opinion: Mario’s Motion-Only Abilities Are Infuriating

I’ve been playing a ton of Super Mario Odyssey since its launch last week, and much like Ryan’s rave review of the game, I’m seriously loving it. That said, its use of motion controls drive me crazy.
When Nintendo introduced the Wii as an almost exclusively motion controlled system in 2006, it was a new, exciting, and relatively successful idea. But even on a system designed around motion control, it had its problems and eventually settled into being more of a gimmick than the