Why Skyward Sword is the only true Wii game to get motion control right:

After countless minigames and wagglefests released on Nintendo's console, there is finally a game which truly makes motion not only a feature of the game, but the star. After hurting our wrists and shattering bones playing things like Mario and Sonic at the Olympic games and Carnival party, we realised that the motion gaming was pretty annoying and very painful, so when games like Super Mario Galaxy came along and utilised the motion instead of abusing it, we all felt a little better. The first game that really made motion work on the system was another Zelda game: Twilight Princess. Although it was released on Gamecube as well, the motion controls for Twilight Princess were awesome. Aiming was very easy and intuitive and even the menus were made simpler to navigate. And although it might not seem like much, Twilight Princess allowed players to swing their sword while running to cut grass. To many, this won't seem like much of a big deal, but this is actually pretty helpful when it comes to the game. However, the substitution of a button press for a Wii mote shake as a form of attack wasn't really useful or interesting at all. It was Skyward Sword the really made motion work, for the first time ever in a video game. The sword combat is excellent. It's not longer waiting for skulltalas to turn around, instead, you'll have to study and memorise enemy blocking and attacking patterns to defeat even the simplest foe. Using items like the slingshot work almost identically to Twilight Princess, but new items like the beetle could not be done without the new and improved motion controls. Things like flying your Loftwing is made fun and engaging thanks to Nintendo's idea. It took the whole of the Wii's lifespan to get it, but it finally worked. Sure, every now and then, the controls will frustrate you, the bomb controls feel a little weird, but overall I can easily say that motion control is the way of the future for The Legend of Zelda.