First Microsoft dismissed it. Then, when the Wii's overwhelming success became a definite fact, rumors swirled that they were trying to replicate it, with Sony already having a variation in the DualShock 3. But when it comes to the future, EA Sports president Peter Moore doubts that we'll be getting something like the Wii remote redux.
Speaking with GameTrailers, Moore said, "I think that, knowing Microsoft in particular obviously, is that they are constantly thinking three to five years ahead of where consumer behavior's going to be, how do people want to interact with their games, and are probably thinking about - not how do we replicate, you know, motion control, but how do we go one step further?"

"So, to your point, I think they're doing that and I think Sony are probably the same."

Naturally, Moore has been out of the loop for a while over at the Microsoft, but what he's saying makes a certain amount of business sense. After all, the Wii's motion controls have certainly gone beyond the point of novelty. Improvement is a necessity at this point.

The question, though, is whether Sony and Microsoft will feature motion controls in their next generation systems at all. The answer to that may lie in whether the Wii remains successful over the next couple years, or whether the so-called "Nintendo Crash" becomes a reality.