Isn't this more of an award for the first commonly popular usage of said devices? I've used touch screen things for years (lol restaurants/ATMs/credit card machines), and the d-pad was in use for many years before 2007...

I guess Nintendo is just the go-to company for "innovation" nowadays. Yes, their console is the first console to incorporate said motion-sensitivity, but it is in no way new technology. Excellence? I guess. But I'm kind of tired of people just throwing awards at nintendo without really doing any research.

I think Nintendo have always been a company based on innovation...It's just that that over the past 2/3 years they've realised they can use that as a selling point.

Anyways, congrats to them!

The D-pad, with its familiar "cross" design, was developed by Nintendo's Gunpei Yokoi in 1982 (of R&D1 fame).

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D_pad

And @jpitner:

Please explain why the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences should give a rat's ass about touch screens at "restaurants/ATMs/credit card machines." How do these applications of touch screen technology fall within the scope of "Television Arts & Sciences"?

I agree comrade. A use for something is often as innovative as the thing itself. Records existed before The Beatles. Pianos existed before Mozart, so what?

Great for nintendo ... i have a lots of fun with it ... great news :)

nintendo = local TV weatherman.

Congrats Nintendo...now go make some new IP's

Sony won an emmy for the dual-shock last year.

I think the SIXAXIS is more revolutionary than the wiimote because it has the motion-controls, in addition to dual-analog sticks and WAY more buttons than the wiimote, all pressure sensitive. All through bluetooth! How come no one recognizes that as a feat of enginnering?

A game could be developed with WAY more interesting controls using the SIXAXIS than the wiimote. Look at Warhawk. NOT POSSIBLE on the Wii (not enough buttons).

@robcat09

Ya, it's too bad that with motion-controls, in addition to dual-analog sticks and WAY more buttons than the wiimote, all pressure sensitive, no one can seem to get the SIXAXIS to work properly.

The sixaxis didn't get it?

Oh that's right. It sucks balls. Sorry, I forgot.

It's probably because the SixAxis has yet to prove itself worthy. I mean, with being used exclusively in games like Lair... Well you know the story.

For the most part, the Wii remote has proven that it can offer intuitive and enhanced FPS control in several games like Metroid Prime 3 and Medal of Honor Heroes 2 and other shooter control schemes like with RE 4. It can be used in several clever interactive ways like in Zack and Wiki's puzzle solving methods. Better use of the sword spin attack, other sword techniques (but not the basic sword swing) bow and arrow, and claw shot. I liked the surprisingly responsive motion control use in Mario Galaxy except for throwing fire-balls with the fire flower power-up.

Let's not forget Wii Sports as well. I still feel that there are more exicting that can still be done with the Wii remote, but most developers (mainly third-parties) have been pretty lazy and often resort to waggle to act as a useless replacement for button pressing and button combos.

We all say the Wiimote is great but i for one will be using the Gamecube controller when Brawl comes out.

P.S. i still love the Wiimote just not for fast movements in a fighter.