‘Onimusha: Way of the Sword’ On Switch 2 Proves Wii Waggle Controls Never Died
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Motion controls persisting into Switch 2-era titles shows that input experiments rarely die — they get re-skinned for new hardware cycles. If you build games or interactive tools, budget for control-scheme variants early instead of treating them as late-port work.
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