Personally i never thought the WiiMote was that great... or rather, i knew you wouldn't use it exactly as a sword in games and etc. xP
And i'd like to say that i think it works really good in some games such as FPS games, unlike XBox 360 where you look around using a stick, that's not natural
And i think it's sad that XBox and PS3 are getting some really great games that could have worked a lot better on the Wii...
But in some games i think they use the WiiMote.. well too much heh, where a simple button would do the job, you have to shake the WiiMote around instead, that's just annoying after a while.
And because it can be used in so many ways ( Gun, Golf Club, Sword etc. etc. ) i think it really keeps games fresh even if it doesn't follow your movements 100%
( unless it's over done >_> )