I really had no issue with the Wii controls for TP. I had much more of an issue with the fact that the items you get were useless outside of the dungeon you get them from. It's a shame too. I loved the presentation of the game.
Maybe it's because I was used to the GameCube version that the lack of some functions, like, say, ability to freely rotate the camera, gave it a lower score. I also liked the added difficulty of only two items at a time instead of the three. Also I only got to play it a bit at my friend's house so maybe I had to get used to it.
Yeah, that was my biggest pet peeve with Twilight Princess. I mean, I did find myself using the Clawshots once or twice outside it's dungeon but for Hylia's sake make the spinner semi-useful.
Also, am I the only one who would've thought it would be cool if we could have the Loftwing in the sky and Epona on the ground in SS?