I think otherwise. It doesn't seems to me precision is that important in gaming as the boudning box of object can be adjusted in design.

Capactive/multitouch is more suitable for gaming, which allows having 2 fingers or more to interact with objects on the screen, more creative things using multitouch can happen.

If you've been to the arcade seeing how people play the RTS card games, you will be surprised how fast they move their cards with 2 hands to control the army or etc. Similar games also on DS, but you can move only 1 card at a time using the stylus.

It also allows using onscreen controls, if the game is designed to, without sliding out the keypad. Using resistive, you can't press direction and button at the same time.