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- awm4, on 10/12/2007, -0/+104Dugg because of picture & the thought of two grannies playing Wii boxing.
- underthelinux, on 10/12/2007, -5/+94If you can submit a story about PS3 or 360 making it to a Retirement home lounge, i would be more than happy to digg it.
/case closed. - tont0r, on 10/12/2007, -2/+66lets hope that they dont play call of duty 3 and get flashbacks
- UnglueD, on 10/12/2007, -1/+61Grandpa's not wearing his wrist strap...
- mandarin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+55Soon: Jack Thompson will be complaining about Senior Citizens driving like maniacs due to Grand Theft Auto...
- MrMcGuire, on 10/12/2007, -0/+53Wiitirement?
- jenny1978, on 10/12/2007, -1/+48they need to make a shuffleboard game
- mattstooks, on 10/12/2007, -0/+38Now Nintendo needs to add "Make sure there are no objects, including wheelchairs, walkers or outgoing stretchers in the way before you begin."
- PleaseBeSerious, on 10/12/2007, -3/+40I can hear the hips breaking from here.
- songhaa, on 10/12/2007, -0/+36Why? Because it's fun and appeals to a lot of people?
- crawfishsoul, on 10/12/2007, -0/+30^^tonich^^
uh oh, we've got an emo amongst us! "I can't like something that other people like, I'm a nonconformist and too cool for what normal people find cool" - PaulOwen, on 10/12/2007, -0/+29Nah, good on them.
Actually good on Nintendo. When you think of "gamer" you think of "teenage couch potato". So news that someone else is playing video games makes the rest of us look good.
Even if neither group are great to look at. - verifex, on 10/12/2007, -0/+28Damnit, old people are getting a Wii and I STILL can't find one in stores!! ARgH!
- uberchaoslord, on 10/12/2007, -0/+28hahah from the comments:
Don't give them a racing game, they'll wind up driving the whole time with a blinker on.
classic - ThinkBox, on 10/12/2007, -0/+27Dugg at the thought of Grandpa sitting on a couch chugging a litre of Mt. Dew
- alienSkull, on 10/12/2007, -0/+24Good job Nintendo.
Bringing games to the non-gamers, which I guess makes them gamers now, is a great way to expand your potential buyers, allow people (read: old Legislators) to understand what video games really are, and bringing happiness to those who have previously been bored with nothing to do all day.
+10 to Awesome-ness skill - PaulOwen, on 10/12/2007, -0/+18Dugg for the Abe "Grampa" Simpson-like closing quote:
"You're not just sitting there pushing buttons and getting carpal tunnel" - MindStalker, on 10/12/2007, -3/+19Cause your immortal? And will never be sent to a retirement home. Or you never get off the couch and will die way before then.. Which is it?
- IareKEVLAR, on 10/12/2007, -2/+18Note to mikefitz2:
Play a Wii, and then try to bitch about it.
The end.
Love, iarekevlar - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+16Props to Nintendo and the Wii!
- Xarou, on 10/12/2007, -0/+14Reggie said that they'd be bringing it to a whole new demographic, and I geuss he was right.
- Tygell, on 10/12/2007, -3/+16In other news, TV repair costs have skyrocketed in Nursing Homes across the country!
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+13I guess tonich is an avid player of the Atari Jaguar, 3DO and CD-i.
- doctorcaligari, on 10/12/2007, -0/+13Wow...no more sugar for you before bedtime!
- scrimaxinc, on 10/12/2007, -2/+14Wii Bingo?
- kevinmotel, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11because all those old people are buying them up with their social security checks? maybe an elderly person in your family will leave you one in their will.
- sonicdeath, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10I had the chance to finally play the wii this weekend. I must say that it was SOOOOO much fun. I have to agree with the old man in the article. Bowling is addictive!
- heysuburbia, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10>> Dugg because of picture & the thought of two grannies playing Wii boxing.
Here's a bunch of more photos for ya:
http://wiinintendo.net/2006/12/15/flickr-photoset-wii-for-the-non-gamer/ - overbored454, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9The greater danger is in him not wearing his depends when he hits a home run in Wii Baseball.
- Klarth, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10"Although Wii Sports features cartoon-like graphics and characters—imagery normally aimed at children"
Argh. NO. - Renton, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8I dont think the graphics would really be an issue on 19' black and white TVs ;)
- razorsharp84, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8you can have it
- jenny1978, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Actually if you think about it the retirement home just saved everyone money. By not having to pay for transport to a bowling alley, the god awful price to play and the doctors bills because they aren't going to hurt them selves throwing real balls. Lets just hope they pass the savings on to the retired people.
- exscind, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Reports like this demonstrate that Nintendo's attempt to attract new audiences is working. Neat story.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Few months of shelf life? If its sold out and selling far more than PS3, whats that make the PS3? Few days of shelf life?
- jenny1978, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7My 3 year old loves the bowling and my 6 year old kicks our butts at the tennis. Even my mother in law loved it (she is in her 60's). Great for the whole family.
- jon3k, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6"on to the retired people."
You mean you, since 90+% of retirement home incomes are based in Medicare/Medicaid funds. Only a very small percentage is private-pay or insurance. And usually only for a little while before medicare/medicaid kicks in. - jamdog, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7Just bought my wii and I can totally understand this photo, as i am playing the boxong with my two half year old and the baby helped me catch those bloody fish in Zelda.
- chingy1788, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5so you like moving two joysticks over and over again and getting some form of carpal tunnel?
its not just a mouse, obviously you never tried a Wii or even seen people playing it
just sitting infront of the TV all day playing that PS3 will your hand breaks - MagL33To, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Yeah he is. If you click the picture to see it bigger you can see he has it on, but not very tightly and it's gone up his wrist as he's swinging.
- N1NJ4hippie, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5What I don't get is how people who don't like the Wii still think that the term Wii fanboy still can hold any water. Look at the diversity of players. I think that we could make it a lot easier if we just called them Wii haters.
- mourne, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4and some how, i doubt he has broken the TV... ;)
- MindStalker, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Has he even tried other games. Go out and rent a couple of games, you/he'd be surprised there are some cool games out that can't just be played with a flick of the wrist. I'd recommend Raving Rabbids but I don't want to be liable for an old man getting a heart attack..
- RetardoCrisp, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5@ nsjoker
Why is that?? "Cause it isn't hip n cool with the young crowd or not trendy enough? You have missed the whole point of video games and why they were started in the 1st place. - ddobson, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4I think it'd be more accurate to say they never even considered the possibility of capturing it. Between the DS and the Wii, Nintendo appears to be actually expanding the videogame market.
- ddobson, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3This is truly phenomenal -- these are people who were already in their 40's when Pong came out, who have traditionally been well beyond the reach of videomania. I remember my grandmother seeing Tomb Raider on the TV screen back in the 90's, and reacting by saying, "What kind of an awful-looking program is that?"
On the other hand, these seniors were around when the hula hoop and sock hops were huge. Maybe they actually have a better handle on physical fun than the button-pressing couch potato contingent that has come to dominate gamer culture. Gamer culture is dead -- long live gamer culture! - follower64, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2This is why the Wii is number 1, and it will stay that way for a long time. I still have a lot of trouble trying to find another Wiimote! (3 is such and odd number)
- ShivaOritiner, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I really love that the Wii can be enjoyed by persons of all ages. It was very rewarding to play with the Wii with my in-laws last thanksgiving. My mother in law who's in her sixties just fell in love with the bowling. She used to bowl in Brooklyn in her hay day and this was a nice and non-threatening way for her to enjoy an old passtime.
My mom, who's only real video game love was for Ms. Pac Man, loves Raving Rabbids. I've never seen a woman so happy to toss a cow so much.
I'm for an all ages system! - walnutthewise, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3That is why my philsophy is Wii60. Wii for fun and Party. 360 for online multiplayer and traditional games.
- ShivaOritiner, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Better with a cane than on the road to get their 11am dinner at the Old Country Buffet.
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