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The wii is becoming a smash hit in retirement homes - this really says something for nintendo, they truly have found a magic formula that makes anyone of any age enjoy videogames.
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=6191
cool, huh?
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=6191
Nintendo?s efforts seemed to have paid off. The Chicago Tribune is reporting that the Wii is now the latest rage at the Sedgebrook retirement community in Lincolnshire, where the average age is 77. In particular, the Wii Bowling component of Wii Sports has members of the retirement community hooked on playing the Wii installed inside the Sedgebrooks?s clubhouse lounge.
?I've never been into video games, but this is addictive,? said 72-year-old Flora Dierbach. ?They come in after dinner and play. Sometimes, on Saturday afternoons, their grandkids come play with them ? A lot of grandparents are being taught by their grandkids. But, now, some grandparents are instead teaching their grandkids.?
Wii Bowling has become so well received that more than 20 residents signed up to participate in a virtual bowling tournament without the need to leave the clubhouse lounge. Sedgebrook's entertainment committee said that they even have a fan for people to dry their hands before they bowl, just like at a real bowling alley.
cool, huh?