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Wii May Be Succeeding in Widening Game Market

Posted by Zonk on from the oldies-but-goodies dept.

superdan2k writes "When Nintendo brought the Wii to market, one of their stated goals was to get people who didn't normally play video games using their console. Based on an article from the AP, it seems they've made some headway in capturing the senior citizen market. With the Wii's price point, and it being a good way to get people engaged in physical exercise, it's easy to envision it catching on with other retirement homes beyond the one mentioned in the article."

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  1. Me too by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    But that could because my grandmother is dead.

    1. Re:Me too by I+Like+Pudding · · Score: 4, Funny

      That's no excuse

  2. RockStar, are you listening? by Seumas · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hurry up and rush out that Get Off My Lawn! title for the Wii!

    1. Re:RockStar, are you listening? by Aladrin · · Score: 4, Funny

      Wow... Just had a flash of a small, homebrew-ish game played from the point of view of a chair on the front porch... You get to throw porch-objects (shoes, newspapers, etc) at kids that are walking down the street having fun. The girlscout trying to sell cookies somehow made the vision almost real.

      I have -got- to seriously think about this one.

      --
      "If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you; But if you really make them think, they'll hate you." - DM
    2. Re:RockStar, are you listening? by QuantumHobbit · · Score: 5, Funny

      There has to be a side quest in which you walk to school in the snow uphill both ways.

  3. You can keep your grandmother by Forrest+Kyle · · Score: 3, Funny

    I get tired of hearing about how I should buy a wii because of how much someone's grandmother likes it. Should I start watching Matlock too?