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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. Re:Indeed by pembo13 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Not to infringe upon your right to choose: but you decided against buying a video game console because it doesn't play movies?

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    "Thanks for all the money you paid to us. We've used it to buy off ISO among other things" -Microsoft
  2. Re:Top rated games by Alzheimers · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Common Wii review:
    Pros: Fun for all ages, lots of replayability
    Cons: Control scheme takes some getting used to, outdated graphics, no blood

    Common PS3 review:
    Pros: Amazing Photorealism, Super Ultra Deadly Combat 9 almost as good as Super Ultra Deadly Combat 7 (Super Gore Edition)
    Cons: Didn't we play this last year? (And every year for the past 8 years?)