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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. Indeed by 26199 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    If you'd told me a year ago that my grandmother would actually try a console game, I'd've looked at you most puzzled.

    But Wii tennis seems to have near-universal appeal.

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

    But that could because my grandmother is dead.

  3. 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 QuantumHobbit · · Score: 5, Funny

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