Video: Wii-nior citizens square off!
posted at 9:05 am on October 4, 2007 by Allahpundit
Four teams enter, one team leaves, hopefully all under their own power. I can’t decide if the story here is video games helping the elderly to stay active or the NFL Films-ish production quality that Erickson is busting out for leisurely nonsense like this. Is Steve Sabol going to produce the final? Good lord.
Exit question: If you’ve got the greatest generation sitting around in your rec room, why not put in “Call of Duty” and let ‘em show you how the pros do it?
Blowback
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Because CoD is such a pain in the ass to play it takes a teenager to get through the tutorial.
_Jon on October 4, 2007 at 9:29 AM
That’s enough to make me quit taking my cholesterol meds.
JiangxiDad on October 4, 2007 at 9:30 AM
Of course, the next Wii game for the elderly will be ‘remove the child-resistant cap from the medicine bottle.’
James on October 4, 2007 at 9:32 AM
If I could find my reading glasses I’d help you with that.
JiangxiDad on October 4, 2007 at 9:41 AM
Do they have cyber alligator wrestling for the testy oldsters?
profitsbeard on October 4, 2007 at 9:48 AM
I’ve always said, playing Madden doesn’t make you Peyton Manning, and being good at Guitar Hero doesn’t make you Yngwie Malmsteen. I guess I have to say that playing Wii bowling doesn’t make you Marshall Holman.
otcconan on October 4, 2007 at 9:52 AM
They’re trying to build an audience for the upcoming Indy IV tie-in game: Indiana Jones and How the Hell Do You Work This Damn Thing? for Wii.
saint kansas on October 4, 2007 at 10:41 AM
In my day, we didn’t have all these new-fangled gizmoes and doo-dads when we played video games. In my day, the only things we had on our controllers were a clunky joystick and a single button, and the controller was blocky, so that we’d get blisters just from touching it, and the in-game graphics were vague monochrome squares, and that’s the way it was, and we LIKED it!
/old coot
ZK on October 4, 2007 at 11:14 AM
I was about 95% on the way to buying a wii before watching this.
BadgerHawk on October 4, 2007 at 11:24 AM
Don’t let the old people deter you, the Wii is Heaven.
HEAVEN I SAY!!!
Damian G. on October 4, 2007 at 11:37 AM
Are you saying this from heaven?
JiangxiDad on October 4, 2007 at 12:32 PM
Kini on October 4, 2007 at 1:06 PM
I am so pissed I didn’t think of this first. A national league of retirees playing casual games is GENIUS.
ScottMcC on October 4, 2007 at 1:10 PM
The bowling game is pretty lame, but wii is awesome. I’m addicted to the boxing game.
Tanya on October 4, 2007 at 1:44 PM
LOL……
The Ugly American on October 4, 2007 at 3:04 PM
Pity that John Facenda isn’t around to do the narration…
From the four corners of the world, the titans of senior simulated sport are brought together for the ultimate clash on the field of battle. These geriatric gladiators, these Wii warriors, have clawed their way to the top, and today face off for the championship of the Virtual… Bowling… League!
The Monster on October 4, 2007 at 5:54 PM
DAMIAN AND TANYA – Just ordered the wii, it’ll be here next week.
BadgerHawk on October 4, 2007 at 9:29 PM