Seniors in Chicago are Wii crazy
It's been awhile since we've heard anything else on Nintendo's continued effort to lure in that elusive 'gray gamer.' Well, a recent article in the Chicago Tribune tells of an older community where the Wii has taken everyone's interest hostage and threatens to never let it go. Seriously, it has a gun ... and it knows how to use it.
The community, which is the Sedgebrook retirement community in Lincolnshire, has an average age of 77 and according to this article, is bringing a bit of youth back to the lives of these senior citizens. Turns out, Wii Sports: Bowling is like a drug to these folk; they can't get enough and we assume if someone threatens them with taking the game away, that individual will face death (no doubt they'll run that individual over very slowly) . One resident backs up our claims of addiction, stating "I've never been into video games." Flora Dierbach, who is a young 72 years old, goes on to say "But this is addictive."
Have any of your grandparents or parents been caught up in Wii fever?
[Via 1P Start]
