Nintendo wii-A family affair

This past Christmas, after much research and comparitive shopping, I bought a Nintendo wii for my husband and son. I chose the wii because it is interactive, as opposed to staring blankly into a tv screen while punching buttons on a game controller. Because of our young son, we are very picky the games we buy or rent, so we play sports games, with football being my husband’s favorite. A few weeks ago, I purchased wii Bowling and we all have enjoyed it.

The day that I purchased the bowling game, we hosted a family dinner and my son was anxious to show off his bowling skills. The concept of the Nintendo wii fascinated the older relatives and one by one they tried there luck with bowling. Before we knew it, we had been “bowling” for three hours and everyone was having a fun time.

We decided to start a “bowling league” and we will play at our family get-togethers. This has been a great experience and wonderful exercise for my older relatives. My aunt, who was an avid bowler in her younger days, can no longer lift a real bowling ball due to a shoulder injury. Another relative has had a hip replaced. Both have said that they enjoy the light exercise. Who would have thought that a video game would be considered “exercise”?