Wii Sports world record held by old man
Proof, if proof were needed, that the Wii is a console for all, with age being no factor in how good or bad someone is at using it.
There are various records associated with gaming, most of them being held by young adults with too much time on their hands. But who has got more time on their hands than most? People who have retired, of course. So it’s rather fitting to hear that the holder of the Guinness World Record for Wii Sports bowling is an 85-year-old from Onalaska, Wisconsin.
John Bates, the man in question, recorded 2,850 perfect games between April 2009 and October 2010 to make the famous book. He began playing the game around a friend’s house at the end of 2008, and has clearly been addicted to it ever since. He claims his secret is being ambidextrous.
I don’t even think I could play that many games of Wii Sports bowling, let alone making perfect scores in a high proportion of them. Well, not without getting bored, anyway. Still, I think it’s great that someone of that age is deriving such pleasure (and notoriety) out of gaming. It’s easy to criticize the Wii but it’s certainly expanded the age range of gamers.
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January 24th, 2011
“Proof, if proof were needed, that the Wii is a console for all, with age being no factor in how good or bad someone is at using it.”
Umm. This just proves the wii is for old people.
January 24th, 2011
Yeah the two in that pic sure look like gamers. LOL
January 24th, 2011
Wonder if he has to take Viagra to get his Wii-mote up?
January 24th, 2011
My Brother in law plays Half Life on steam all the time and there is a Grandmother on there who kicks people’s ass all the time. I guess the PC is for all ages too.
January 24th, 2011
LOL BJ
January 24th, 2011
My Grandfather just completed the Black Ops SP campaign. He said it was really good but there was quite a lot of violence.
January 24th, 2011
this is pretty cool. After all the “old farts” jokes are done, more customers is always a good thing for the industry and the careers it sustains.
gaming is being recommended by docs for great eye-hand coordination exercises and keeping the mind active.
while sony fanboys hate, nintendo laughs all the way to the bank. I guarantee Sony would love a new customer market. Theirs of previous generations seems to have forgot about them this gen.
January 24th, 2011
I would rather play a real gaming system then a gaming system that appeals to the masses with low resolution graphics and crappy software.
January 24th, 2011
Yeah, Cad some of these older people are pretty good. They have retired and have plenty of time to play games.
January 24th, 2011
Man! I struggle to make even one simple Strike, that fellow made 34,200 consecutively!
Reading your comments people makes me wish I had a gaming grand parent. XD
January 25th, 2011
Then get the magnavox odessey the first ever games console twilight. You can’t get any purer than that.
January 25th, 2011
3 hours later and still no comments and it’s 1:00PM here in the uk.
January 25th, 2011
“while sony fanboys hate, nintendo laughs all the way to the bank.”
LOL I have a Wii. I also have Wii fit. =)
January 25th, 2011
“Man! I struggle to make even one simple Strike, that fellow made 34,200 consecutively!”
It wasn’t consecutively. Just won that many in one year. It doesn’t say in a row.
January 25th, 2011
PS3 > PC > Wii > 360
January 25th, 2011
“It wasn’t consecutively. Just won that many in one year. It doesn’t say in a row.”
Oh I see, I misread. Still overwhelmed , though.
January 25th, 2011
You’re wrong, Roca:
PS3 > PC > Wii > PS2 > PSP > DS > Dog Shit > 360
January 25th, 2011
@dans303
LMAO. Yours is 100% correct
January 26th, 2011
dans – Roca -
hours of use per week:
xbox 360 > wii > ps2 > snes > psp > DS > colecovision > ps3.