70 year old Wii bowling players

Chicago Tribune is running a story of a great success of a Wii setup at the local retirement community, where the average age is 77. It's residents spend long hours playing Wii Sports and when their grandchildren are visiting them, they give a lesson or two of proper gaming.

"People have no fear of picking up a remote control, but they're hesitant to pick up a video game controller," Llewelyn, Nintendo's senior director of corporate communications, said. "So the idea was to make the controller look like a remote control with just a couple of buttons."

Since the Wii hit stores in November, more than 1 million consoles have been sold in the United States, Llewelyn said. The reaction to the system by seniors has been a pleasant surprise.

On Sunday, Don Hahn, 76, a veteran of numerous real-life bowling competitions, will compete for the first time in a virtual one.

"This is pretty realistic. You can even put English on the ball," Hahn said after connecting on a strike with the Wii. "I used to play Pac-Man a little bit, but with this you're actually moving around and doing something.

"You're not just sitting there pushing buttons and getting carpal tunnel."