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Watch out, bingo. Wii has got seniors cheering, jumping out of their seats and swinging the "Wiimote" faster than they can stamp a square.
After reading that senior citizens are the second largest market for Nintendo Wii, Susan Bonvilar, director of enrollment for Suffolk University students at Dean College, decided to bring the video game system, to the Forge Hill Senior Living Center.
Last week, one dozen seniors offered stiff competition for six students in the Suffolk University Networking Club based at Dean, in their first Wii-bowling tournament at the center.
They rolled up in wheelchairs, put aside walkers, and grabbed hold of the Wiimote, a remote control which simulates a bowling ball.
"I love it. I love it because I like to bowl, I always used to bowl," said Janet Caton, a senior at the center who played for the second time last week.
"It’s something everybody can do," she said.
Her friend, Anne Formichelli, said she also enjoyed playing.
"It’s a lot like regular bowling once you can get the hang of it," Formichelli said.
The two would have played more prior to the tournament, they said, but they had to wait for a rug to be installed in the center’s living room.
"After this, I expect to play more," Caton said.
Senior Elaine Leonard, who was one of last week’s winners, beamed as she held her prize - a Suffolk University T-shirt, and described Wii as "wonderful."
"This is only the second time I’ve tried it, but I find it to be fun and hope they do it more often.
"It’s something to do, a little bit of activity," said Leonard, "I like to keep busy."
Leonard had "no idea" what Wii was when the center’s activity director, Tiffany Badger, first introduced the game about a month ago, she said.

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