Grannies need to wii

I'm sure we've all been aware of the benefits of the nintendo wii for some time but just thought i'd add some links to related stories. Of particular note is the fitness aspects (as Jacob picked up on in his Oprah post, sure you don't watch it...) without the pain of the equivalent real world activity, like bowling. You've got to wonder what it does for their eyes though, but when you're a granny i suppose its past the point of worrying about that. So you can find an article about the uptake of computer games for mental and physical benefits for the elderly here http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/03/30/news/games.php
Here is a little excerpt
"It turns out that older users not only play video games more often than their younger counterparts but also spend more time playing per session. Pogo.com is a Web site that offers "casual" games, which are easy to play and generally less complicated than the war, sports and strategy games favored by hard-core gamers. According to Electronic Arts, the game publisher that runs the site, people 50 and older made up 28 percent of the visitors in February but accounted for more than 40 percent of the total time spent on the site. On average, women spent 35 percent more time on the site each day than men."