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Wiimbledon Tennis With Nintendo Wii

Friday, June 13th, 2008

As part of Internet Week, Wiimbledon, a tennis tournament played with the Wii, attracted enthusiasts from all over to come out, drink a beer and compete for a grand title. Other winning categories included most athletic, most dangerous, best costume and shortest shorts. Barcade in Brooklyn hosted for the second year in a row. Music by Podington Bear

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11 Comments to “Wiimbledon Tennis With Nintendo Wii”

Wiimbledon Tennis With Nintendo Wii June 13th, 2008 at 1:32 am
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Chris June 13th, 2008 at 5:23 am
I must be getting old.

I would rather go to Dave and Busters and play their games (once a year), then invest in a WII and screw with hooking it up and dealing with buying separate games and controls and add-on peripherals, only to find out that I used the system 4 times (once every few months) and then it’s obsolete.

Here’s a radical thought… go to a Tennis Court!
Chris June 13th, 2008 at 5:54 am
Hey Sarah, I am just catching up on my pop17 videos… I saw a few episodes you went by Sarah Austin. Will you be publicly going by Austin now?

Also, I didn’t understand… Was Austin your birth name, and Myers your stage name? Or was there a life-event (marriage / divorce / whatever) that caused you to change? I don’t mean to be nosy, I am just curious if I should look for you as Austin from now on, or Myers.

Or just tell me to shut up, and delete this comment.
sarah June 13th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
Hey Chris, I didn’t get married and my birth name is Sarah Austin. :-)

Hahaha

I want a Wii.
J. Rabbitte June 13th, 2008 at 5:00 pm
This was absolutely classic! Spot-On Nerd Reporting, and that’s with all capital letters. But is it bad that I found myself staring at all the classics in the background?
Scott June 13th, 2008 at 9:45 pm
I love Wii Sports. Did you play any while you were there?
Sarah June 13th, 2008 at 10:30 pm
Scott, I did get to play a little.

J. Rabbitte, It was fun. There are some classic old games at Barcade. Check out the link.
Tim June 14th, 2008 at 10:27 am
cool
Sarah June 14th, 2008 at 10:29 am
:)
FTW Bears June 14th, 2008 at 10:30 am
Just now watching this. The first guy you interviewed is full of himself.
Ken June 15th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
Hey Sarah!

Nice footage of the Wiimbledon tourney…Ugh, made me long to get back on the tennis court (or at least find someone with Wii Tennis down here, hahah!). I would so be there if I were…well, there to begin with, although with all those classic vid games at Barcade, I’d be way torn!!!!

Ken

P.S. J. Rabbitte – not bad that you were staring at the classics in the background. I was too…totally forgot about Pengo and Rolling Thunder back in the day!