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Elderly couple wins at Wii Bowling tournament in wholesome gaming moment

Colour mii impressed.

You may remember the Wii being marketed as a console for everyone and it seems that motto is still going strong.

Over the weekend an elderly couple competed in a Wii Bowling tournament in France and won.

Jeanine (96) and Gilbert (85) competed representing their retirement home at a Wii Bowling LAN hosted by Gamers Assembly.

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Wii Bowling was, of course, one of the handful of minigames included in Wii Sports, a pack-in game launched along with the console.

Now, a wholesome clip of the pair winning has been shared by esports reporter Jake Lucky.

The video sees Jeanine lining up her final shot before nailing a perfect strike. The crowd goes wild! It's adorable!

A further clip shows the pair receiving their award, wonderfully styled as a Wii remote emerging from a bowling pin.

It's proof that you're never too old to play games, compete, or follow your dreams.

Bowling did return in Nintendo Switch Sports, which includes a 16 player online battle mode. Eurogamer's Christian Donlan was a fan of the package when he reviewed it last year.

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