School buys 7 Wii's and 28 controllers for gym class
Physical education teacher Don Prorok's convinced his school to buy seven Wii's with 28 controllers, also purchasing Wii Sports. He made the decision after playing on his brothers Wii and became "tired and sore all over." Teachers say its developing sportsmanship and comradery among the kids. The friendly nature of Wii games has also impressed Porok, "I mean how can Mario be mean?" he said.
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Fourth-grader Hannah Stovall said she received a Nintendo Wii for Christmas and that she enjoys the active games.
"I like that you don't have to do it with the controller, you can actually use motion," she said.
Madeline Vaughan enjoyed the Wii system for very different reasons.
"I think its the ability to play video games at school," Madeline said, laughing
Prorok said that incorporating the video game into the curriculum was his way of trying to be innovative, as well as beating the enemy at his own game.
"They're going to play video games anyway, we might as well steer them to the right ones," he said.
