Tennis, YouTube and Wii Sports

Why A Major Tennis Tournament Looks Like Wii Sports On YouTube
The Australian Open, the first big professional tennis tournament of 2025, is happening right now in Melbourne. But depending on where you live or whether you have access to cable or not, it’s very possible that you can’t easily or freely watch matches.
Why Australian Open live streams look like Wii tennis — and what it means for sports
The Australian Open's animated tennis livestreams are making a splash. U.S. leagues have used similar technology to put Simpsons on the football field and superheroes on ice skates.
Random: No, That's Not Wii Sports, That's Live Tennis On YouTube
Tennis fans hitting YouTube to see live matches from the Australian Open could be forgiven for thinking they've accidentally clicked on a channel recreating the tournament in Wii Sports, but no. It turns out the event's official channel has taken a novel approach to getting around broadcast rights issues.
The Australian Open is showing Wii Tennis versions of live matches – and players are delighted
Tennis Australia has followed the lead of a number of other sports by animating their players in a video game-esque format. In this case, Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Coco Gauff et al look like characters from Wii Tennis.
Why the Australian Open’s online tennis coverage looks like a Wii sports game
Australian Open (AO) broadcast may seem similar to previous years if youre watching on the television. However, if youre watching online via the official Australian Open TV YouTube channel youll encounter

Nintendo, Wii and Switch

Nintendo Asks Wii U Owners To Refrain From Using "Unauthorised" Online Services
In a brief message on social media, the Japanese branch has apparently confirmed the existence of services that replace ...
The Australian Open’s animated livestreams make players look like Wii Sports characters
The Australian Open might look a little different this year if you’re livestreaming it on YouTube. That’s because the ...
Nintendo Switch Online Has a New Wii Free Download
Nintendo Switch Online subscribers on Switch, Switch Lite, and OLED Switch have a new free download featuring the Wii and ...
Why the Australian Open is animating matches with Wii-like characters
The year’s first Grand Slam tournament, which runs through Jan. 26, is streaming real-time animated feeds on its YouTube ...
Nintendo Switch 2 Is a Great Name for Nintendo's New Console, Analysts Say
Super Nintendo Switch. Nintendo Switch Pro. New Nintendo Switch. All were floated as potential names for Nintendo's new console. But Nintendo settled on the most normal possibility of all, which also ...
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New Guitar Hero Controller Releasing for the Wii in 2025
Years after the discontinuation of the game series and the Wii console, Guitar Hero is getting a brand new controller for the ...
Wii U online replacement Pretendo says "we are committed to user safety" as Nintendo warns against using third-party alternatives to its dead servers
Shortly after Nintendo issued a warning to players to "refrain" from using "unauthorized software" to keep their Wii Us ...
It's been eleven years since Mario Kart 8 originally launched on the Wii U
After basically the whole thing had already been leaked online and by vendors at CES, today Nintendo announced the Switch 2, ...