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Australian Open, Wii
Bored by watching tennis on TV? The Australian Open is animating matches with Wii-like characters
Maybe attending sports events in person is too been-there, done-that in the modern age. So, apparently, is watching the actual action on a TV, laptop or phone. The Australian Open is getting in on the newest trend in the sports world by re-creating tennis matches in video-game form.
Why the Australian Open’s online tennis coverage looks like a Wii sports game
Replacing players with virtual avatars was partly a necessity due to exclusive media rights deals. But beyond that, it presents some opporunities.
The Australian Open is showing Wii Tennis versions of live matches – and players are delighted
The Australian Open don’t own all of their broadcasting rights (fairly common), so they’re live-streaming a Wii Tennis-like version of the matches on YouTube - love this 😂 This is Carlos Alcaraz’ match point: pic.twitter.com/HvxhYneWGH
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Australian Open goes Wii Sports mode for YouTube broadcast
Even in this world, the whole concept is a blast—fingers (and fully rendered clothes, unfortunately) be damned. You can see ...
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I'm not a tennis fan but I love The Australian Open's ingeniously silly animated avatars
The Australian Open has found an ingenious workaround for licensing conflicts on its YouTube livestream. The solution?
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