THE FUSE

I’m sure Nintendo never expected this to be the case, but Wii Sports bowling has become kind of ubiquitous in retirement homes. It definitely makes sense—the game is accessible, it has intuitive controls, and it replicates the real-life bowling experience in a way that’s pretty faithful. The 2006 console is also pretty cheap to buy. What I didn’t expect, however, was that it’s so widespread that there are apparently entire Wii Sports bowling leagues formed among groups of competing retirement communities.