Festival: Wii chosen to entertain

It's not every day a national conference that takes over two Butlins sites for a total of three weeks gets a mention on a gaming blog. But Spring Harvest, an Christian festival open this Easter at Minehead and Skegness were quite open in the use of Nintendo's Wii to help entertain the 11-14 age bracket known as Distinctive.

"It was something that the kids could just get up on stage and play," commented team member Hero. "Due to the interactive nature of the Wii, it became a lot more fun because it was competitive. Fishing and bowling was something simple that all the kids could enjoy, without having to actually hurt any fishes or swing any bowling balls!"

And we agree. With the sensor bar firmly taped to the base of one of several giant screens, the games were able to be viewed by 500+ young people whilst players competed in mini games. Interestingly though, several team members were seen commenting on how they'd like to 'have a go' in between sessions.