Wii Want to ... Train Surgeons

Doctors at Arizona seeing benefits from time spent with Nintendo console

By Sam Biddle, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 8, 2008 4:34 PM CDT

(Newser) – Nintendo’s popular Wii console is finding new uses in the hands of surgeons. The Guardian takes a look at an Arizona hospital that's making use of the Wii’s precise, motion-sensitive controller to hone motor skills for more serious applications. In a program for... Read full story »

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