Nintendo Wii nostalgia is easy to enjoy. Twitter nostalgia comes with a complication: Ryan is trying to quit the platform, but breaking news keeps a hold on him. Find out what interrupted his month of cutting back, and why he made an exception.
A car crashes into a storefront. By the time television cameras arrive, the car is gone. The reporters can still get the story, but who has the picture? That small difference gives Twitter a purpose without settling the question of whether the information is accurate.
Back in 2006, another screen offered a much more sociable invitation. A recovering dad could bowl from his chair; visiting couples could play tennis in the living room. The Wii memories raise a warmer question: how did a console get people playing who hadn’t been gamers before?
Topics: Nintendo Wii, Twitter, breaking news, eyewitness pictures, social gaming
