Wii tennis champ holds court
Dylan Romera of Eugene won Wii-mbledon. By Andrew SegalEUGENE, Ore. - All it takes is a quick flick of his wrist. Just like that, the game is over and Dylan Romero has won again. "It's just mostly muscle memory," he said. "Eventually your hand gets used to doing it." Dylan sure hit the sweet spot on Saturday. He outlasted 127 other competitors during a seven-hour day to win the Wii-mbledon virtual tennis tournament. "It's such a random event," he said. "But once we got down to the last few rounds, people were really, really intense." Dylan doesn't even own a Nintendo Wii, the game system on which the tennis tournament was played. "We have it at work, and we take a break every afternoon around 5 and play it," he said. And Dylan works at a Eugene company that actually makes video games. So even though he had all the advantages, I gave it my best shot. I knew it would be tough, but I didn't know how tough. By the end of the match, I had all of one point to my credit. I probably shouldn't have been surprised that Dylan was so dominant. After all, he won Wii-mbledon in 100-degree heat. "People were definitely dripping sweat and stuff, but it wasn't too tough," he said. Dylan was also nice enough to serve up a few tips. "You've got to work on that fast serve," he said. "Just practice it." And though he said the title is kind of absurd, Dylan is still proud to be king of the court. "Being one of the best at anything is kind of fun," he said. "Even if it's Wii tennis." |
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