Random: No, That’s Not Wii Sports, That’s Live Tennis On YouTube

Quiet, please.

Tennis fans hitting YouTube to see live matches from the Australian Open could be forgiven for thinking they’ve accidentally clicked on a channel recreating the tournament in Wii Sports, but no. It turns out the event’s official channel has taken a novel approach to getting around broadcast rights issues.

As noted by Kotaku, the official Australian Open TV YouTube channel is broadcasting live games from the tournament with a twist. Lacking the live broadcast rights for matches, a workaround which involves capturing the player and ball movements live on the court and rendering animated versions in real-time is giving a Mii-esque spin to the Grand Slam event.

Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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