According to tennis reporter Bastien Fachan, that’s why matches of the Australian Open are currently being streamed online in what looks like Wii Sports Tennis. (It’s not actually Wii Sports ...

Why Australian Open live streams look like Wii tennis — and what it means for sports. January 17, 2025 5:00 AM ET. By . Rachel Treisman ...

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.

The Australian Open is re-creating tennis matches with players looking like something out of a Wii game. Here's why these graphics are being used.

The Australian Open is streaming live tennis as if it were Wii Sports For fans that can't access the traditional AO broadcast for whatever reason, this is a decent alternative.

If this were an actual Wii Sports-like tennis game, there would probably be complaints about weird bugs such as the rackets floating in mid-air, the balls popping in and out of existence, and the ...

The Australian Open on YouTube, due to rights issues, are getting around them by replacing real players with Nintendo Wii Sports Tennis characters. I think I love this.

The Australian Open, the first big professional tennis tournament of 2025, is happening right now in Melbourne. But depending on where you live or whether you have access to cable or not, it’s ...

The Australian Open's animated tennis livestreams are making a splash. U.S. leagues have used similar technology to put Simpsons on the football field and superheroes on ice skates.

The Australian Open is re-creating tennis matches with players looking like something out of a Wii game. Here's why these graphics are being used.

The Australian Open's animated tennis livestreams are making a splash. U.S. leagues have used similar technology to put Simpsons on the football field and superheroes on ice skates.