Japanese Olympic medallist used Nintendo's Wii to get himself used to the stadium

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This is a gift. A gift to Nintendo from Japanese swimmer Kosuke Kitajima. He won the Olympic gold medal in the 100m breaststroke, and, Nintendo and SEGA’s PR people will be pleased to hear, name checks Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games as his motivation.

Well, kind of. He mentioned it. He said he used it to help him have a look around the swimming venue. Here’s exactly what he said…