Tennis fans left in hysterics after spotting bizarre detail at the Australian Open
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The Australian Open appears to have found a creative way of getting around broadcasting restrictions at this year's competition - by turning the players into Nintendo Wii characters. Fan spotted the bizarre - but hilarious - detail, showing the players portrayed as cartoons similar to the hit Wii Tennis game, due to YouTube copyright restrictions.
Users flocked to social media to share their thoughts on the workaround, which has also been used in the NFL in recent years. 'This is hilarious!! This is how the MLB needs to get around blackout restrictions!' one user wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.
'This is the definition of brilliantly thinking outside the box,' agreed another. 'Looks awful, but it's a workaround I guess,' a dubious tennis fan wrote. 'WTF is this real? If so it is hysterical... what is going on in the world LMAO,' shared someone else.
Another user declared the cartoon makeover to be 'legit terrifying.'. The Australian Open appears to have found a creative way of getting around broadcasting restrictions at this year's competition - by turning the players into Nintendo Wii characters. Meanwhile, someone else called it a 'fascinating move.'.
'The Australian Open has gone full Wii Sports mode to sidestep streaming restrictions and I f**king love it,' one enthusiastic fan wrote. The cartoon workaround for the games involved the avatars doing the exact same movement as their human counterparts.
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