The Revolve youth project advertised for 16- to 25-year-old volunteers to come forward to take the games into various venues, including old people's homes, after securing grants for the Wii and Wii Fit consoles.
Youth volunteering manager David White said: "We were really excited when we heard we had got the funding. It means we can offer more fun and exciting volunteering opportunities to young people in the town."
Last month, young people from Nicholas Chamberlaine Technology College in Bedworth set up the Wii at a residential home in Camphill and 10 of the residents sat around to play the interactive games.
Joan Cox, who lives at the home, said: "I liked the golf, but it was the boxing that really made me laugh."
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