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• The Wii Balance Board is a wireless pressure-sensitive Nintendo Wii peripheral for use with dynamic game activities, including aerobics, yoga, muscle stretches and games, such as Wii Fit and We Ski . It is shaped like a household body scale, with a white top and light grey bottom, and is capable of measuring your weight and body balance.

• Fast Facts

  1. Platform: Nintendo WiiWii.com: Wii Fit Introduction (includes Wii Balance Board info)
  2. ESRB rating: EveryoneWii.com: Wii Fit Introduction (includes Wii Balance Board info)
  3. Weight limit: 300 poundsWii.com: Wii Fit Introduction (includes Wii Balance Board info)
  4. Uses Bluetooth technology to wirelessly communicate with the Wii consoleWii.com: Wii Fit Introduction (includes Wii Balance Board info)
  5. 26 games available or in production that use the balance boardWiibalanceboardgames.com: Wii Balance Board Games List
  6. 14 games available in the US that use the balance board (as of February, 2009)
  7. Available in the US: May 19, 2008
  8. Accessories include cleaning kits, board covers, battery packs and carrying casesJoystiq: Yet another Balance Board cover, plus more Wii Fit accessories (March 25, 2008)

• Balance Board Hacks

  There are a number of "hacks," or modifications, that individuals have made to Wii balance boards. Although the hacks usually break the board's warranty, enterprising tech geeks have used the boards to control Roomba vacuums, surf Google Earth, function as a drum kit and much more.Balance Board Blog: Wii Balance Board Hacks List

• Criticisms

  A few criticisms have been levied at the Wii Balance board and some of the games that use the hardware. A woman in Britian complained when the game Wii Fit told her that, because her body mass index was above the average limit, that she was fat. Doctors are also concerned about tears, pulls, and other strain injuries as people who have not exercised before begin to use the balance board.AZ Central: Wii Fit fun, but pace yourself, doctors warn (June 4, 2008)

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