Balance Board
Wii UFC Personal Trainer adds balance board and leg strap support
Pack shots of the upcoming mixed martial arts-based fitness trainer have confirmed Wii peripheral support.
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Multiplayer available from start in new Mario & Sonic
During a hands on session with Mario & Sonic at the Winter Olympic Games for DS and Wii, Eurogamer learned that multiplayer will be available from the beginning. A good thing, it seems.There’s stuff there on Balance Board support, as well.The peripheral can be used for skiing, bob-sleighing and more.Drown in words through the link.
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GDC: Balance Board has almost outsold PS3, says Iwata
According to MCV, Satoru Iwata announced at his GDC 09 keynote yesterday that the Balance Board has almost outsold the PS3 on a global level.No direct quote was forthcoming but Iwata apparently went on to say that the Balance Board was a platform in its own right and offered developers great opportunities.More through the link.
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GDC: Punch Out!! has Balance Board support
The official Italian Nintendo site’s confirmed that the upcoming Punch Out!! is to feature Balance Board support, IGN reports.From the piece:A rough translation confirms that Wii Balance Board, the controller included in Wii Fit, will be utilized in Punch-Out!! to dodge and weave by players shifting their weight. The Balance Board will be utilized in […]
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Don King Boxing for Wii and DS end of March [Update]
2K Games has confirmed that Don King Boxing will be released for Nintendo Wii and DS March 31.The publishes promises a “revolutionary” boxing experience as the Wii version features balance board support.“Don King Boxing has been specifically designed to take advantage of everything the Wii and DS have to offer,” said 2K heavyweight title holder […]
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Shaun White Wii: "the Balance Board feels right", says Lim
Whilst talking exclusively to videogaming 247, Shaun White Snowboarding comm dev man Clarence Lim explained just how using the Balance Board is going to work, saying that first and foremost it just “feels right.”“You stand either regular or goofy (with the Balance Board facing either left or right) and shift your weight to ride,” he […]
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September WiiWare project confirmed from 1080 Snowboarding dev
According to this Cubed3 report, Vitei’s Giles Goddard’s confirmed that his team’s working on a Balance Board WiiWare game for release later this year.“Our current game uses the Balance Board actually, and it’s due out in September on WiiWare,” he said. “So yes, much like Theta we came up with several prototypes of games and […]