“ Sometime during development, I started looking at the Wii Balance Board as more than just an accessory that could weigh players and more like a controller used with the feet."

Takao Sawano, Wii Fit lead

I agree with the author in this article: that was a bad idea, Nintendo.

Looking at the Wii Balance Board as a foot controller instead of a device to improve fitness lead to the negative points that people find with Wii Fit.

Heading soccer balls is fun. But does it improve fitness? No. I believe the entire “Balance” section on Wii Fit exists only to allow procrastination time between the things that actually make you sweat or tire. That’s all well and fine, but I think people assume Wii Fit will actually substitute for hard aerobic exercise and it won’t…most of the time.