Although it’s a new add on for the Nintendo Wii, there are a bunch of new games being designed specifically for the new Wii Fit balance board system. Check back here often to see the new games coming out that will take advantage of the wii balance board.
We Ski
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Kawasaki Jet Ski (Wii, 2008)
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Wii Fit is the first game to make use of the Wii Balance Board. Shigeru Miyamoto noted the potential for other uses, however, noting that “probably the simplest and most straightforward [idea] would be a snowboarding game”.[7] Miyamoto has also stated that Nintendo has received “many inquiries” from third parties following the announcement of Wii Fit and the Wii Balance Board,[8] as well as receiving interest from the physical fitness industry.[8]
Square-Enix has become the first third-party publisher to show interest in the Wii Balance Board.[9] Motomu Toriyama, when discussing the American release of Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings in an interview with IGN, announced being “mostly interested in Wii Fit” when questioned on the developer’s interest in the microphone and Wi-Fi capabilities of the Nintendo DS.[9] Although he stated that there “are no actual plans to take Final Fantasy into the fitness genre”,[9] he noted that the “whole system and mechanism of using [a person's] weight and balance to control games is something we’re interested in incorporating into future RPG titles”.[9]
We Ski by Namco Bandai Holdings is the first third-party game to make use of the Wii Balance Board, in conjunction with the Wii Remote and Nunchuk attachment.[10]
THQ has also announced that All-Star Cheer Squad for the Wii will feature Balance Board compatibility.[11]
It has also been announced that the Wii version of the boxing game Don King Presents: Prizefighter will make use of the Wii Balance Board in some of the training mini-games. [12]
Electronic Arts and Black Box’s Skate It will also make full use of the Wii Balance Board.
Ubisoft has recently released a trailer featuring one of their rabbids and the Wii Balance Board, which is a teaser trailer for the upcoming Rayman Raving Rabbids 3.[13]
Electronic Arts has apparently confirmed that Boogie Superstar the sequel to Boogie will use the Wii Balance Board.
Over 10 games are in development that make use of the Wii Balance Board.[14]


