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e3 2009
Power Up Charging Stand Recharges the Wii Punch-Out Board
You can use the Wii Balance Board for Wii Fit, but if you're smart, you'll stick to Punch-Out. Regardless, Mad Catz' upcoming Power Up Charging Station will make your Balance Board rechargeable. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by nightwheel: This is a great idea. This thing will pay for it's self in a month. 3 Responses | Other threads
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gaming
Generic Wii Fit Balance Board Is Cheap, Still Comes at a Cost
This Wii Fit Balance Board offered by Chinavasion is just $65—not a bad price as the Balance Board is only offered in a Wii Fit bundle for $90. But we wouldn't recommend the purchase. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by jaydez: people in Chin have really small feet so it is acceptable there. 4 Responses | Other threads
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nintendo
WiSkab Skateboard Won't Make You Look Any Less Stupid On Top of the Wii Balance Board
Unlike the real Wii skateboard—actually designed for real skateboarding—the WiSkab is ready to be attached to the Balance Board. You know, so you can pretend you're a cool kid in your living room. More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by szrimaging: That has to be the most fugly skate deck ever. EVER. 4 Responses | Other threads
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wii fit
Wii Fit Foot Massage Pad Mixes Pleasure With Pain
Most people would not describe working out as a pleasurable experience, but nobody said that it has to be complete torture. That's where these silicone covers for your Wii Fit balance board can help. More »
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By Sean FallonComment by spider2544: i have one, it works out nice cause it does give quite a bit more grip when your doing wacky... 2 Responses | Other threads
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Ghetto Wii Balance Board Is Perfect for Tap Dancing Simulator
This guy wanted to get fit without Wii Fit, so he created this ghetto balance board with foam, wood, a Wiimote, and some custom PC software. His objective: A more vigorous exercise method. -
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Wii Drum High Turns Your Controllers Into a Shaky PC Drum Set
Wii Music set up a solid control scheme for drumming with the console's various attachments, which hacker He Zhao has basically replicated. Except this time it's free, customizable and on your PC. More » -
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Wii Ski and Snowboard Uses Balance Board, Looks Amazing
It isn't the first balance board-enabled ski game for the Wii, but it sure looks like it'll be the best. With the weird and richly varied balance board hacks cropping up all over the place, it's good — though late — for Nintendo to finally demonstrate a game that looks worthy of the device. [Kotaku]
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By John HerrmanComment by livinzlife: cough...1080 on n64...cough i would love to have that though 1 Responses | Other threads
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Microsoft Surface on a Wii Balance Board
It's tough to imagine the eureka moment when an engineer, equating the Microsoft Surface with a fat person with a penchant for curly fries dipped in ranch, decided to place the Surface on the Wii Balance Board. But the result, coupled with a custom-coded Surface app, creates a tilt screen of epic proportions. Pushing on one edge of the Surface works just like rotating an iPhone. And we can't wait to see the technology manifest to an insane 4-player co-op game of Monkey Ball. [Stimulant via ubergizmo]
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By Mark WilsonComment by Bokusatsu_Tenshi: Nice and all, and maybe this is just be being grumpy because today I'm grumpy... But am I the only one... 1 Responses | Other threads
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Play Wii Fit with a Japanese Maid for $25
Why Akihabara's Refresh Club doesn't have a New York outlet, I don't know, but on the wake of this groundbreaking news, they better open it soon. For $25 you will be able to play Wii Fit with Japanese girls in French maid dresses. Yes, Wii Fit, that game with the balance board that often requires you to lean forward and backward. Because, you know, as the owner says, exercise is all about your playmates: More » -
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Man Controls Roomba With Wii Balance Board, Atari-Era Surfin' USA Soundtrack
Ron Tajima has some time on his hands. And a Roomba. And a Wii Balance Board. See where we're going with this? Anyway, he put them all together, combined it with a Surfin' USA track that sounds like it was ripped from the 1980's, and now he can control the previously autonomous Roomba with his feet. "This is my third Roomba hacking," Tajima says. "This surfin is safe, useful (it's cleaning), and easy for nerds. Wii balance board is great!" Indeed it is, Tajima-san, indeed it is. Maybe there's a reason for me to take the Balance Board out from underneath my TV and use it again. More »
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By Jack LoftusComment by seancron: Was I the only one that noticed he said "clearned"? (1:18) more » | Other threads
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video games
Xbox 360, PS3 and PC to Get Balance Boards
A new leak from Activision reveals that the next Tony Hawk skateboarding game will feature a breakthrough gaming peripheral for the 360, PS3 and PC. So what exactly is it? Wait for it...motion controls...wait for it again...through a board controller. For those of you who don't feel like plastic instruments, gamepads for multiple systems and the freakin' consoles themselves have taken over your life enough, there's more crap on the way!! [Kotaku] -
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Hacked Wii Balance Board Surfs Google Earth
From a technical standpoint, what's going on here isn't all the mind-blowing. A group of German students are using the Wii Balance Board (from Wii Fit) as an input to navigate Google Earth. But what is notable is that the board was programmed to allow users to surf Earth ala unconventionally transparent marketing ploy super heroes. Unfortunately, the turning sensation more closely resembles FPS strafing. But Man must first walk before he can surf—and surf before he can surf the cosmos. -
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Wii Fit Is Gonna Cost You $90
Nintendo has announced that Wii Fit with the Balance Board will cost $90 when it hits US shelves. We can debate about that price all day, but you should realize that Wii Fit could cost you a lot MORE than $90 if it makes you live longer, you end up buying more food/paying more rent and the debt collectors actually expect you to cough up that cash for your kids' college loans. Moral? Dying young ain't so bad. And Wii Fit is too damned expensive, even if the public "buys" it. [kotaku]
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By Mark WilsonComment by RetepNamenots: By the way: Wii Fit will cost £79.99 in the UK, which is $159.34 USD. So please, stop complaining. more » | Other threads
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Up Close With the Wii Fit
The Brians over at Kotaku got their horribly blistered feet all over the Wii Fit Balance Board and came out with the impression that yes, this is for exercise. After playing it, their legs definitely felt the burn, which reinforces the fact that it's a "challenging" game made for exercise—instead of being an intuitive game like Wii Tennis where you're supposed to "get it" right away. Hit up Kotaku to see other videos of them doing Wii Fit ski jump as well. [Kotaku]
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By Jason ChenComment by uttles: Egarj, you have won the megadouche award. The Wii is great. I have a 360 and the Wii, and *SHOCKER* my... more » | Other threads
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Official Wii Fit Video Shows Off Hula Hooping, Soccer Headers
Nintendo put a promo video online for Wii Fit and its Balance Board accessory that shows its new title in action. After watching the video, we found out that Wii Fit can calculate your Body Mass Index (BMI). Here are some other secrets we found out about Wii Fit: More »
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Comment by ColdAsIce: @FubarGuy: apparently you get paid to teach Yoga.... I don't think that is a very high risk activity, it's freakin'... more » | Other threads
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Wii Fit and Balance Board Accessory
Looks like a scale. There are tons of games for stretching, etc.Wii Fit(TM): This experience builds on the active-play phenomenon
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By Brian LamComment by chronicali: Weight Limit according to Nintendo is 330 for Western Board (which is what I assume we will be getting) more » | Other threads
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