The announcement of Hudson Soft's Snowboard Riot this week notches the official tally of games that make use of the Wii Balance Board to 27 in total, but only two of them - Wii Fit and Wii Music - come from Nintendo. Even then, the first is nearly a year old and the second only uses it as a distraction alongside what the main bulk of the title has to offer.
It's not like Nintendo's upcoming projects couldn't make use of the Wii Balance Board if the firm wanted them to. Wii Sports Resort and Punch Out!! Wii, for example, could easily accommodate it, but other than pre-E3 rumours that Nintendo's boxing sim would support the Balance Board, we've heard nothing. That said, relatively little of what both games have to offer has been revealed, so there's still time on that front.
Then of course, there's the question of a follow-up to Wii Fit. With the original still selling so well, Nintendo would be silly to announce a sequel any time soon. There's bound to be one some time, of course, but for now we're more concerned about other Nintendo projects.
Industry big guns including EA, Namco Bandai, Ubisoft and THQ have all embraced the Balance Board for their big holiday season titles on Wii, giving fans of the accessory have much to look forward to for the forseeable future. But with Nintendo's inventiveness and intricate knowledge of its own invention, we're getting to the point where we want to hear something from the Japanese company that proves its continuing support for, and belief in, the Wii Balance Board.
After all, it's in millions of homes, and not all of them are playing Wii Fit any more, nor interested in Wii Music.
Are you looking to a Wii Balance Board announcement from Nintendo too? Speak your brain in the comments section below.
3 comments:
Wii Fit came out in mid-May. It hasn't quite been six months yet. Game development takes time; I'm sure they're aware of how many Balance Boards have sold.
Wii Fit was released in Japan in December 2007. ;)
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