WiiBits

Nintendo announced that the Wii balance board to be released with the game Wii Fit will support a maximum of 299 pounds.
This is interesting because you would think people that weigh more than that would need to play Wii Fit more than the people under 299 pounds.
I really think Nintendo dropped the ball on this one. I mean here you have a revolutionary and likely fun way to exercise, yet the largest people that are looking to thin down will not even be supported by it.
I think the game and balance board are a fantastic concept and will likely sell like hotcakes, and will probably be beneficial to those who are lucky enough to be under the weight limit, but isn’t Nintendo going to be missing out on a large (no pun intended) part of the market here?
I wonder how many people weighing over 300 pounds got […]

Original post by Crum