Wii Balance Board

Wii Balance Board
Official artwork from Wii Fit U.
Universe	Wii Fit
Debut	Wii Fit (2007)
Smash Bros. appearances	SSB4 Ultimate
Most recent non-Smash appearance	Wii Fit U (2013)
Console/platform of origin	Wii
Species	Wii Balance Board
Gender	Male
Article on Wikipedia	Wii Balance Board

The Wii Balance Board (ウィーボ, Wii Board) is an accessory and, within the Wii Fit series, a character.

Origin

A Wii Balance Board in real life.

The balance board is a peripheral controller that is compatible with select Wii and Wii U games, most notably with Wii Fit series of games. When a player stands on the balance board, it calculates weight and tracks weight shifting, which translates into actions in-game. Wii Fit among other sports games use this to detect a player's weight and support minigames made to help with exercise. In the Wii Fit series, the Wii Balance Board also functions as a character, complete with voice and personality. As a character, he helps encourage players to do their best.

Although designed for use with Wii Fit, the Balance Board saw use in a variety of third party titles in a variety of genres, most of which were aimed at the same casual market as Wii Fit, and/or were connected to some kind of licensed IP, some based around fitness such as The Biggest Loser or Gold's Gym, and some without such theming, such as Garfield and I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!. Skateboarding and Snowboarding games used the balance board to imitate being on an actual board. Some titles not designed for the Balance Board, such as Tetris Party and Scrabble Interactive: 2009 Edition also provided Balance Board support as an alternate novelty control scheme. The balance board even saw use in horror games as a method of running away instead of mashing buttons. Nintendo only used the Balance Board sparingly for their own releases, with only the Wii Fit series, Wii Music, Punch-Out!!, Rock N' Roll Climber, and Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games using the peripheral. The Balance Board could also be used on the Wii U, but only two games were made to support it, one of which being Wii Fit U.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

The Wii Balance Board alongside the female and male Wii Fit Trainers.

The Wii Balance Board appears as part of Wii Fit Trainer's on-screen appearance. Wii Fit Trainer balances on the Wii Balance Board before stepping off, after which the Wii Balance Board floats into the air, waves goodbye to Wii Fit Trainer and then disappears in a puff of smoke.

As a background character

The Wii Balance Board watching Wii Fit Trainer as she uses her down tilt alongside a prone Luigi.

The Wii Balance Board also appears as a background character on Wii Fit Studio. He will occasionally wave with his right "hand" as combatants come near him. He will bow and walk off-stage once the stage platforms leave. When the platforms return, he will walk back on-stage and again bow toward the screen before he resumes cheering on the combatants.

As a stage element

One through five inanimate Wii Balance Boards will act as platforms for the Wii Fit Studio stage as well. They will often move off-stage for short periods of time, then return with a different layout so as to change up battle tactics with each shift.

Trophy

Wii Balance Board's trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Wii Balance Board

The Wii Balance Board is the smiling face that guides you through Wii Fit. Well... maybe not the smiling face, since it doesn't actually have a face and all, but he's pretty cheery for someone who gets stood on a lot. When you see him in this game, take it as a reminder that good balance is always important, especially when launching foes.

: Wii Fit (05/2008)

: Wii Fit Plus (10/2009)

The Wii Balance Board is the smiling face that guides you through Wii Fit. Well... maybe not the "smiling face", what with his lack of a face and all, but he's pretty cheery for someone who gets stood on a lot. When you see him in this game, take it as a reminder that good balance is always important, especially when launching foes.

: Wii Fit (04/2008)

: Wii Fit Plus (10/2009)

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

The Wii Balance Board reprises its role in Smash 4 both as part of the on screen appearance of the Wii Fit Trainer and as a background character on Wii Fit Studio.

Spirit

The Wii Balance Board appears as a master spirit, which runs a Dojo that teaches the Lightweight Style.

No.	Image	Name	Facility	Series	Location	Music
923		Wii Balance Board	Dojo (Lightweight Style) Increases move speed and jump height, but decreases offense, defense, and weight.	Wii Fit Series	In the Light Realm	Training Menu - Wii Fit U

The following is a list of quotes that the Wii Balance Board can say when a player visits his dojo.

• "Who's ready to get fit? Wii are!"
• "Rest assured--the data doesn't lie."
• "Who would you like me to train?"
• "Let's give it our all!"
• "What'll you do?"
• "End your training?"
• "Good hustle. We'll continue later."
• "With [number]00SP, I can teach the Lightweight Style right away."
• "Congratulations! Your spirit reached its goal!"
• "Please come back sometime."

Gallery

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  The Wii Balance Board appearing in the background of Wii Fit Trainer's splash art.

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  The Wii Balance Board watching Wii Fit Trainer as she uses Super Hoop.

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  The Wii Balance Board watching the female and male Wii Fit Trainers use their smash attacks and crawls.

Names in other languages

Language	Name
Japanese	ウィーボ
English	Wii Balance Board
French	Wii Balance Board
German	Wii Balance Board
Spanish	Wii Balance Board
Italian	Wii Balance Board
Chinese (Simplified)	Wii Balance Board
Chinese (Traditional)	小平平
Korean	Wii 보드 밸런스 시스템, Wii Board Balance System
Dutch	Wii Balance Board
Russian	Wii Balance Board