I’ve been drooling over Wii Fit and the Wii Board for a long time now. I read how Wii Fit has a weight limit of 330lbs and wont allow you to play the game if you exceed it. I did more research and found that the board can structurally hold about 600lbs, but the scale functionality only goes up to 330lbs because that’s what most household scales go up to. This was upseting. Why couldn’t they just make the game list me as “Maximum Wight” and let me play? Months went by and I stayed Wii Fitless until I found this handy dandy how to on youtube on how to trick the game’s weight limit and let you play.
Awesome! I can now buy a Wii Fit. I search the local game stores and find one. We go buy it, and on the way home we buy some 2″ foam. I figure he doubled up a sheet of 1″ foam, so 2″ would be easier. I cut the foam and take it for a test run. I get an error. It says I’m fidgeting and I should stand still. CRAP! Ok, maybe I need 1″ foam. That’s what I get for not following the instructions.
The next day I bought a sheet of 1″ foam, cut it up and give it a test… Same damn thing. WTF?! Patrica said her sister said to try a towel. So I did. I folded up a towel so it was about 5 inches wide, set it on the floor, set the Wii Board on it and tested it of. SUCSESS! SWEET!
Thanks Barb… Enjoy that. I’m never saying that ever again! 
We played for a couple of hours last night and now my hips are sore. Maybe this really will help with our diets. It’s just fun to play, but if we can have a side effect like losing wieght than so be it!
#1 by MarMar on March 8th, 2009
WII – wheeeee – have fun! That hula hoop cardio workout sure can make you sweat!
#2 by kirk on March 9th, 2009
that’s lame “sorry, you are too FAT to get WiiFIT”
nice one on the hack tho. make it your goal to not have to use the hack any more.
#3 by jobewan on March 17th, 2009
Wow kirk, great interpersonal and encouragement skills. You may be too to be allowed to comment on Anderson’s efforts. However, spot on impersonation of the creepy movie guy that gets off’d by the other guy he dogged for being fat in high school, who then loses the weight and can’t be recognized until its too late. (=’
In case it wasn’t obvious, I was kidding the whole way through.
#4 by kirk on March 18th, 2009
jobewan, whoever you are, I think you may have taken my comment the wrong way.
I meant that it was lame that a device designed to make you “fit” wont let people who need to get fit the most use it.
also, watch your closing italics tags.
I hate anonymous commenters.
#5 by jimbizzle on March 18th, 2009
Jobewan,
I don’t think Kirk was talking trash. Kirk has been a long time friend of mind, and I know he didn’t mean it that way. Kirk’s quote was him speaking as the WiiFit. Thanks for having my cyber back though!
-jimbo
#6 by Jay on June 6th, 2009
This idea worked great… Thanks!
#7 by jimbizzle on June 6th, 2009
Right on jay! I’m glad I worked for you. Happy Wii fitting!
#8 by joe on April 23rd, 2010
Awesome. I have had the wii fit since xmas and I wanted to use it to lose weight but couldn’t because of this so the wii fit was on a shelf for all this time until I read this today. Thank you very much, cant wait till I don’t need the towel no more!
#9 by doug2060 on June 14th, 2010
Great! Thanks! I weigh in at just under 350lbs. I’ll try this.
#10 by MrCorvin on June 17th, 2011
Thanks for your version of the hack, I’m going to try it tonight. I just bought it and I’m BARELY over the weight limit.
#11 by jimbizzle on June 17th, 2011
Awesome! Let me know how it works for you.