Jack from Infendo brings up an excellent point. The Wii Balance Board relies on weight and pressure in order to calculate precise readings, just like any other scale. However, other scales suffer from less accurate readings when used on a soft surface. I just went through our official press photos of the Balance Board in use on rugs, but it’s debatable and very likely that they weren’t actually running the game during the photoshoot.
It’s notable that all the units at E3 were used on solid surfaces. Could this be a problem, with soft carpet owners not able to figure out why the board doesn’t work and write it off as a faulty product? For all we know, Nintendo could be aware of the potential problem and could have already taken steps to minimize the error.
