Responses to the Wii Fit Survey have been coming in steadily and while it's still too soon to draw any objective conclusions, the response to Wii Fit and the Wii Balance Board has been overwhelmingly positive. As expected, considering that Wii Fit has only been available for 2 to 3 months worldwide, and despite some valid gripes about the game, we've seen very little drop-off in usage in our survey. No doubt over time we will start to see some drop-off but if the feedback we’ve been getting is anything to go by, the balance board itself should go from strength to strength.

Incidentally, 22% of Wii Fit users polled thus far have bought another balance board compatible game which is not bad when you consider that the only other game available right now is We Ski/Family Ski. This is another figure which is certain to increase over the coming months and will continue to do so as long as developers like Ubisoft and Electronic Arts remain committed to the balance board. I only hope that the Wiiboard isn't overshadowed by Wii MotionPlus.

We've also been getting some really great feedback on Wii Fit and some excellent suggestions on how it could be improved. One of the most common complaints, certainly from an exercise point of view, was the disjointedness of the various activities and the time it takes to move from one to the other. Ideally, users would like to have the ability to create a personalised exercise routine by stringing together a number of different activities and then performing them without interruption. Sounds like a good idea to me. We now know (or at least hope) that EA is working on a dedicated fitness title so let's hope that this is the kind of thing they take into consideration.

PS - If you haven't already, do please take a moment to give us your feedback on Wii Fit and help us to get the word out about the Wii Fit Balance Board Survey.