Homebrew Question [REQUEST] Wii Balance Board Weight Check Homebrew App?

[ploggy]

To any Homebrew devs out in the wild. What do you think about a Switch app that uses the Wii balance Board to check your weight? there was a HB app that did the same job back in the Wii days https://wiibrew.org/wiki/Balance_Board_Tools (source code is there too if it would help) given the Switch is portable it would be great to be able to just boot up a Switch HB turn on the Balance board and just step on to see what damage last weekend's blow out did
What do you guys think? worth it or worthless?

 

[cucholix]

The bb connects via Bluetooth right? It could be a Bluetooth receiver to it to work I believe.

Related, it’s possible use Wiimotes as controllers on Switch?

 

[ploggy]

The bb connects via Bluetooth right? It could be a Bluetooth receiver to it to work I believe.

Related, it’s possible use Wiimotes as controllers on Switch?

Yea, the app would need to connect the the Balance Board via Bluetooth, I think Wiimotes can be connected to the Switch with one of those NS Magic adapters

 

[hippy dave]

Homebrew doesn't have access to bluetooth yet, maybe eventually.

 

[ploggy]

O.. I didn't know that lol well.. Placeholder thread then

 

[Username4321]

Please just buy a scale.

 

[Deleted User]

bluetooth can be accessed from Linux so you can try that but then you need a program which can read the data from the bb

 

[ZeroFX]

Please just buy a scale.

Maybe he's brazilian and can't :/.

 

[ploggy]

I'm not brazilian I just think it's a decent HB that would be well suited to the Switch.

 

[SANICspeed]

I've got an offbrand black(so emo) Wii Balanceboard with a digital scale allready on it heh. Still the idea sounds rly cool, also maybe to be able to use it as a controller would be fun.

 

[ZeroFX]

I'm not brazilian I just think it's a decent HB that would be well suited to the Switch.

I know, was just poking the guy for the stupid reply, all homebrew are welcome, and you gave a nice idea.

 

[KylieJenner]

I actually just purchased a wii balance board it was super cheap and had just picked up a wii U too.

I love the idea of using it on my switch as my scales.

 

[CorrinInTheHouse]

That'd be interesting, but I don't think it's possible yet.

 

[ELY_M]

great idea! I still have wii board hahahaha I need to find it again.

 

[KiiWii]

I love this idea @ploggy

I just googled and found an app called fitScales for Android that seems to do this too.

Homebrew (cough 1080/waverace N64 emulation cough) needs more balance board action.

 

[CorrinInTheHouse]

I love this idea @ploggy

I just googled and found an app called fitScales for Android that seems to do this too.

Homebrew (cough 1080/waverace N64 emulation cough) needs more balance board action.

Honestly, you're right. The Wii balance board kinda just got forgotten after Wii Fit U.

 

[ploggy]

I love this idea @ploggy

I just googled and found an app called fitScales for Android that seems to do this too.

Homebrew (cough 1080/waverace N64 emulation cough) needs more balance board action.

Thanks, I found this too https://github.com/skorokithakis/gr8w8upd8m8 it's linux only but shouldn't be a problem now that L4T has been released, but native support would be better I think..
The BB could also be useful for any Labo VR homebrew that comes too

 

[KiiWii]

Thanks, I found this too https://github.com/skorokithakis/gr8w8upd8m8 it's linux only but shouldn't be a problem now that L4T has been released, but native support would be better I think..
The BB could also be useful for any Labo VR homebrew that comes too

Oof yes!

 

[lordelan]

now that L4T has been released

It has? Is there a thread about it? Can't seem to find it.

 

[hippy dave]

It has? Is there a thread about it? Can't seem to find it.

I've seen test builds around discord, but I don't think there's any official releases yet.