Shigeru Miyamoto was recently interviewed by Nintendo President Satoru Iwata about the Wii Fit project. Miyamoto revealed among others things that Wii Fit actually isn"t supposed to make you fit.
In the newest "Iwata Asks" column on Wii.com, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata interviews Nintendo"s legendary designer Shigeru Miyamoto about his inspiration for designing Wii Fit and how the unique project came together.
While the application initially was inspired by Miyamoto"s own obsession with his weight (he actually enjoyed tracking it with charts), eventually the decision was made to turn the balance board into much more than a glorified scale.