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Microsoft: Dump Wii Fit for the Ballmer Dance

Microsoft wants game developers to treat consumers with respect. Does its XBox deliver?

Matt Asay Contributing Writer
Matt Asay is a veteran technology columnist who has written for CNET, ReadWrite, and other tech media. Asay has also held a variety of executive roles with leading mobile and big data software companies.
Matt Asay

Microsoft has gone on the Wii attack, arguing that 60 percent of Wii Fit units sold go unplayed or, rather, that they are played once and then never played again.

Microsoft...went on to call the Wii Fit a "gimmick", and stated that Microsoft was working on creating interfaces that are "deep and rewarding".

Microsoft is serious about this. It actually released an early view of its big competitor to Wii Fit, called Ballmer Fit.

Sweat stains not included.