BalanceBridge: Wii Balance Board Controller for Windows & Unity

Modernizing the Wii Balance Board for Windows 11, Unity, and Steam.

This project makes the Wii Balance Board usable as a modern controller on Windows 11, with integration paths for Unity and Steam.
See How to Bridge a Wii Balance Board for the full Raspberry Pi setup guide.

Steps

This section will outline the main setup workflow. Content coming soon.

1. TODO: Step 1
2. TODO: Step 2
3. TODO: Step 3

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Configuration

This section will describe configuration options once the bridge is running.

1. TODO: Config option 1
2. TODO: Config option 2
3. TODO: Config option 3

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Troubleshooting

1. Unable to connect the Wii Balance Board via Bluetooth in Windows 11

• Disable built‑in Bluetooth on your laptop or PC. You may need to disable the existing adapter in Device Manager.
• Install a CSR4.0 Mini USB Bluetooth Adapter Wireless Dongle. You may also need to update its drivers.
• Connect the Balance Board to the new Bluetooth adapter following the API instructions.

2. Still unable to connect after trying everything else

If the Balance Board still refuses to connect, the workaround is to bypass Windows’ limitations by bridging it through a Raspberry Pi.
See the Bridge Guide for detailed instructions.

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License & Copyright

© 2025 Bryan Price

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
You are free to share and adapt this material for any purpose, even commercially, provided you give appropriate credit to Bryan Price as the original author.

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Acknowledgments

This project builds on the work of Ishachar and others who pioneered Wii Balance Board integration:

• WiiBalanceWalker by lshachar