Was the Balance Board always part of the design for Wii Fit?
Well, initially we created the Balance Board in order to create Wii Fit, and it was essentially designed to enable that experience. And, then after we finalized the design, we looked at it and realized — or as we were finalizing the design, we realized it could potentially be something that could be used for other games, as well. And, so in finalizing those designs and finalizing the final Balance Board, we ultimately tried to do it in a way that would enable other developers to also take advantage of it. The other thing that we found is that actually in the sports world there are devices that are somewhat similar to this that are used for training athletes. There’s pitching training devices and golf training devices that have kind of similar functionality, but we were very surprised to learn that those devices, while of course being very high end, cost around $20,000. There are some that are cheaper that are available, but I think looking at that, we can probably envision not only jus
