<s>
The	O
Power	B-Application
Pad	I-Application
(	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
Family	B-Application
Trainer	I-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
briefly	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
as	O
Family	B-Application
Fun	I-Application
Fitness	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
floor	O
mat	O
game	O
controller	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bandai	O
first	O
released	O
the	O
accessory	O
in	O
1986	B-Application
as	O
the	O
Family	B-Application
Trainer	I-Application
pack	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
released	O
it	O
in	O
1988	B-Application
as	O
the	O
Power	B-Application
Pad	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
World	B-Application
Class	I-Application
Track	I-Application
Meet	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
rebranding	O
of	O
an	O
earlier	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Power	B-Application
Pad	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
released	O
by	O
Bandai	O
as	O
the	O
Family	B-Application
Trainer	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1986	B-Application
,	O
and	O
as	O
the	O
Family	B-Application
Fun	I-Application
Fitness	I-Application
both	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
1987	B-Application
and	O
1988	B-Application
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1988	B-Application
,	O
Nintendo	O
acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
from	O
Bandai	O
for	O
the	O
accessory	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
renamed	O
it	O
the	O
Power	B-Application
Pad	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
remaining	O
Family	B-Application
Fun	I-Application
Fitness	I-Application
mats	O
recalled	O
from	O
stores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Power	B-Application
Pad	I-Application
sold	O
500,000	O
units	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Power	B-Application
Pad	I-Application
accessory	O
is	O
laid	O
out	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
video	O
display	O
for	O
various	O
games	O
,	O
generally	O
plugged	O
into	O
the	O
second	O
NES	O
controller	O
port	O
,	O
with	O
players	O
stepping	O
on	O
the	O
large	O
buttons	O
to	O
control	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
using	O
the	O
Power	B-Application
Pad	I-Application
often	O
test	O
players	O
on	O
their	O
timing	O
and	O
coordination	O
,	O
memory	O
,	O
"	O
running	O
"	O
speed	O
,	O
or	O
allow	O
them	O
to	O
play	O
music	O
with	O
their	O
steps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
such	O
as	O
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
can	O
trace	O
the	O
lineage	O
of	O
their	O
control	O
mechanisms	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
Power	B-Application
Pad	I-Application
(	O
see	O
dance	B-Device
pad	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Power	B-Application
Pad	I-Application
would	O
see	O
a	O
reappearance	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
pad	O
,	O
called	O
the	O
Mat	O
Controller	O
,	O
will	O
also	O
work	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
,	O
and	O
connects	O
physically	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
console	O
via	O
its	O
built-in	O
GameCube	B-Device
controller	I-Device
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
later	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
models	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
incompatible	O
as	O
they	O
drop	O
the	O
GameCube	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
along	O
with	O
Active	B-Application
Life	I-Application
:	I-Application
Outdoor	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
(	O
known	O
as	O
Family	B-Application
Trainer	I-Application
Athletic	O
World	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Family	B-Application
Trainer	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
)	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
sequel	O
Active	B-Application
Life	I-Application
:	I-Application
Extreme	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
