<s>
We	B-Application
Ski	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2008	O
skiing	B-Application
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
third-party	O
game	O
(	O
and	O
second	O
game	O
behind	O
Wii	B-Application
Fit	I-Application
)	O
released	O
that	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Balance	O
Board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
We	B-Application
Ski	I-Application
&	I-Application
Snowboard	I-Application
,	O
which	O
adds	O
snowboarding	B-Application
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
game	O
,	O
Go	B-Application
Vacation	I-Application
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	B-Application
Ski	I-Application
can	O
either	O
be	O
played	O
with	O
or	O
without	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Balance	O
Board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
using	O
the	O
board	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
distribute	O
their	O
weight	O
and	O
use	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
and	O
Nunchuk	O
as	O
virtual	O
ski	O
poles	O
,	O
simulating	O
the	O
sport	O
of	O
skiing	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
WiiConnect24	B-Device
service	O
allowed	O
the	O
sharing	O
of	O
photos	O
taken	O
by	O
players	O
in-game	O
until	O
it	O
was	O
discontinued	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	B-Application
Ski	I-Application
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
employee	O
Yozo	O
Sakagami	O
,	O
a	O
veteran	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
publisher	O
suggested	O
to	O
Sakagami	O
that	O
he	O
create	O
a	O
racing	O
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
that	O
took	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
hardware	O
capabilities	O
,	O
namely	O
its	O
motion	B-Device
controls	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakagami	O
quickly	O
began	O
to	O
question	O
if	O
a	O
racing	O
game	O
was	O
suitable	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
,	O
as	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
target	O
demographic	O
consisted	O
of	O
children	O
and	O
parents	O
in	O
their	O
30s	O
and	O
40s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
began	O
thinking	O
of	O
a	O
theme	O
that	O
would	O
appeal	O
to	O
any	O
age	O
group	O
,	O
before	O
settling	O
on	O
skiing	B-Application
as	O
he	O
believed	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
intuitive	O
controls	O
would	O
make	O
such	O
a	O
game	O
possible	O
and	O
fun	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	B-Application
Skis	I-Application
development	O
team	O
consisted	O
largely	O
of	O
those	O
that	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
games	O
including	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
7	I-Application
director	O
Kenya	O
Kobayashi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
features	O
music	O
from	O
singer	O
Yumi	O
Matsutoya	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
remixes	O
of	O
tracks	O
from	O
older	O
Namco	O
games	O
like	O
Xevious	B-Application
,	O
Klonoa	B-Application
:	I-Application
Door	I-Application
to	I-Application
Phantomile	I-Application
,	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Idolmaster	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	B-Application
Ski	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
third-party	O
game	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
to	O
use	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Balance	O
Board	O
peripheral	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bandai	O
Namco	O
released	O
We	B-Application
Ski	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
January	O
31	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
and	O
European	O
versions	O
were	O
titled	O
Family	B-Application
Ski	I-Application
to	O
further	O
tie	O
in	O
its	O
relation	O
with	O
the	O
Family	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
published	O
under	O
the	O
Namco	O
label	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
Sports	O
WaiWai	O
brand	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
remakes	O
of	O
Family	O
Jockey	O
and	O
Pro	B-Application
Baseball	I-Application
:	I-Application
Family	I-Application
Stadium	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	B-Application
Ski	I-Application
sold	O
1.2	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
by	O
December	O
2008	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
's	O
most	O
successful	O
releases	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
