Nintendo Co., Ltd.

Xiaoming Jin

Shinji Yamamoto

Hiroki Ikuta

Hitoshi Tsuchiya

Takanori Okamura

Ryoji Kuroda

Satoru Osako

Kazuhiro Hosoi

Kenichiro Ashida

Masato Ibuki

Junji Takamoto

Fumiyoshi Suetake

Noboru Wakitani

A non-limiting example training instrument comprises a hollow main body formed of an aluminum alloy. The main body is constituted by two gripping portions opposite to each other with a space therebetween and a coupling portion coupling the two gripping portions. A load sensor is arranged in the coupling portion inside the main body. The load sensor is a load cell, a strain gauge affixed to an interior of the main body, and a part of the main body to which the strain gauge is affixed functions as a strain body. Therefore, if a user applies a force so as to bring the two gripping portions close to each other or a force so as to move the two gripping portions away from each other, a load thereof is detected by the load sensor.

Training instrument and input device

Electronic computer

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Kyoto, Japan

Xiaoming Jin