I think the first question shows how much research went into this CollegeTimes piece...

College Times: How did you first suspect that the Wii game “Marble Mania” might actually help surgeon’s skills prior to entering the operating room?

Assistant Professor Kanav Kahol: I bought “Marble Mania” and was actually using it, and based on my previous experience with developing surgical tools I knew that this could be applied to the surgical world.

Full interview here