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Skate It on Wii and Nintendo DS

IGN writes..."Last year, Electronic Arts and Black Box literally reinvented the skateboarding videogame design with Skate, an Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 experience that put heavy focus on dual-analog stick control for its gameplay. What were once automatic button presses in games like Tony Hawk now had to be worked for by flicking your thumbs to pull them off.

Because of the dual-analog focus, it wasn't surprising to see that the original game didn't make it to the Nintendo Wii or the Nintendo DS – two systems that lacked the "standard" control offered by the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. But that hasn't stopped the publisher from trying – in 2008, Electronic Arts will release Skate It, a spin-off of last year's console design that will focus on utilizing Wii remote and Nintendo DS touch screen for its skateboarding control. The Wii version will also support the Wii Balance Board that will ship with Wii Fit in two weeks."
Alternative Sources:
Skate It confirmed for DS r... - pocketgamer.co.uk | By: Catastrophe
EA Announces Skate It - gameplasma.com | By: dxmnecro
Skate It Coming to Wii and DS - avidgamer.co.uk | By: Snoozer282
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Published: 598 days 5 hours ago | News | Wii | Nintendo DS
 
 

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PR0F3TA - 598 days 9 hours ago
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i smell gimmiky controls... i'm sorry but some games just don't work well with the Wii, and this is one of them.

WiiFit board =/= skateboard
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Voiceofreason - 598 days 2 hours ago
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I smell senseless hater.. already trashing it and we know very little about it...
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shawn117 - 598 days 1 hour ago
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damn this is going to be a good game.

especially with the wii balance board i can put my manuals to the test =)

gimmick my ass!

and im a real skater.

*cough* my picture
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Mitchell - 597 days 21 hours ago
3 - The balance board...
Sounds absolutely brilliant, and again puts the Wii in the lead for innovation.

I'm eagerly awaiting Skate 2 for PS3 though.
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djt23 - 597 days 21 hours ago
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i have to get it
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TheFreak - 597 days 19 hours ago
5 - omg
this looks cool :)
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darando - 597 days 17 hours ago
6 - EA dont screw us !!!!!
god funny how you dosnt answer the full questions...

when asked about the balance board and what abilitys your able to do, he dosnt saying anything about abilitys and trys to make a joke..

also he doesnt answer about online..

i think this just a rush like rockband but i hell dont hope so, coz i love skateboarding :)
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PS360WII - 597 days ago
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Awesome EA really did great with Skate on the PS3/360 and sounds like they worked from the ground up on the Wii version. Plus another game using the balance board and it's a skating game ^^
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