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Shaun White Snowboarding Wii to Use Balance Board

Posted by timothy on from the appropriate-technology dept.

TazedSoul writes "During Ubidays 2008, Ubisoft revealed that its upcoming snowboarding title, Shaun White Snowboarding, will be coming to Nintendo Wii. More exciting, the publisher revealed that the game will support Nintendo's Wii Balance Board. Although members of the press were not allowed to play the game at the event, an Ubisoft representative was on hand to demo the setup. The game is played with both the Balance Board and Wii-mote, using the latter to control tricks." Update: 05/28 19:26 GMT by T : Erik Johnson writes with word that Ubisoft's Raving Rabbids TV Party will also use the Balance Board (for the Wii version, of course).

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  1. Dont RTFA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Theres nothing in it lol.

    1. Re:Dont RTFA by Chris+Burke · · Score: 2, Funny

      Well, at least there's a random source picture of someone snowboarding...

      No, no, that's a picture of the new optional controller, the snowy half-pipe add-on. It's going to be a lot more expensive than the balance board, though, so it's not going to come with the base game.

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    2. Re:Dont RTFA by berashith · · Score: 4, Funny

      what do you mean? there is a full additional sentence that wasnt in the summary.

  2. Ummm.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I'm no Wii aficionado so maybe I'm missing something, but if a platform has a board-shaped peripheral on which you stand, isn't it a complete no-brainer to use it for a snowboarding game? I've got a radical idea -- how about using it for Tony Hawk and Kelly Slater games, too?

  3. Saved By The.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Kelly Slater? Pssssh... I want an AC Slater game with Screech powerups and Mr Belding penaltys.

  4. Guru Meditation by Goaway · · Score: 2, Funny

    Does this mean it is finally time for the long-awaited return of the Guru Meditation?

  5. Re:Something even more exciting... by oahazmatt · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...strap a real board on, and head to the mountain? Outside...? With the sun...? But...my pale glow. It'll be ruined!
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  6. Re:Something even more exciting... by syrinx · · Score: 4, Funny

    Exactly! And I don't know why people play FPSs when they can just go down to the Army recruiting station!

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