By Chris Kohler May 13, 2008 | 5:00:00 PMCategories: Console Games, Portable Gaming At an Electronic Arts event last night, I got to go hands-on with early versions of Skate It, the new versions of EA's skateboarding franchise developed for Nintendo DS...

Nintendo Wii News

Skate It grinds its way onto Wii and DS

By Hector Cortez May 12, 2008, 22:51 GMT

Electronic Arts today announced Skate It, a new game in the Skate franchise, designed exclusively for the Wii and Nintendo DS.

The game will be controlled with the Wii remote, which becomes a skateboard and reacts to gestures that mirror actual skate flips and moves. Most interesting is the fact that Skate It will support the Wii Balance board to control your character. This could be quite interesting if EA pulls it off correctly.

“We knew it would be an exciting challenge to bring the soul and feel of skateboarding to the Wii and Nintendo DS,” said Scott Blackwood, Executive Producer - Skate franchise. “With fresh new designs and gameplay components built from scratch, we’ve been able to, once again, capture the true experience of skateboarding in a completely innovative way.”

Skate It will ship in 2008.

Separately, Skate 2 is also currently in development for the PS3 and Xbox 360.

Electronic Arts today announced Skate It, a new game in the Skate franchise, designed exclusively for the Wii and Nintendo DS.

Source: Monsters and Critics.com