The Wii edition of the trick-centric skateboarding game sports motion-based controls, complete with optional support for the Wii Balance Board, while the Nintendo DS version relies upon stylus controls.
The Skate franchise debuted on PS3 and Xbox 360 in late 2007, with the EA Black Box-developed Skate 2 slated to arrive on PS3 and Xbox 360 in early 2009.
In the video below, two developers explain how the optional Balance Board works with the game and warn gamers not to jump on it, or "bad things will happen."
The Wii version, depicted above and below, makes use of the Wii Remote controller and also supports the Balance Board accessory used by Wii Fit for realistic skating action.
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Skate It's Wii appearance features a heavy emphasis on the Wii Remote's motion controls, and also makes use of the recently released Wii Balance Board. Both games will hit retailer shelves this fall. Shackvideo users can use the HD Stream.
Revealed earlier this month, the Wii edition of Skate It provides motion-sensitive controls via the Wii Remote, and also supports the Wii Balance Board that comes packed with Nintendo's Wii Fit.
For more on Skate It, check out our hands-on impressions of both its console and handheld incarnations.
DS and Wii editions of Skate, dubbed Skate It, are due out this fall. A full-fledged PS3 and 360 sequel is also in the works, though no timeframe has been given for its debut.
While we were grinding our faces into the pavement, we also managed to chat up the designers on bringing the Skate franchise to Nintendo's systems and the development of the new control schemes.
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Registered users can use the HD Stream. Click through for the Nintendo DS video ... Read moreThe Wii and Nintendo DS iterations of the series (both pictured below) are due out later this year. The Nintendo DS version will use the portable's touch screen to control tricks.
Along with motion-sensitive controls that "mirror actual skate flips and moves," the Wii edition of Skate It will support the Wii Balance Board that comes packed with Wii Fit.
As for Skate 2, it was only revealed that the sequel is due on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
Released last fall, Skate and its thumbstick-centered control scheme outsold the competing Tony Hawk game by a ratio of 2:1, prompting Activision to halt its annual Tony Hawk iterations and rework the series. EA had previously noted that it planned more Skate games.
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