Author Topic: Ubisoft Developing Shaun White Skateboarding Game (Read 7086 times)

NWR_pap64 · « **on:** March 04, 2010, 10:35:27 AM »

Shaun White trades his snowboard for a skateboard in his upcoming Wii game.
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=22695

Ubisoft has announced that they are working on a third Shaun White title for Wii. Unlike the first two titles, however, it will be a skateboarding game.

Shaun White Skateboarding will be developed by Ubisoft Montreal, and is slated to be released this holiday. White expressed his enthusiasm in an interview with Los Angeles-based radio station KROQ.

"I can't describe how excited I am about the skateboard game," said Shaun White. "We've been working on it for a while now and it's ready to melt minds."

Thanks to NWR forumer BlackNMild2K1 for the news tip!

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #1 on:** March 04, 2010, 06:37:31 PM »

BeautifulShy · « **Reply #2 on:** March 04, 2010, 06:45:50 PM »

This isn't really surprising. When he isn't snowboarding he skateboards. So in the Summer he does it. I wonder how it will be controlled.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #3 on:** March 04, 2010, 06:49:11 PM »

Shaun White = the NEW Tony Hawk.

NWR_pap64 · « **Reply #4 on:** March 04, 2010, 06:58:48 PM »

One thing's for sure... It will be better than Tony Hawk Ride.

Jonnyboy117 · « **Reply #5 on:** March 04, 2010, 08:49:27 PM »

Quote from: Maxi on March 04, 2010, 06:45:50 PM

So in the Summer he does it.

For guys like Shaun White, it's "never summer". I don't think it's possible to snowboard all year around, but close to it. There is at least one resort in Chile (south of equator = snow in June - September) and probably several more in the Southern Hemisphere that I don't know about.

BeautifulShy · « **Reply #6 on:** March 04, 2010, 11:25:20 PM »

Well of course you could find spots around to snowboard year round. I was just saying that the tradional time frame for summer he skateboards.

Do we have any snowboarders or skateboarders on the forum?

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #7 on:** March 04, 2010, 11:27:09 PM »

I used to Snowboard.

RABicle · « **Reply #8 on:** March 04, 2010, 11:29:58 PM »

There's snow in Argentina, Australia and New Zealand too.

Regardless, Shaun does skate in Summer. He skates enough to have won the Summer X Games vert.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #9 on:** March 04, 2010, 11:54:11 PM »

NWR_Neal · « **Reply #10 on:** March 05, 2010, 01:21:29 AM »

I assume it'll use the Balance Board. I just hope it is better than Skate It.

If it does that, then we will talk about if it's better than Tony Hawk Ride.

Man, outside of Skate games on 360/PS3, skateboarding games have sucked lately.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #11 on:** March 05, 2010, 07:33:12 AM »

Looks to me like Ubisoft saw an opening when TH Ride failed.

TJ Spyke · « **Reply #12 on:** March 05, 2010, 11:00:32 AM »

That may be part of the reason, but I think part of it was also because his snowboarding games have been big sellers for Ubisoft.

Jonnyboy117 · « **Reply #13 on:** March 05, 2010, 11:52:57 AM »

I'm a skier (fourth season) but would like to try snowboarding sometime. I've tried a little skateboarding, but I'm terrible at it.

Ian Sane · « **Reply #14 on:** March 05, 2010, 02:21:47 PM »

As a kid I asked for a skateboard for Christmas and was so thrilled when my grandparents got it for me. I went outside and stood on it and "Oh ****! I have no balance! I can't stay on this thing for more than three seconds!" And that was the end of my skateboarding. I still appreciated the gift, though.

A Shaun White skateboarding game to me seems like making a Michael Jordon baseball game. That's probably being a little mean to Shaun.

Checking out the greatest source of all info, Wikipedia, Shaun does have some noteriety as a skateboarder, so there you go. I guess he's the Bo Jackson of extreme sports.

vudu · « **Reply #15 on:** March 05, 2010, 02:42:03 PM »

Quote from: Ian Sane on March 05, 2010, 02:21:47 PM

I guess he's the Bo Jackson of extreme sports.

More like the Michael Phelps of riding a board. Phelps didn't win 8 gold medals--he won the same gold medal 8 times.

Shawn White stands good on a board--whether that board's on snow, tiny wheels or water it probably makes no difference.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #16 on:** March 05, 2010, 02:44:47 PM »

I await Shaun White Waterboarding from Ubisoft.

wait.... I hope that game doesn't have Sam Fisher in it, because waterboarding is an illegal practice in the US.

ShyGuy · « **Reply #17 on:** March 05, 2010, 02:49:05 PM »

Aren't Shaun White and Tony Hawk friends? Taking over Tony's territory. Is this the first rumblings of an east coast/west coast SKATER BEEF?

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #18 on:** March 05, 2010, 02:58:09 PM »

WESTSIDE!!! \/\/

Luigi Dude · « **Reply #19 on:** March 05, 2010, 03:29:34 PM »

Quote from: ShyGuy² on March 05, 2010, 02:49:05 PM

Aren't Shaun White and Tony Hawk friends? Taking over Tony's territory. Is this the first rumblings of an east coast/west coast SKATER BEEF?

Considering the Tony Hawk series is pretty much died now, there's not much territory to fight over.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #20 on:** March 06, 2010, 03:57:09 AM »

Looks like Mr. Hawk didn't get the memo though.

TJ Spyke · « **Reply #21 on:** March 06, 2010, 12:47:22 PM »

Quote from: BlackNMild2k1 on March 05, 2010, 02:44:47 PM

I await Shaun White Waterboarding from Ubisoft.

wait.... I hope that game doesn't have Sam Fisher in it, because waterboarding is an illegal practice in the US.

Not to mention that there is no sport called waterboarding (you may be thinking of wakeboarding).

ShyGuy · « **Reply #22 on:** March 06, 2010, 01:21:48 PM »

I see water, I see board. Water boarding.

Also, Hand Egg.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #23 on:** March 06, 2010, 02:03:16 PM »

Quote from: TJ Spyke on March 06, 2010, 12:47:22 PM

Quote from: BlackNMild2k1 on March 05, 2010, 02:44:47 PM
I await Shaun White Waterboarding from Ubisoft.

wait.... I hope that game doesn't have Sam Fisher in it, because waterboarding is an illegal practice in the US.

Not to mention that there is no sport called waterboarding (you may be thinking of wakeboarding).

Sam Fisher Splinter Cell + Waterboarding = joke..... I thought "illegal practice in the US" would give it away.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #24 on:** March 07, 2010, 04:12:56 AM »

Handegg? I thought it was called Mortal Kombat!

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