We Ski Announced, Works with Wii Balance Board

March 3, 2008 10:25 AM

Namco Bandai today announced We Ski, revealing its intent to poach some fresh powder on the Wii. Due out later this spring in North America, the title allows up to four players to take their personalized Mii avatars to the slopes.

According to Namco, the game will offer a variety of events, including ski school, freestyle skiing, moguls and slaloms, and photography.

Along with the expected motion-sensitive Wii Remote controls, the game can played via the upcoming Wii Balance Board, which will be bundled with Nintendo's Wii Fit when it arrives May 19.

We Ski marks one of the first times an external third party has used either the Wii's customizable Mii avatar system or the Wii Balance Board. Though numerous Nintendo helmed titles, such as Wii Sports and WarioWare Smooth Moves, utilize Miis to literally bring players into the game, few third-party games have integrated the functionality.

Chris Faylor

Chris Faylor was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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sanewave

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March 3, 2008 10:36 AM

4 people with wii fit boards? funny lookin... no mii intergration?
- Schnapple
  
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  March 3, 2008 10:40 AM
  
  Have there been any 3rd party games with Mii integration?
  
  Also I presume that they can't call it "Wii Ski" without paying out the ass
  - MoreVespeneGas
    
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    March 3, 2008 11:07 AM
    
    "Have there been any 3rd party games with Mii integration? "
    
    yep
- Chris Faylor
  
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  March 3, 2008 10:42 AM
  
  It has Mii integration. From the article:
  
  the title allows up to four players to take their personalized Mii avatars to the slopes.
- sanewave
  
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  March 3, 2008 10:56 AM
  
  holy crap. sorry, i didnt even read the thing before the article.