Nintendo Media | SSX Wii Announced (Update)

By Adam Riley 06.12.2006 26

Update:Following on from the previous video of SSX Wii in action, EA has officially announced the Wii exclusive today, the Wii-mote controlled, snow frenzy SSX Blur - only available on Nintendo's next generation console.

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tiamat1990 is offline. tiamat1990 02.12.2006#1

*snorts* He's sinking into the snow...

 
RufDogRacing is offline. RufDogRacing 02.12.2006#2

Underwhelming.

But maybe that was just the quality of the video.


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Marzeee is offline. Marzeee 02.12.2006#3

It's hard to say but this actually looks like the first decent EA game in ages. Just by judging the video it already looks like a must buy from me. The controller should handle the board I would imagine, otherwise it would bit stupid for not taking advantage of the Wii-motes capabilitys. Also i'm not one for graphics but I have to say EA have done a good job judging by this video.

 
Negatio is offline. Negatio 02.12.2006#4

I thank God i'm not the only one who thinks this is good. And isn't he supposed to sink at certain points in the snow?!

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Prometheus is offline. Prometheus 02.12.2006#5

He just sinks a lil too much, but hey that might be the style of the course. Its just the snow seems to have the consistency of water. Looks cool though.

 
tidus9000 is offline. tidus9000 02.12.2006#6

i've alwaysed loved the ssx series up until 'on tour' just went all wrong there, heres hoping they turn it back to the right direction.

 
setupweasel is offline. setupweasel 02.12.2006#7

You know what I like? First with the Sims and now with SSX, EA seems to be paying decent artists for highly stylized graphics.

I may be the only one, but I'm tired of the pursuit for realism.


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The Croft is offline. The Croft 02.12.2006#8

Wonder how long it will be before Nintendo release 1080 Wii?


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irfy is offline. irfy 02.12.2006#9

Droooool

 
Mason is offline. Mason 02.12.2006#10

Looks pretty decent to me. I like the style.

 
xXxTin Can ManxXx is offline. xXxTin Can ManxXx 02.12.2006#11

setupweasel said:
You know what I like? First with the Sims and now with SSX, EA seems to be paying decent artists for highly stylized graphics. I may be the only one, but Im tired of the pursuit for realism.

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knighty is offline. knighty 02.12.2006#12

SSX has always been one of the best extreme sports games. SSX 3 was absolutely fantastic.

edit: Yes, they go a long way into the snow but thats always been part of the SSX style. It's supposed to be exagerated.

edit2: As I suspected when watching, this is just SSX3 with new charaters and controls =/

( Edited on 02.12.2006 15:06 by knighty )

 
JoshSL is offline. JoshSL 02.12.2006#13

Looks alright, I guess YouTube is pretty bad quality most of the time, but it didn't look too bad, pretty smooth.

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James2t3 is offline. James2t3 02.12.2006#14

I hav't played a snowboarding game since coolboarders 3 on the PS1! and that was a demo disk!
My bro got SSX for the ps2 but i never bothered playing it. Seems to be one of those games that I like the look of but never buy.

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TAG is offline. TAG 02.12.2006#15

I don't think he should sink all the way to his waist, but that can be fixed, surely. Otherwise, it looks like something worth looking into to.

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Zapp is offline. Zapp 02.12.2006#16

Looks OK... hopefully they will reveal some new info soon...

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The Croft is offline. The Croft 02.12.2006#17

Just watched the video, i think it looks preety damn good, credit to EA they are making games tailored made for the Wii, not just throwing it in there with GCN remake.


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jesusraz is offline. jesusraz 02.12.2006#18

1080: Avalanche was brilliant, if short-lived...and certainly beat out SSX 3 and On Tour. But until Nintendo's gets off its behind to bring its own snowboarding Wii title, EA BIG's will be the premiere one to watch.

Looks nice so far, but we've no idea how well it'll control (yet).

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Megadanxzero is offline. Megadanxzero 02.12.2006#19

knighty said:
edit2: As I suspected when watching, this is just SSX3 with new charaters and controls =/
How SHIT

Ah well... I've never played an SSX game before so I might as well get this one >.>

Still a proud member of the 'omfg amazing water in games' society
 
dojo is offline. dojo 02.12.2006#20

SSX On Tour for GameCube is an AMAZING game. I'm not being sarcastic either. Seriously, it is amazing. Buy it. Now. Smilie

(On topic, eh?)

 
Fenton is offline. Fenton 06.12.2006#21

the SSX series kicks ass. Excellent games, and the GC ones were no different.

Can't beleive this is actually exclusive though.....EA and exclusive dont mix.

 
The Croft is offline. The Croft 06.12.2006#22

All we need now is a top notch Burnout and Tiger Woods exclusives from EA to see if they are really on board


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dojo is offline. dojo 06.12.2006#23

I <3 SSX On Tour for the GameCube, regardless of what anyone says.

*stubborn*

I hope they make this good too. And, come on EA, custom soundtracks and WiFi connection too, eh?

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tiamat1990 is offline. tiamat1990 06.12.2006#24

Wii-ify

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JoshSL is offline. JoshSL 06.12.2006#25

SSX tricky is pretty damn fun, only ever played the first 3 games.

1080 is wicked though, I have both games, & I really hope Nintendo make a new 1080 for Wii with more unlockables & a lot more multiplayer options!

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