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Despite reports suggesting the opposite, new press material from Electronic Arts has confirmed that Skate It for the Nintendo Wii does indeed allow Balance Board trickery, with players stepping on different areas of the accessory to initiate stunts.

It was thought that Electronic Arts’ Skate It for the Nintendo Wii wouldn’t feature Wii Balance Board controlled tricks, but new promotional material shows that it does!

EA has split the Balance Board into six different zones, each which perform different tricks, from ollies and nollies to kickflip and heel flips.

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To start off, players will design their skater. Female skaters can be created, an option not found in the original Skate. You might notice your creation is silent — as he or she skates and falls he doesn’t utter the slightest grunt. He doesn’t recite prose during cut scenes. Voice work was originally recorded, but the developers felt hearing someone else’s voice hurt the player’s connectivity with their avatar. Instead, you’ll be hearing from your camera man who is following you around, documenting your performance. He’ll give you tips and act as your agent throughout the game.

Multiplayer modes are being implemented, but players won’t be skating at the same time. The developers believe part of the fun to be had with Skate It involves you and your friends checking out each other’s moves, and that’s hard to do when you’re all skating at the same time in split screen. So the multiplayer modes will have players taking turns, maybe heckling each other. If you prefer playing with the balance board, you can only have one connected to your Wii at a time, anyway.

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