Snowboard Riot (WiiWare)

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Hudson Launches Official Snowboard Riot Website

Posted Thu, 01 Jan 2009 by Corbie Dillard

Hudson has just launched the official site for their upcoming WiiWare title Snowboard Riot. The game takes place on a volcanic island that is covered in snow almost all year round and pits up to four snow boarders against each other in race after thrilling race.

The game will offer up wi-fi online battles as well as Wii Balance Board support for that authentic snowboarding feel. The game also features Oakley outfits and equipment, not to mention a theme song performed by 80kidz.

Snowboard Riot is supposed to hit the North American and European WiiWare services sometime in January and is expected to retail for 1000 Wii Points.

There's loads of information about the game itself on the official site and you can also check out the official Snowboard Riot game play trailer below to see the game in action.

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We'll have more information on Snowboard Riot as it becomes available, as well as a full review of the game when it hits the WiiWare service.

Tags: WiiWare, Hudson, Websites, Videos.

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User Comments

SilentJ

1. SilentJ United States 01 Jan 2009, 23:20 GMT

Looks cool. I hope it controls well.

Kawaiipikachu

2. Kawaiipikachu Australia 01 Jan 2009, 23:22 GMT

Looks fun but i have to wait .

RGVEDA

3. RGVEDA Germany 01 Jan 2009, 23:24 GMT

Looks nice. At this tiny screen ;) The worldwide online Mode is great. Like in Mario Kart. Oh, and the items...like in Mario Kart, too :) Hope it will be good! The Control, the Graphics and the Gameplayfun.

gameking23

4. gameking23 United States 01 Jan 2009, 23:28 GMT

This is a game to keep your eye on.

NikeXTC

5. NikeXTC Italy 01 Jan 2009, 23:35 GMT

A nice addition to WiiWare service, especially for the racing genre.

shadows262

6. shadows262 United States 02 Jan 2009, 00:45 GMT

This looks better than Shaun Whites Snowboarding
which was pretty good
but I have a feeling this is gunna be better and online battles-oh yeah!

blockhead

7. blockhead United States 02 Jan 2009, 02:38 GMT

this is going to be better than shawn white because of one thing....online play

Supermarioman

8. Supermarioman United States 02 Jan 2009, 03:57 GMT

This looks really good, bettr than Shaun White's game and cheaper too!! But one question has Hudson realy abandoned the VC, I'm dying to know!!!

Koto

9. Koto United States 02 Jan 2009, 04:14 GMT

holy crap looks really good!watch the trailer on the actually website,the high quality looks really good.before i didn't think the game would be any good but now after watching the trailer i have a feeling that it'll be an awesome game for wiiware

Objection_Blaster

10. Objection_Blaster United States 02 Jan 2009, 04:35 GMT

it'll all be down to how well it controls...

chunky_droid

11. chunky_droid Australia 02 Jan 2009, 10:16 GMT

Wow that actually looks pretty good for a game less than 40 megs! Hoping it controls well, online play is a bonus, thank you Hudson!

Wiiloveit

12. Wiiloveit United Kingdom 02 Jan 2009, 11:40 GMT

Can't wait - but how they've compiled the controls, graphics, different courses and multiplayer/online modes is a mystery.

Let's just wait and see how many different courses are available (here's lookin' at you, 1080)

DJGOYO

13. DJGOYO Spain 02 Jan 2009, 12:52 GMT

This game is in 40 MB? O_O

Looks good, very good. But I not have wii fit T_T

Bulan

14. Bulan Romania 02 Jan 2009, 12:57 GMT

Hudson is dominating WiiWare, HudsonWare FTW O_o

MDVigo

15. MDVigo Spain 02 Jan 2009, 14:00 GMT

Yeah Goyo, spanglish roolz lol
Nice stuff in Wii this year, probbly this brand new games has more quality than a half of the physic games for Wii

DJGOYO

16. DJGOYO Spain 02 Jan 2009, 15:03 GMT

MDVigo, my english is bad, very bad XDDDDD But I´m god.

I will download this game. Looks fun

Wiiladesuso

17. Wiiladesuso Spain 02 Jan 2009, 15:19 GMT

MDVigo and DJGOYO! Nice to see you!
What are you doing here? XD
Yeah, the game looks fun. See you later !

beastman93

18. beastman93 United States 02 Jan 2009, 16:24 GMT

Plenty of Spaniards here for some reason.
@DJGOYO
MDVigo, my english is bad, very bad XDDDDD But I´m god.
Did you mean good?

Also this game looks pretty cool actually. I might buy it...maybe.

blockhead

19. blockhead United States 02 Jan 2009, 16:55 GMT

where did all these Spanish people come from all of a sudden O_0

RGVEDA

20. RGVEDA Germany 02 Jan 2009, 18:49 GMT

"SPAIN INVADERS" (The new Game from the developers of "Space Invaders"!)

Buy it now. In a Store near you :D

Wiiloveit

21. Wiiloveit United Kingdom 02 Jan 2009, 20:00 GMT

Spain Invaders? Hmm. Who's idea was that? I much preferred Spade Invaders.

Ok, I admit it - that was awful.

Apocalypse

22. Apocalypse Netherlands 02 Jan 2009, 20:29 GMT

Looks good, but I'm going to wait for a review before I put this on my wishlist.

Twilight Crow

23. Twilight Crow Mexico 02 Jan 2009, 20:38 GMT

I had a very bad experience with the 1080º series, and decided to leave snowboard games forever (how dramatic :P), anyway I'm sure this can't be fully enjoyed without the Balance Board.

@blockhead
They came from Spain... I think :P.

Nickname

24. Nickname Spain 02 Jan 2009, 20:54 GMT

I'm really looking forward to this games seems like a lot of fun...unfortunately I don't have the balance board, but perhaps i would have it...

Wiiloveit

25. Wiiloveit United Kingdom 02 Jan 2009, 21:15 GMT

I'm not too bothered about the balance board - it just seems like a bit of a gimmick. I'm sure that if I had one, I'd see it differently though.

Terranigma

26. Terranigma United Kingdom 02 Jan 2009, 23:22 GMT

I expected that this would sell at 1000 points, so i'm not too surprised there. It is looking to be an excellent game so I'll watch out for it when released. Some really good graphics there. I just hope the gameplay is as good. I played Shaun White Snowboarding but found the controls difficult with the B-Board so i'm hoping Snowboard Riot does a better job.

Unlike some other people who commented on it, I actually quite liked the 1080 series. I bought the Gamecube one a few months back, after growing up with an N64 which had that game in my library and i liked it. I'm personally hoping it's similar but i guess everyone has their own personal tastes.

Oh, and also, i like the new avatar Wiiloveit. Quite interesting. I decided to change mine again a little early this time round. Juste Belmont takes charge this week. I decided to just change my avatar each friday but that's not too important.

Objection_Blaster

27. Objection_Blaster United States 03 Jan 2009, 01:39 GMT

@blockhead They came from Spain...I think :P. lmao :)

ness

28. ness Germany 03 Jan 2009, 10:57 GMT

Sure it looks good, but i don't agree with the comments that this looks better than Shaun Whites Snowboarding.

@ 40MB: Maybe there are just not many routes.

indenmark

29. indenmark Denmark 03 Jan 2009, 12:37 GMT

Viva la 2009 . . . the year of the balance board! If y'ain't got one yet, best to ask Martin Luther King Claus for one . . . or Easter Claus, for you non-yankolas.

j

Wiiloveit

30. Wiiloveit United Kingdom 03 Jan 2009, 13:01 GMT

Oh, and also, i like the new avatar Wiiloveit. Quite interesting.
If you can guess what it's regarding before the 21st of January (yes, that's a clue) then I'll give you a cookie.
And the only reason I changed it was because someone questioned my gender/sexuality after seeing my Hello Kitty one - and if you recall, when Corbie put the thing there, I said I'd keep it until someone wondered whether I really am male. So suck on that, Corbie! (Oops - probably shouldn't have said that last bit. Just - don't change the avatar for another three weeks(ish), and I'll be happy, ok Corbs?

PiratePete

31. PiratePete United Kingdom 03 Jan 2009, 18:18 GMT

I must say, this does look fantastic. After rooting aroung the site, I gather that the controls are Wii-mote and nunchuck. Thanfully, there is no nunchuck twisting like in SSX Blur. I really didn't like that game!

There are lots of modes as well. Time trial, online, offline...it looks great at the moment! More modes than Blur had! I liked the music in that game though...

touffeboy

32. touffeboy Canada 03 Jan 2009, 18:53 GMT

the game looks like really cool! With the support of the Wii Balance board and the Wifi Connection!

famicom

33. famicom Sweden 03 Jan 2009, 19:08 GMT

The Internet is a wide open space...mostly, it's no surprise that more people finds this spot. I say, welcome fellow humans! (in this case, you dudes from Spain)

Either way, this could be fun.

Objection_Blaster

34. Objection_Blaster United States 03 Jan 2009, 19:32 GMT

@Wiiloveit- I love challenges...if only I wasn't so lazy during winter break

danik

35. danik United Kingdom 03 Jan 2009, 19:52 GMT

keeps looking better so might consider getting it, mainly for online play but i do already have shaun white so but 1000 points it might be worth it.

Terranigma

36. Terranigma United Kingdom 03 Jan 2009, 22:58 GMT

@Wiiloveit
It's certainly familiar. I can't think of what it is though. I'll try to figure it out/

jangonov

37. jangonov United States 04 Jan 2009, 00:57 GMT

kinda reminds me of 1080 and mariokart put together

Shadx

38. Shadx Canada 04 Jan 2009, 04:49 GMT

I'll keep an eye on this. Doubt I'll be buying it though.

Ricardo91

39. Ricardo91 United States 04 Jan 2009, 07:33 GMT

@Terranigma. Loving the Julius Belmont pic!

Terranigma

40. Terranigma United Kingdom 04 Jan 2009, 08:57 GMT

@jangonov
That's exactly what i've thought about this game so far. I'm hoping it's just as good as either of the two.

@Ricardo91
Thanks :)

When i stop changing my Avatar on a weekly basis (Maybe in a month?) i'll probably stick to this, although i did like The Mysterians Avatar. I have three other avatars in the waiting, probably for use on some forums i go on every now and then. I'll save the gaming ones for here though. Next up is a Killer Instinct Avatar. Death Note can wait (or be used elsewhere)

Wiiloveit

41. Wiiloveit United Kingdom 04 Jan 2009, 13:00 GMT

@My avatar: try thinking of it as having a white background - for some reason, images with a translucent background go black here :|

jorenmartijn

42. jorenmartijn Netherlands 05 Jan 2009, 10:07 GMT

I might actually pick this up! It looks really nice for a WiiWare game!
I think this and Fun!Fun!Minigolf will be the games I want in the first months.

Nobarai

43. Nobarai United States 05 Jan 2009, 14:24 GMT

This looks like a decent game, but I'm not much of a fan of snowboarding games. I'll wait for a review.

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