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A port of sorts of last year's inventive skater SKATE, this spin-off for the Wii has interesting ideas and is a smooth downscaling, but it lacks some of the features of its next-gen brethren.

Available on: Wii , DS
Genre: Sports
Release date: Nov 19, 2008
Published by: Electronic Arts
Developed by: Electronic Arts
Multiplayer Modes:
Offline
2 player VS


Screenshots updated Nov 19, 2008
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Skate It Wii May Get Skateboard Frame for Balance... N4G
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Skate It on Wii and Nintendo DS N4G
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News from N4G May 10, 2008
You’ve got to admire the creativity of Skate It’s developers. While most companies can’t be bothered to explain why their next-gen ports look so shabby on the underpowered Wii, these guys came up with a whopper to explain why their skateboarding game looks so sparse and bland compared to the original version – there’s been an earthquake. ...
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We kick off with Black Box's redesigned skateboard action
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ESRB Rating
Skate It is rated:
Everyone
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