"I haven’t been huge on snowboarding games (SSX fans, my apologies) but something about Shaun White caught my eye. Originally, of course, I had set my eyes on the Playstation 3 version, in which you create your own snowboarder and free roam four different mountain ranges with friends online, but the DS version, I figured, was worth a spin (or should I say FS Misty?)"

"I recently had the privilege of some “Hands-on” with this game at a Ubisoft Retailers evening in held in Sydney at the Greenwood Hotel, Nth Sydney. You need to see that place to appreciate it. And naturally, under strict press embargo rules, I haven’t been able to discuss it - that is of course, until now. Shaun White’s Snowboarding is here, well almost, and it is about to make an impression with anyone that plays it or let alone sees it.

While the build we played was around 75% complete, ..."

"Although Sony's handheld is gradually clawing back some market share thanks to some particularly profitable months in Japan, the sad fact remains that Nintendo's DS has the PSP well and truly beaten elsewhere in the world. A cursory glance within your local high street retailer tells a sorry story for hardcore Sony devotees – Nintendo's dual-screened wonder commands the lion's share of shelf space whilst the poor old PSP is finding it harder and harder to stand up to the never-ending flood of..."

"Today Ubisoft have announced the development of Shaun White Snowboarding for the NintendoDS system and PlayStation Portable system. The game is scheduled for release on November 13th, 2008.

Developed in close collaboration with Shaun White, Olympic Gold Medalist and eight-time X Games Gold Medalist, Shaun White Snowboarding for the PSP system and NintendoDS allows players to enjoy the thrilling sport of snowboarding anytime, anywhere. Built from the ground up on both platforms, each versio..."

"And here is the general consensus from day 1. I'll warn you know though, the day started badly for Sony's Trophy system, but certainly got better throughout the day.

Click the jump for the full list of confirmed Trophy titles.

Prince of Persia - No Trophy support
HAWX - Trophy support confirmed
Shaun White's Snowboard - Trophy support confirmed
Borderlands - Trophy support confirmed
Spider Man: Web of Shadows - Probably not because it was too late in the development stage to add the..."

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"With Electronic Arts and 2K Sports taking a break with their snowboarding franchises, SSX and Amped, respectively, Ubisoft really hit the spot by deciding to release its first-ever snowboarding game, Shaun White Snowboarding, this holiday season. To give you an idea of what the game will offer when it hits retail, the French publisher has unleashed a bunch of new screenshots.

As the title implies, the game is being developed in close collaboration with the snowboarding legend, Shaun White,..."

"The true of the matter is this, the Wii is a very different console than what most games developers are used to. The Wii has managed to make a huge success from having games on it that just would not work on a conventional console. The Wii has also managed to increase the market share to a huge group of people that are not that interested in gaming. With Wii Sports, Wii Fit and all manner of games built for family play, Nintendo know who they are marketing for and it is not die hard gamers. I..."