Here are a few clips of Nintendo DS news. The highlight today being the announcement that EA is taking their Skate series to the Wii and DS with special attention being brought to the Wii Balance Board. Can you say YEAH! Check out the review and the video review of the The World Ends With You from Square-Enix and leave your comments todays about clips at the end.

EA to grind Skate It to Nintendo DS, Wii Balance Board

Electronic Arts Inc. on Mon. said that it will release Skate It to Nintendo Co.’s Nintendo DS handheld and the Wii home video game system.

Skate It, a new game in the Skate franchise, is said to utilize the DS stylus on the Nintendo DS and the Wii Balance Board for Wii to employ new gameplay features.

“We knew it would be an exciting challenge to bring the soul and feel of skateboarding to the Wii and Nintendo DS,” said Scott Blackwood, Executive Producer - Skate franchise.

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The World Ends With You

Taking a detour from its usual Final Fantasy realms, Square-Enix is making its first foray into the modern age with The World Ends With You, a contemporary role-playing game set in the uber-hip Tokyo ’hood of Shibuya.
The real-world setting — which includes an awesome hip-hop, techno and J-pop soundtrack, skateboarding, graffiti, etc. — provides a too-long-needed break from the fantastical rut that RPGs have fallen into.
But this fashion district setting is also vital to game play — clothing choices actually affect your stats, with certain brands being more popular in certain areas, though you can alter that by being badass in an uncool outfit, which will cause others to cop your style like an Avril fan girl.

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