Reception
| Reception | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Aggregator | Score |
| Metacritic | Wii: 78% (28 reviews) PSP: 70% (5 reviews) DS: 63% (4 reviews) PS3: 63% (30 reviews) PC: 60% (8 reviews) Xbox 360: 60% (48 reviews) |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Game Informer | 6.75/10 |
| Official Xbox Magazine | 6.5/10 |
The Wii version of Shaun White Snowboarding was the 20th best-selling game of December 2008 in the United States, and it was the best selling version.
The Wii version of the game received more positive reception than any of the other versions. Eurogamer gave the Wii version 7/10, praising it as "the best looking version", singling out the presentation, soundtrack, implementation of the Wii Balance Board controls and multiplayer, while criticising the Wii Remote controls, half-pipe sections, difficulty level, and short duration of the single-player mode. It was a nominee for several Wii-specific awards from IGN in its 2008 video game awards, including Best New IP, Best Sports Game, Best Graphics Technology, Best Use of the Balance Board, and Game of the Year. The Xbox 360 version was nominated for "Worst Game Everyone Played" by GameSpot in their 2008 video game awards, and was awarded the title of "Most Dubious Use of In-Game Advertising" for excluding 20% of its content from editions not sold from the Target Stores editions.
GameSpot gave the game a 5/10 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions.
Over 3 Million copies of the game had been sold as of May 2009.
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