Left Field Productions is off to making another game for the Wii, and this time, it's a game meant for Nintendo's WiiWare service. The game's called Battle Poker, and if you're interested in knowing more, feel free to head on over to the full article.

The ongoing Games Convention over at Leipzig Germany's laying host to plenty of pleasantries lately, one of which is this new trailer for Left Field Productions' Nitrobike title. For the guys who remember Excitebike on the Nintendo 64, expect this Wii-bound racer to have plenty of the death (and gravity)-defying stunts its predecessor carried.

And given this is a Wii game we're talking about, make sure to watch out for the snippets demonstrating the Wiimote controls. It looks very similar to Excite Truck based on what we're seeing, but given you're maneuvering a much lighter vehicle for Nitrobike, we'll just have to wait for more details in the near future. Enjoy the video.

For those of us who can remember the original Excitebike on the Nintendo 64, we were treated to a very spectacular experience of gritty, hardcore dirtbike racing that combined good arcade fun with fantastic racing physics that had us sailing through the air after hitting that impossible jump at top speed. Fans of that road-rashing era should be glad to know that the same studio behind that game is now working on Excitebike's spiritual (and next-gen) successor - and that is Nitrobike for the Nintendo Wii.

Yes, the guys over at Left Field productions are at it again, with their current brainchild revealed to the world in the convention of conventions, E3 2007. Of course, we were left hanging back then, with not a lot of updates coming in about the actual game, but now here's no other but James Higgins, LFP's CEO, to reveal a ton of info about Nitrobike (as well as let us partake in some gratuitous eye-candy). Without further adieu, then!

The full interview and the screenshots after the jump!

  

If you had fun with Excite Truck but somehow wished that you can have the same brand of gameplay on motorbikes, then the video game Nitrobike is the one you are looking for. This title was recently announced by Ubisoft during the recently concluded E3 Media and Business Summit.

Nitrobike features arcade style-controls which is somewhat reminiscent of the title Excitebike 64 that was released on Nintendo 64 console. In case you don't know, the two titles were developed by just one studio - Left Field Productions. More interestingly, players will be treated this time to a full-fledged multiplayer online mode.

There's still no mention of a U.S. release date but Ubisoft has finally confirmed that Nitrobike will be available throughout Europe this coming November 23. Its suggested retail price is 44 Euros or roughly around US$ 60.73.

 

It doesn't look like Ubisoft is planning to stop with just Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 for the Wii. The publisher has just sent out word via E3 and press release of another new game currently under development as a Wii exclusive, titled Nitrobike.

The game's reportedly going to have players riding rocket-propelled bikes using arcade-style controls, somewhat like Excite Truck. It will also carry support for both standard multiplayer and online mode.

What makes this game announcement all the more interesting is that Nitrobike is being developed by Left Field Productions - the same studio that brought Excitebike 64 to the Nintendo 64 console. As Ubisoft's publishing VP Jay Cohen remarked, "Ubisoft is thrilled to be introducing the first Motocross game available for Wii. Nitrobike’s fun and fast-paced gameplay is sure to be a hit for Wii owners for the holiday season."

Expect this new motocross title to hit store this holiday season. That's all the info we've got available for now - stick around in case we pick up more Nitrobike goodies in the near future.

Dave Mirra BMX Challenge will finally be launched in UK sometime this May. We know gaming site IGN already dubbed this title as the worst ever, but still, we believe that those who haven't played it yet should give it a fair chance.

To those of you who are not aware, BMX Challenge was developed by Crave Entertainment in partnership with Left Field Productions. One of the developers in Left Field, John Brandwood, was recently interviewed and he talked freely about the video game. He reiterated that the PlayStation Portable's (PSP) hardware allowed them to improve the PlayStation 2 (PS2) original.

We're taking advantage of the PSP's incredible power to bring a full PS2-style experience to the handheld market. The biggest thing we did was include an auto-land feature. This allows the player to rotate the bike freely in the air with minimal risk of crashing because the bike rotation didn't complete on landing.

Aside from that, Brandwood mentioned that the game's ad-hoc multiplayer modes are quite addicting. When asked about the new features present in the PSP version, Brandwood remarked that the trick-based racing to the BMX arena is actually something new. Here, the usual racing game is modified as players are allowed to get off the regular pathway and do tricks to improve their position in the race. Then he added,

This was the first time we've made levels that include two separate circuits. Players do a couple of laps around one circuit, and then the course splits into the second circuit. This makes our levels huge! As with all new features, this presented some challenges. I'm happy to report that all the challenges we encountered while doing the two circuits were overcome.

All in all, Dave Mirra BMX Challenge features nine environments in which players are allowed to either race in or ride freestyle. There are a total of 17 levels and aside from the multiplayer mode, there are Exhibition, Novice, and Pro Circuit as well.

When asked if they considered releasing it on DS platform, Brandwood just quipped,

I'm afraid that we never seriously considered the DS as a target for this project. While we're huge Nintendo fans here at Left Field Productions, the DS just isn't a suitable platform for the kind of game that we wanted to make.