Ubidays 08: Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party revealed, use your butt to play

[Update: Added the new trailer] 

The only game that wasn't on display during Ubidays in San Francisco was the new Rayman Raving Rabbids game. It's a shame it wasn't around, as I would have loved to get my ass on the game. Yes, my ass. Rayman Raving Rabids TV Party will now be using the Balance Board along with the Wiimote.

The Rabbids have invaded your TV. All the new games will in some way relate to stuff you would see on TV. Music videos, soap operas, reality shows, ads and more will be spoofed in the mini-game collection. 

During the Ubidays 2008 Paris presentation that wrapped up earlier today, they showed off one of the new mini-games that requires you to sit on the Balance Board. The mini-game is a snowboarding game, except instead of a snowboard, the Rabbid is riding on a Wildebeest. You use the Balance Board to steer your Wildebeest down the course and when you hit the jumps, you will use the Wiimote and Nunchuck combo to match the on screen directional prompts.

The other mini-game that was shown was a dancing game for four players. You will use the Wiimote and Nunchuk to match the on screen prompts as they scroll by (like Guitar Hero).

TV Party will have some minor online features such as being able to send pictures of your Rabbids to friends. After you've dressed up the Rabbids, you just aim your camera and take a shot. Rabbids don't like standing still so you'll have to smack them around a little to get them to stay still.  

Finally, the game is going to be bigger than ever with the new turn-based eight-player support. Nothing else was really revealed during the presentation and the press release (after the jump) is saying we won't hear much more until E3. I know I'm already looking forward to it, how about you?

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