We know that many third parties have shown interest in using the Wii Balance Board peripheral, but so far none have spoken out to officially announce a title in conjunction with the new device. Skateboarder Tony Hawks is the latest to do just that, hinting at its potential in one of the extreme sportsman’s series of games.

He told Eurogamer:

Tony Hawk: I play a lot of games with my kids, so whatever they’re into at the time. My middle son is heavily into Guitar Hero, he loves it and so he gets me playing it. He actually beats me on a lot of songs, which is frustrating. They like playing a lot of Wii games, they like Transformers, and my game - they love it.

Eurogamer: Have you seen much of Wii Fit? Do you think a Tony Hawk game would work well with the Wii Fit board?

Tony Hawk: I’ve seen a little bit of it. I think it’s possible to incorporate the Wii Fit board into one of our games, but it would change the control scheme dramatically and we’d have to figure out how to make that work. So I don’t know yet.

After the initial buzz of Wii Fit dies down, it’ll be interesting to see just how well the Balance Board is utilised by both Nintendo and third parties, and whether gamers will welcome the sorts of experiences that the accessory encourages.