KOEI has announced the latest installment in their popular G1 Jockey series with G1 Jockey Wii 2008. With the last installment utilizing the Wii’s unique controllers to recreate the horse racing experience more realistically than ever before, the Wii Balance Board has now been employed to take the series a step further.

“With G1 jockey we have always strived to recreate the full horse racing experience in the most realistic and enjoyable way possible. The Nintendo Wii and now the Wii Balance Board have enabled us to continue our desire to bring every facet of this fascinating sport into the homes of passionate horse racing fans and gamers who want to enjoy a sporting experience like no other.” Naoki Katashima, Executive Vice President KOEI Europe and US.

Players now get the chance to leap fences and steer their horse to victory all through the feedback from the Wii Balance Board. Assuming a jockey crouch and powering to victory when G1 Jockey Wii 2008 is released this September.