Franchise Spotlight: 1080° Snowboarding

If you were a gamer in the late '90s or early noughties, one thing you'll probably remember is the trend for snowboarding and skiing games. 1080° Snowboarding is a Nintendo-exclusive IP that has either been forgotten, or the trend for snowboarding games has stayed locked in history. It's not an IP I see people crying out for a new game in.

It's one of the smaller franchises, consisting of just two games:

1080° Snowboarding (Nintendo 64, 1998)

Miyamoto originally wanted to make a skiing game, but chose snowboarding because it gave the player more freedom.

1080° Avalanche (GameCube, 2003)

The second and final game in the franchise sticks with snowboarding, but feels more focused on racing than tricks.

Both games offer a fun experience for short pick-up-and-play sessions.

In the Omni Games database

Figures as of 15 October 2026.

• Total games: 2
• Platforms: 2
• Years active: 1998–2004
• Cancelled: 0
• Developers: 2
• Publishers: 1
• Regions: 3
• Dump status: 3 of 8 releases dumped, 5 unmapped

Games

• 1998 – 1080 Snowboarding (Nintendo 64) – 0 of 5 releases dumped
• 2003 – 1080 Avalanche (GameCube) – 3 of 3 releases dumped