Electronic Arts Inc. (Nasdaq: ERTS) announced today that an all-new
tennis videogame is in development at EA Canada in Vancouver under the
EA SPORTS™ brand. The EA SPORTS tennis
franchisewill be available first for the Wii™
in 2009, followed by other platforms, and it will be the first EA SPORTS
game that uses Nintendo’s upcoming Wii
MotionPlus™ accessory for the Wii Remote™
that will give players a new level of accuracy and responsiveness.
“As we look to expand the EA SPORTS brand and
captivate sports fans from around the world with rich new interactive
experiences, it was obvious that the renaissance we’re
seeing in the sport of tennis provides us with a big opportunity,”
said Peter Moore, President, EA SPORTS. “Our
new tennis franchise, coming first to the Wii, will put fans right into
the action and provide the excitement, tension and drama that true
champions feel in legendary matches – like
the classic from Wimbledon just last month.”
EA SPORTS will bring tennis to life and allow players to experience the
pressure and excitement of competing in the greatest theaters in the
game, and it will be the only videogame to feature the All England Lawn
Tennis Club – home of The Championships,
Wimbledon. The all-new EA SPORTS tennis franchise will offer innovative
ways to play, both as or against the greatest players from the past or
present, letting you control the ball and work the court like you never
have before in a tennis videogame.
For more information, please visit www.easports.com/tennis.
The game has not yet been rated by the ESRB or PEGI.
EA SPORTS™ is the leading interactive sports
software brand in the world, with top-selling titles and franchises
including Madden NFL Football, FIFA Soccer, NHL®
hockey, NBA LIVE basketball, NCAA®
Football, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR®
and NASCAR®racing.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is
the world's leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded
in 1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive
software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, cellular
handsets and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under
four brand names: EA SPORTSTM, EATM,
EA SPORTS FreestyleTM and POGOTM.
In fiscal 2008, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $3.67 billion and had 27
titles that sold more than one million copies. EA's homepage and online
game site is www.ea.com. More
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found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.
EA, EA SPORTS, EA SPORTS Freestyle, and POGO are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other
countries. The Championships, Wimbledon, The All England Lawn Tennis
Club, John Madden, NFL, FIFA, NHL, NBA, NCAA, Tiger Woods, PGA TOUR and
NASCAR are trademarks of their respective owners and used with
permission. Wii is a trademark of Nintendo.