More EA Titles to Come, All Custom-Designed for the Wii
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 18, 2006--Electronic
Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) joins the festivities surrounding the highly
anticipated launch of Nintendo Wii™ with the release of Madden NFL
07 and Need for Speed™ Carbon. Each title remains true to the
hallmarks of its franchise but is designed to take full advantage of
Wii's one-of-a-kind controller and will be available in stores
November 19, 2006. Additional releases on Wii in the coming months
include titles from the Harry Potter™, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR®,
SSX™, Medal of Honor™, and The Sims™ franchises.
"The launch of Nintendo Wii has offered EA a unique opportunity to
capitalize on the capabilities of the revolutionary controller and
attract a whole new gaming audience," said John Schappert, Senior Vice
President, Chief Operating Officer, Worldwide Studios, EA. "Looking
ahead, we will continue to explore new and innovative game play
possibilities and custom-design our most popular franchises to take
full advantage of this unique gaming platform."
With the launch on the Nintendo Wii, Madden NFL 07 takes advantage
of the revolutionary controller design and all-new Madden
FreeMotion™ controls to create a new controller-focused experience,
bringing Madden's gameplay depth alive in a whole new and immersive
way. Key Wii-only features for Madden NFL 07 include exclusive
multiplayer mini games designed to support four player gameplay, new
multiplayer enhancements including a multiplayer sprint, new play
calling system designed for basic football fan knowledge, and Madden
in-game tutorials that teach the users how to use new FreeMotion
controls and allow users to practice within the game.
Madden NFL 07 on Wii will also include the popular key features
lead blocking control, NFL Superstar: Hall of Fame mode as well as
all-new Highlight moves that allows you to run like the NFL players
run.
In its 17th year and with more than 55 million copies sold life to
date, Madden NFL Football continues to stand out as the most popular
football videogame franchise of all time with a combination of
innovative new features and the most authentic football gameplay.
Madden NFL 07 for Wii is being developed by EA Canada. For more
information check out www.madden07.com.
The battle starts on the streets of Palmont city, but is won in
the canyons as Need for Speed™ Carbon immerses you in the world's
most dangerous and adrenaline-filled forms of street racing. Need for
Speed Carbon and the Nintendo Wii introduce the world to a whole new
way to play Need for Speed. Offering the classic Need for Speed
controls and immersive gameplay experience, with the addition of the
Wii's unique controller scheme takes NFS Carbon gameplay to levels
previously not possible. A simple yet intuitive control scheme using
the Wii controllers, the player will instantly recognize and feel the
physics differences between the 50 plus Muscle, Exotic, and Tuner
cars, as they use their crew to win Canyon races, customize their cars
using Autosculpt™, and battle to take control of the streets of
Palmont. For more information check out www.needforspeedcarbon.com.
Madden NFL 07, and Need for Speed Carbon carry an MSRP of $49.99.
Madden NFL 07 is rated E for Everyone and Need for Speed Carbon is
rated E10 by the ESRB. To download screenshots from any of these
games, please visit info.ea.com.
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 videogame systems,
personal computers and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its
products under four brand names: EA SPORTS™, EA™, EA SPORTS
BIG™ and POGO™. In fiscal 2006, EA posted revenue of $2.95
billion and had 27 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA's
homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More information about
EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the
Internet at http://info.ea.com.
Electronic Arts, EA, EA SPORTS, EA SPORTS BIG, POGO, Need for
Speed, Autosculpt, FreeMotion, SSX , Medal of Honor and The Sims are
trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.
S. and/or other countries. John Madden, NFL, Harry Potter, Tiger
Woods, and PGA TOUR trademarks of its respective owners and used with
permission. Nintendo Wii, is a trademark of Nintendo. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
SOURCE: Electronic Arts