Experience the Thrill of Team Racing on and off the Track
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Dec 04, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) announced today that NASCAR(R) Kart
Racing, the first and only NASCAR racing title available for the
Wii(TM), will ship to retailers in North America on February 10, 2009, just
in time for the Daytona 500 and the official start of the 2009 NASCAR
season. Designed exclusively for the Wii, NASCAR Kart Racing enables
players to grab the steering wheel as a famed NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
driver and speed through treacherous landscapes, wind around rocky
cliffs, jump rivers and dodge falling boulders. Up to four players can
go head-to-head, via split screen, in a mad dash to the checkered flag,
making NASCAR Kart Racing an ideal game to play with family and
friends.
Enjoy the thrill of racing as three-time consecutive Sprint Cup Series
champion Jimmie Johnson or choose from 13 additional NASCAR Sprint Cup
Series drivers. Players can also compete as one of 10 original animated
characters. Each driver has personal attributes that will determine how
the kart will perform on a course, so strategy is key when choosing a
driver and a teammate. Teams that work together win championships!
Licensed NASCAR Drivers:
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Jeff Burton
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Kyle Busch
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Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
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Carl Edwards
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Jeff Gordon
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Denny Hamlin
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Kevin Harvick
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Jimmie Johnson
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Kasey Kahne
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Matt Kenseth
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Elliot Sadler
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Tony Stewart
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*Two Unlockable Mystery Drivers*
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The courses in NASCAR Kart Racing feature a vast range of
exhilarating terrain. Experience 24 entertaining race layouts that wrap
through deserts, freeways, back roads, canyons, junkyards and more.
Drivers will also push the pedal to the metal in areas surrounding four
popular NASCAR tracks: Daytona International Speedway, Talladega
Superspeedway, Dover International Speedway and Bristol Motor Speedway.
Each track in NASCAR Kart Racing can be reversed to provide two
unique racing experiences.
Your journey to become a champion in NASCAR Kart Racing begins by
competing in 13 series against featured drivers from different racing
backgrounds. Defeat the rivals of each series to unlock new courses,
drivers, game modes and the next series. Beat all of the events at a
track and you will receive a track sponsorship complete with billboards
featuring your driver's face--an obvious statement to your family and
friends that you are the top competitor. Race throughout the series, to
earn the championship title that affords stunning trophies and the glory
of being recognized as the ultimate NASCAR driver!
NASCAR Kart Racing,developed exclusively for the Wii(TM),
will ship to retailers on February 10, 2009. The game has been rated E
for Everyone by the ESRB with a descriptor for "Cartoon Mischief". For
more information, please visit www.easports.com/kartracing.
For assets, please visit www.info.ea.com.
EA SPORTS(TM) is the leading interactive sports software brand in the
world, with top-selling titles and franchises including Madden NFL
Football, FIFA Soccer, NHL(R) hockey, NBA
LIVE basketball, NCAA(R) Football, Tiger
Woods PGA TOUR(R) and NASCAR(R)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 information about EA's products and full text of press releases can
be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.
EA, EA SPORTS, EA SPORTSFreestyle, and POGO are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other
countries. 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. All other trademarks are the
property of their respective owners.
About NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. (NASCAR),
celebrating 60 years in 2008, is the sanctioning body for one of North
America's premier sports. NASCAR is the No. 1 spectator sport -- holding
17 of the top 20 highest attended sporting events in the U.S., and is
the No. 2 rated regular-season sport on television. NASCAR races are
broadcast in more than 150 countries and in more than 30 languages.
NASCAR fans are the most brand loyal in all of sports, and as a result
more Fortune 500 companies participate in NASCAR than any other sport.
NASCAR consists of three national series (the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series,
NASCAR Nationwide Series, and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series), four
regional series, and one local grassroots series, as well as two
international series. NASCAR sanctions more than 1,200 races at 100
tracks in more than 30 U.S. states, Canada and Mexico. Based in Daytona
Beach (Fla.), NASCAR has offices in New York, Los Angeles, Charlotte
(N.C.), Concord (N.C.), Conover (N.C.), Bentonville (Ark.), Mexico City,
and Toronto.
SOURCE: Electronic Arts Inc.
Electronic Arts
Julie Michel, Publicist, 407-386-5184
jmichel@ea.com
Rob Semsey, Sr. PR Manager, 407-386-5337
rsemsey@ea.com
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