Get in Gear for the Fun and Exhilaration of High-Speed Racing this
Holiday
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Jul 22, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), announced today that Need for
Speed(TM) NITRO, the first ever Need for Speed title made
exclusively for the Wii(TM) and Nintendo DS(TM) will ship to retailers
worldwide on November 17th. This holiday, gamers must battle
through the mayhem of relentless cops, master the art of drifting to
gain boost at 200 mph, and prove themselves across five exotic cities at
blistering speeds.
"Need for Speed NITRO offers fun and intense competition for every type
of gamer, "said Joe Booth, Senior Producer, EA Montreal. "The varied
track designs, deep controls, and intuitive drift and nitro mechanics
give players something to come back to for months on end. We wanted to
fuse together attitude with car culture and the best of arcade racing,
to create a new and unique racing experience for the Wii and NDS this
November."
Boasting support for the Wii Remote, Nunchuk, racing wheel, classic
controller, GameCube controller and DS stylus, Need for Speed NITRO letsplayers decide exactly how they want to dominate the competition.
For the ultimate bragging rights, gamers can't just win the race, they
must own it. With a nearly limitless visual customization system, gamers
can design a unique art style to attach to their ride. As they edge out
competitors in driving finesse, their art will overtake the world,
vibrantly painting the story of racing supremacy. All this combined with
fresh modes, tracks and exotic real world locations make Need for
Speed NITRO one of the most exciting, heart-pounding arcade racers
for the Wii and Nintendo DS.
Need for Speed NITRO recently received IGN's "Best Racing Game"
award for the Wii and Nintendo DS. Need for Speed NITRO is
developed by EA Montreal in Montreal and is not yet rated by the ESRB
and PEGI.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is
a leading global interactive entertainment software company. Founded in
1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive
software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, wireless
devices and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under
four brand names: EATM, EA SPORTSTM, EA MobileTM
and POGOTM. In fiscal 2009, EA posted GAAP net revenue of
$4.2 billion and had 31 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 Mobile ,POGO and Need for Speed are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other
countries. Wii and Nintendo DS are trademarks of Nintendo. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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SOURCE: Electronic Arts Inc.
Electronic Arts
Shirley Chu, 604-456-3994
schu2@ea.com
Peter Nguyen, 650-628-3607
pnguyen@ea.com
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