EA announces new tennis franchise
Wednesday, 20 Aug 2008 10:51
It isn't known if EA will be going down the Tiger Woods route in terms of naming its new franchise. Could it be Rafael Nadal Tennis?
Electronic Arts today announced that its Canada studio will be in charge of developing a new tennis franchise for the EA Sports brand.
The game will be available first on the Nintendo Wii in 2009, with other platforms following soon after.
It will be the first EA Sports game to use the MotionPlus accessory for the Wii Remote.
"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 of 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 has secured the licence for the Wimbledon championships, so expect the full competition in the game, complete with all the accurately modelled courts and so on.