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Video: Madden NFL 08 New Trailer by qamrulOriginal at truveo.com
• Mon, Jun 1
Electronic Arts released a trailer from the Wii version of Madden NFL 2008, the next installment in the Madden series, now available in retail ... www.truveo.com
Video: EA Playground. Wii Trailer.Original at truveo.com
• Mon, May 4
Electronic Arts, 2007: Your first look at the new game that features playground classics like dodgeball and tetherball, as well as some fun twists ... www.truveo.com
Video: EA looks to shape up with Wii
Original at AOL Video
• Mon, Apr 27
The video game publisher Electronic Arts is hoping a range of new titles for the Nintendo Wii console will help it to a strong performance in a ... video.aol.com
Video: Boom Blox - Wii - English Walkthrough
Original at Revver
• Wed, Feb 25
Boom Blox, a game by Steven Spielberg for Nintendo Wii - English Walkthrough. This video shows actual gameplay. Electronic Arts / Wiitalia revver.com
Video: Dead Space Extraction (Wii)Original at YouTube
• Wed, Feb 18
By rss@youtube.com (gamefront) EA ANNOUNCES DEAD SPACE EXTRACTION EXCLUSIVE FOR THE Wii All-New Hero, Story and Characters Extend the Dead Space Universe Guildford, UK; February 18, 2009 Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today revealed Dead Space™ Extraction, an all-new chapter from the studio that delivered th...
Video: SimAnimals - Deadly and Cute Creatures TrailerOriginal at YouTube
• Sat, Feb 14
By rss@youtube.com (NintendoStuffChannel) Name: SimAnimals Developer: Maxis Publisher: EA System: Wii and Nintendo DS Experience what happens when a cute animal and a deadly animal come face to face. Author: NintendoStuffChannel Keywords: simanimals sims wii ds ea maxis Added: February 14, 2009
Video: Classic Game Room HD - NASCAR KART RACING for Wii review pt2Original at YouTube
• Thu, Feb 12
By rss@youtube.com (InecomCompany) Part 2 of 2: Watch in HD. Classic Game Room reviews NASCAR KART RACING from EA Sports for the Nintendo Wii video game console. This cart driving game is ultra-fast and ultra-smooth and ultra-fun for fans of the cartoony, anything goes smash your enemies with dynamite sticks racing genre. Are...
Video: Dead Space for Wii Announced!Original at YouTube
• Tue, Feb 3
By rss@youtube.com (brawlmaster111) http://kotaku.com/5145788/dead-space-wii-announced heres the link go check it out, not a rick roll people! Author: brawlmaster111 Keywords: dead space wii announced EA sonic review 2009 good games sales info awesome pwn Added: February 3, 2009
Video: SimAnimals - Wii Story - The SimsOriginal at YouTube
• Fri, Jan 23
By rss@youtube.com (TheSims) Anything can happen in the SimAnimals forest. Watch as mouse and bear square off, and see who wins. Author: TheSims Keywords: SimAnimals Sims Animals Wii Story Nintendo Bear Mouse EA Electronic Arts Animal Tested Log Fight River Producer Added: January 23, 2009
Video: EA Skate It- Crazy Bail Compilation (Wii)Original at YouTube
• Sun, Dec 28
By rss@youtube.com (JRefleX93) This game is great! The physics and graphics are a big jump from previous Nintendo skating games. Enjoy, and please rate and comment! Music: Give it Back, by Hoobastank
Video: Need for Speed: Undercover Official Game Trailer HDOriginal at YouTube
• Fri, Nov 21
By rss@youtube.com (Josh360slam) Need for Speed: Undercover is the 12th installment of the popular racing video game series Need for Speed, developed by EA Black Box and published by Electronic Arts.It was released on PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, Wii, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Portable, i...
EA Sports Active: More Workouts Trailers Remind of What You Look Like Exercising
Original at Shacknews
• Mon, Nov 16
Back when EA Sports Active arrived--all of six months ago--Electronic Arts was helpful enough to issue a trailer so you knew what you'd look like while you were playing the Wii fitness game. So with EA Sports Active: More Workouts, the sequel to the leg strap-packing game, due in North Amer...
EA/Maxis: Spore Islands [Facebook]
Original at El Mundo Tech
• Thu, Nov 5
By elmundotech EA, EA SPORTS, EA Mobile, POGO, Maxis, and Spore are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Nintendo DS and Wii are trademarks of Nintendo. All other trademarks are the property of their respective licensors. Mac is a trademark of Apple...
Never Gonna Give You Up... [Note]
Original at Kotaku
• Tue, Nov 3
By Brian Crecente Xbox 360 with $100 Card for $200 This Weekend? Console Arcade, DJ Hero, Rock Band Set for Colorado Child's Play Fundraiser The 10 Most Avidly-Played Wii Games In America (As Of Nov 1) Review Round-Up: Tekken, Forza, GTA And More Dedication To Dedicated Servers Earns EA At Least 60 Bucks
Dead Space: Extraction met with lackluster results
Original at DigitalBattle
• Wed, Oct 21
By Jeff Baker “Electronic Arts didn’t market Dead Space Extraction as much as it does with other titles. And the success or failure of a Wii title usually correlates directly to marketing spend. If Electronic Arts spent little on marketing, I am sure the sell through was no surprise to them. So I do not beli...
Dead Space Extraction Sales Slow, Analyst Points to Poor Marketing
Original at Shacknews
• Wed, Oct 21
Sales of Visceral Games' Dead Space Extraction--the Wii rail shooter adaptation of the original Dead Space--have been unimpressive following its September 29 release, leading one analyst to blame a lackluster EA marketing campaign. The game sold only 9,000 copies in the US between Se...
Need for Speed Nitro Getting Earlier Release
Original at Shacknews
• Tue, Oct 20
• 2 related articles
EA Montreal's arcade-style racer Need for Speed Shift will be in stores a few weeks earlier than expected, Electronic Arts has revealed. Once slated for November 17, the racer is now due on Wii and Nintendo DS come November 3 in North America and November 6 in Europe.
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Hands On: New Wii Fit Plus Workout’s Custom Routines
Original at Game
• Mon, Oct 5
By Chris Kohler WIRED TIRED See Also: Review: Wii Fit Works, But Could Shape UpReview: Rough EA Sports Active Whips Polished Wii Fit Workout Me and Wii Fit: One Month LaterDiary: One Week Playing Wii FitWii Fit and Flea Market Finds - Video - WiredHack: Control Roomba Vacuum Cleaner Using Wii Fit
The Other Wii Nerf Gun [Wii]
Original at Kotaku
• Mon, Oct 5
By Brian Crecente Electronic Arts isn't is the only company selling a Nerf gun that doubles as a Wii remote holder. Performance Designed Products sent me this N-Strike Switch Shot Ex-3 last week (which they produced...
The Other Wii Nerf Gun [Wii]
Original at Kotaku
• Mon, Oct 5
By Brian Crecente Electronic Arts isn't is the only company selling a Nerf gun that doubles as a Wii remote holder. The gun doesn't come with it's own game, so I haven't had a chance yet to check out how well it works with Wii shooters. I did test out the Nerf aspects of the gun and managed to ping my son two out of thre...
NHL 2K10 Review: Thin-Ice Capades
Original at Kotaku
• Sat, Oct 3
• 2 related articles
By Owen Good NHL 2K10 was developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K on the Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii on on Sept. 15. Retails for $59.99 USD on Xbox 360 and PS3, $49.99 on Wii. Rated E10+ on all three platforms. Reviewed on Xbox 360. Played on all singleplayer and multiplayer modes except for "My Team."
Madden Tops Charts Again, But Sales Plummet On PS2, Wii [Npd Group]
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Sep 10
By Michael McWhertor 01. Madden NFL 10 (Xbox 360) - 928,000 02. Wii Sports Resort (Wii) - 754,000 03. Madden NFL 10 (PS3) - 665,000 04. Batman: Arkham Asylum (Xbox 360) - 303,000 06. Madden NFL 10 (PS2) - 160,000 08. Wii Fit (Wii) - 128,000 09. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) - 120,000 10. Fossil Fighters (DS) - 92,000
News: Dead Space: Extraction diary talks about fearOriginal at Fragland.net
• Thu, Sep 3
• 11 related articles
Electronic Arts and Visceral Games have released a new dev diary to give you a better idea of what you'll be experiencing when playing Dead Space: Extraction. Dead Space: Extraction will be arriving on Wii September 29th in the US and October 2nd in Europe
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EA Sports Active expands, Brutal Legend demo'd
Original at GameSpot
• Tue, Aug 18
GamesCom 2009: Electronic Arts kicks off conference with More Workouts sequel to Wii exercise game, downloadable sample of Double Fine's latest, Game Face feature for FIFA 10, and a tease for Crysis 2.
Spore Hero Mounts Retail Assault in October
Original at Shacknews
• Mon, Aug 17
Sticking true to the original fall projection, Electronic Arts today announced that the latest entries in the Spore franchise--Spore Hero for the Wii and Spore Hero Arena for the Nintendo DS--are due in North America on October 6 and internationally October 9.
News: Customize your ride in NitroOriginal at Fragland.net
• Fri, Aug 14
• 11 related articles
A new trailer for Need for Speed: Nitro has been released by Electronic Arts, showing some of the customization options you have in the game. The game is set for release end of November on Wii and DS. Visit us at Fragland.net (English) | Fragland.be (Dutch) | Sci-Fi Belgium (Dutch)
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July NPD: Electronic Arts, Nintendo Pick at the Bones
Original at Shacknews
• Thu, Aug 13
Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo, Wii) - 508.2K NCAA Football 10 (EA, 360) - 376.5K NCAA Football 10 (EA, PS3) - 237.4K Wii Fit W/Balance Board (Nintendo, Wii) - 164.3K Mario Kart W/Wheel (Nintendo, Wii) - 156.6K Mario Kart DS (Nintendo, DS) - 132.2K Pokemon Platinum Version (Nintendo, DS) - 116.4K Fi...
Madden NFL 10 Review: Slow and Steady Wins the Game [Review]
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Aug 13
By Owen Good Madden NFL 10 was developed by EA Tiburon and published by Electronic Arts for PS2, PS3, PSP, Xbox 360 and Wii. Releases Aug. 14. Retails for $59.99. Tested on Xbox 360. Played entire season in franchise mode and tested all single- and multiplayer modes save Online Franchise, which is unavailab...
Need for Speed Nitro Shifts to Retail November 17
Original at Shacknews
• Tue, Jul 21
• 2 related articles
Electronic Arts today announced that Need for Speed Nitro (Wii, DS) will ship off to retailers worldwide on November 17, giving racing fans a bit of time to recover after the September 22 release of Need for Speed Shift on PC, Xbox 360, PS3 and PSP. Whereas Slightly Mad's Shift is more of a rea...
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EA Sports president dismisses Metacritic benchmark
Original at GameSpot
• Wed, Jun 10
Electronic Arts Sports boss Peter Moore is now looking at user review sites and "mommy bloggers" to gauge the success of his brand's Wii titles.
Kotaku Originals: Knuckleheaded [News]
Original at Kotaku
• Sat, Apr 11
By Owen Good Wii Sports Resort, MotionPlus Out In July Rock Band Unplugged Dated Rumortaku Harmonix Designer Unwittingly Confirms LEGO Rock Band Three Companies Eye Midway For Buy Out Amazon Selling Xbox 360 Digital Games, Wii, PS3 Incoming?
Hands On: Sequel to Spielberg's Boom Blox Even More Smashing
Original at Wired News
• Thu, Apr 9
By Nate Ralph The critically acclaimed Wii game, developed by Electronic Arts in collaboration with film director Steven Spielberg, was an inventive and fun puzzle game that appealed to hard-core gamers and casuals alike. Images courtesy EA
Electronic Arts Rock Band 2 Drum Standalone - Wii (19165)
Original at Pricespider.com
• Wed, Feb 25
Get the ultimate music game experience with the genre-defining, cultural phenomenon called Rock Bandâ?¢ 2 with Wireless Drum Set â?? Wiiâ?¢ from Electronic Arts®. This Rock Band 2 lets you vicariously jam out as some of the best guitarists, bassists, drummers and singers of all time. It...
EA: Dead Space Extraction | Wii
Original at El Mundo Tech
• Wed, Feb 18
By elmundotech Posted in Uncategorized Tagged: Dead Space, Dead Space Extraction, EA, Electronic Arts, Isaac Clarke, jeuxvideo, nintendo, precuela, prequel, protosecuela, video game, videogame, videojuego, wii EA Announces Dead Space Extraction Exclusive for the Wii All-New Hero, Story and C...
2008 EA Sports Madden Challenge: A new Champion | Un nuevo campeón
Original at El Mundo Tech
• Wed, Jan 28
By elmundotech Developed in Orlando, FL by EA Tiburon, Madden NFL 09 is available on Xbox® and Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION®3 and PlayStation 2 computer entertainment systems, Nintendo DS™, Wii™, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) handheld entertainment system and mobile handsets. For more information check...
Spore Game Springs Up On Wii; New Spore Titles Announced
Original at Gaming Bits
• Thu, Jan 22
Spore Hero Arena (Nintendo DS) - Fall 2009 Spore Hero Arena for Nintendo DS™ builds on the success of 2008’s hit Spore™ Creatures and allows players to create fully-3D Spore creatures and take them into battle with an array of other creatures across the galaxy." From EA and Maxis
Kotaku Originals: Obi-Wat? [Original]
Original at Kotaku
• Sat, Jan 17
By Owen Good Nintendo Responds To December NPD Sales, Seems Pleased Microsoft Responds To December NPD Sales, Seems Pleased Nintendo Breaks More Sales Records, Sells Over 5 Million Consoles In December What Was 2008's Best Selling Game In The U.S.? Nintendo's Wii And DS Sales Numbers Conquer Europe
FIFA and Mario Kart are UK’s Best Sellers
Original at BritishGaming.co.uk
• Fri, Jan 9
By Mark Brown 1. FIFA 09 (EA) 2. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) 3. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar) 4. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega) 5. Wii Fit (Nintendo) 6. Call of Duty: World at War (Activision) 7. Wii Play (Nintendo) 8. Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo) 9. Lego Indiana Jones (LucasArts)
Opinion: 2008 Market Winners Nintendo and Activision Crushed In Quality By EA and Sony, According To Metacritic
Original at MTV Multiplayer
• Fri, Dec 19
By Patrick Klepek How did some of five the biggest game makers – Activision, Ubisoft, Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft — fare amongst critics? Here are their 2008 games that scored above 80: Nintendo [6 Games] Mario Kart Wii — 82 (Wii) Super Smash Bros. Brawl — 93 (Wii) Wii Fit — 80 (Wii)
Video Game Sales Nearly $3 Billion In November
Original at Huffington Post
• Fri, Dec 12
By The Huffington Post News Editors Sales of video game software grew 11 percent to $1.31 billion. Besides "Gears of War 2," which sold 1.6 million copies, "Call of Duty: World at War" by Activision Blizzard Inc. and Nintendo's "Wii Play" and "Wii Fit" also did well. Electronic Arts had just one title, the zombie horror game "Left...
iPhone Game Development Reminds Former EA Exec Of Wii Development
Original at MTV Multiplayer
• Wed, Nov 26
By Patrick Klepek The moment that former Electronic Arts executive Neil Young held an iPhone, he knew change was coming. One of the reasons some publishers started supporting the Wii early on was lowered development costs. Building a Wii title was far cheaper than the same scale on Xbox 360 or PlayStation. Yo...
Can't Wait For Skate 2?
Original at GayGamer.net
• Tue, Nov 25
By Wootini Oh, and while Skate 2 won't be out for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 until January, EA would also like you to know that if you really, really desperately want to skate indoors over the holidays, you can always partake of Skate It on the Wii and DS. But does anybody still play these skateboardin...
Holidaze 2008: Best of Black Friday
Original at Joystiq
• Tue, Nov 25
By Ross Miller Filed under: Nintendo DS, Features, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360 Note: No, the starred letters in this image don't rearrange to spell out Braid. We don't know what you're talking about. Nothing to see here, move along.
EA’s Peter Moore on Wii sales: ‘We’re going to keep pounding away’
Original at That VideoGame
• Mon, Nov 24
By Se Ajala To EA’s credit they have tried to cater to the Wii Sports crowd, introducing the All Play mechanic to each of their core sports franchises, and have had some success. If you look at the sales for Madden for instance, this year’s version, Madden All-Play 09, has sold 176,000 copies versus Mad...
Podcast: Buzz Out Loud 852: Tempest in a Twitter teapot
Original at Buzz Out Loud
• Thu, Nov 13
By buzz@cnet.com (CNET.com) Microsoft Live becomes social network http://home.live.com/ http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-and-now-windows-live-is-a-social-network/ Move over Wii Fit, EA announces EA Sports Active
EA Sports Active for Wii Targets Women and Fitness
Original at NewsFactor Network
• Thu, Nov 13
Electronic Arts wants to be part of the Wii magic for women interested in getting fit. The publisher of popular game series under its EA Sports label, including Madden, NASCAR and NBA Live, has developed EA Sports Active, a game exclusively for Nintendo's Wii game console. The game will be a...
EA Sports Active Trailer Channels The Infomercial [EA Sports Active]Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Nov 13
By Mike Fahey This is not the trailer for a video game. No, this debut video for EA's Wii fitness program EA Sports Active has much more in common with early morning extended commercials for Bose Wave Radios than it does anything we've ever seen for a game product.
Kotaku Originals: Early Builds R Us
Original at Kotaku
• Sat, Aug 2
By Owen Good Ghostbuster The Video Game Very Much Alive, Sitting on My Desk Forget Wii Fit, It's Mario Kart That's Buttering Nintendo's Bread Battlefield Heroes Not Coming This Summer Why Penny Arcade Took so Long to Go PSN and May Never Go Wii Ware
Opinion: FIFA 08 Gets 10 Player Online
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, Aug 22
• 1 related articles
FIFA Soccer 08, developed by EA Canada in Vancouver, B.C., will be available in North America on October 9 for the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, Wii™, Nintendo DS™, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, PC and mobile, and on...
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A Week In Comments (With Ban Info)
Original at Kotaku
• Fri, Jul 20
One upshot of all this, though, that's not really being explored by the press, is that all this developer attention you see being put on the Wii right now is probably going to backfire. Because developers are going to learn that all these casual gamers are not buying the Wii to play anything o...
EA Announces Soundtrack for Boogie
Original at TechWhack
• Tue, Jul 10
By Sukhdeep About Electronic Arts EA, EA SPORTS, EA SPORTS BIG, POGO and Boogie are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U. S. and/or other countries. Wii is a trademark of Nintendo. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
New control modes for EA wii
Original at p2pnet.net
• Fri, Jul 6
By Jon p2pnet news | games:- Electronic Arts has launched two new control modes for future Wii sports games. Slashdot it! Also See: Digital Arts - EA debuts new play modes for Wii sports games, July 6, 2007 Gamefreaks365 - EA Sports Family Play Introduced on Wii, July 5, 2007
EA Sports Family Play simplifies controls on Wii games for Madden NFL 08, NBA LIVE 08 and FIFA 08 players of all ages and skill levels to play together
Original at videogamesblogger.com
• Fri, Jul 6
• 1 related articles
By supadupagama Watch out sports fans, the playing field has been leveled! Electronic Arts has made it easier for players of all ages and skill levels to play its most popular EA SPORTS games on the Wii through the all-new EA SPORTS Family Play style of gameplay. Debuting in the Wii versions of Madden NFL 08,...
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EA Sports presents Weapons of Madden NFL 08
Original at Qj.net
• Wed, Jul 4
By Ceasar S. This is where EA Sports' Weapons system for Madden NFL 08 (for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii) comes in. Much like any other sport, positions have roles and roles are dutifully accomplished by players. But when things get a little rowdy for your tastes, the Weapon system is there to lend a...
EA Ships The Sims 2 Pets for the Wii to Retail Shelves
Original at TechWhack
• Mon, Jun 11
By Satan Product Specifications Publisher: Electronic Arts Developer: Electronic Arts Redwood Shores Ship Date: US: June 12, 2007 Europe: June 22, 2007 – Wii – Category: Simulation/Strategy ESRB Rating: “T” (Teen for Crude Humor, Mild Violence, and Suggestive Themes) PEGI Rating: 12+
EA Shifts Gears With Need For Speed Prostreet
Original at TechWhack
• Sat, Jun 2
By Satan Need for Speed ProStreet will be available for Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system, PLAYSTATION3 computer entertainment system, and Wii as well as the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system, Nintendo DS, PSP ( PlayStation Portable ) handheld entertainment system, PC...
EA Playground minigames party announced for Wii and DS
Original at videogamesblogger.com
• Thu, May 3
By supadupagama Electronic Arts has announced a new game for Nintendo’s Wii & DS, titled EA Playground, it is what it says it is. Developed by EA Canada it’ll be released in fall 2007. An interview with EA Playground’s executive producer, Dave McCarthy, gives some answers.
Nintendo Wii Review: Medal of Honor Vanguard
Original at Blogcritics
• Fri, Apr 6
By Matt Paprocki Nothing can save the Medal of Honor franchise. From what was originally an innovative, involving and memorable first-person shooter has become a muddled mess with each entry. The latest has one bold idea, which is then shoveled under the mat for the disastrous core gameplay to take over. Th...