Electronic Arts recently allowed a few gamers to preview Nintendo’s MotionPlus features - MotionPlus is supposed to provide one-to-one game response with Nintendo’s Wii.  It’s been nearly a year since Nintendo announced MotionPlus, and I know a lot of us are pretty excited to see it.

From the article at IGN:

EA is developing two titles making use of the new tech, Tiger Woods Golf 10 and Grand Slam Tennis. Grand Slam Tennis is the mega publisher’s very first foray into the world of tennis games and has been made especially for the Wii — although 360 and PS3 versions will be coming in November. Tiger Woods Golf 10 is, of course, releasing on every single gaming platform known to man (with the exception of the DS). Grand Slam Tennis is due to launch on June 19, with Tiger trailing not far behind on July 3. So, can we expect to see MotionPlus hitting stores before then? EA wouldn’t be drawn to steal Nintendo’s thunder with an official date on the dongle, but notes - knowingly - that it would certainly make sense.

Thanks, IGN!

Facebreaker: KO Party for Wii is out!  From IGN’s article:

Laugh out loud as you pummel your opponent with a barrage of blows to the face, and watch in satisfaction as your progress is illustrated by real-time facial deformation. With haymakers, face shots and body blows, wait for the right moment to drop a Breaker to make your presence known. Taunt your adversaries and flaunt your talent, by boxing with one hand behind your back to add ultimate humiliation to your bout. In FaceBreaker K.O. Party, rearranging faces just feels better when done with friends.

Amazon has Facebreaker: KO Party for $39.99 right now.  Check out a trailer:

It’s ready for pre-order now, with a release date on November 17 (which is in 5 days) - Need for Speed: Undercover is the newest of titles from EA for Wii.  Check out this trailer, and go preorder your copy.

Photoshop Disasters posted an article about the cover of FIFA ‘08 by Electronic Arts - you know, the soccer title. What is with that guys arm? Is it made of ribbon?

(Obviously we know it’s a graphic, but come on. Did no one catch this?)

It’s supposed to be a pretty awesome game though, regardless of what the EA Art Department is outputting! Check out the FIFA ‘08 Official Site for some sweet images and info. If you don’t have this game yet, Amazon has it in stock.

The good folk over at Nintendic posted an article about Electronic Arts’ title geared towards girls, giving them the experience of being a famous singer and dancer. There is no mention in this release of info about the Balance Board being used. We’ll see how that goes.

From Nintendic’s article:

Boogie SuperStar features more than 40 songs made famous by popular artists such as Rihanna, Fergie, Katy Perry, Maroon 5, Leona Lewis, Alicia Keys, Good Charlotte, Britney Spears, Kanye West, and more. Another 30 songs will be available on International versions of the game, allowing players to perform songs from local artists including Melissa M (France), Monrose (Germany), Finley (Italy) and Fito y Fitipaldis (Spain). EA also explains that the title will have a big, featured artist too, although the developer is keeping their identity secret for a while.

Kotaku also had a pretty funny article about this game…
I guess I’m a fan of Mike Fahey’s writing style.

North America and Europe will see this some time in October.

There’s some new info out on a “game” in development right now by a group called PheroseSoft - it’s composed of a bunch of ex Rockstar Games and Electronic Arts folk. Apparently we’re going to be able to have some kind of “Second Life” experience using our Balance Boards - having interactions and other experiences with other “people.”

This is getting a lot of buzz now on the fan sites. The movie is a lot less confusing than the first - we’re looking forward to seeing what this is all about.