Nintendic published news today that Electronic Arts has unveiled its latest game brand, called EA Sports Freestyle. Thus, Celebrity Sports Showdown is born.

This title was apparently developed by the folks that came up with EA Playground, and is another mini-game style title. Look forward to playing:

• Beach Volleyball
• Inner-Tubing
• Wild Water Canoeing
• Hurdle Derby
• Slalom Showdown
• Cliff Hangers
• Smash Badminton
• Rapid Fire Archery
• Joust Duel
• Curling
• Arena Dodgeball
• Air Racers

with:

• Fergie
• Avril Lavigne
• LeAnn Rimes
• Keith Urban
• Nelly Furtado
• Paul Pierce
• Mia Hamm
• Kristi Yamaguchi
• Reggie Bush
• Sugar Ray Leonard

At this time, there’s no official info on the gameplay. More on this as it develops.

Konami’s DecaSports has reported to have sold 700,000 units worldwide, as of August 1, 2008.  From WorthPlaying’s blog:

“Deca Sporta” was first released in March 2008 in Japan, followed with its release in the U.S. in May as Deca Sports. The title was then released in Europe as “Sports Island” in June of this year. As of August 1st, a total of 700,000 units have been shipped, and the game is anticipated to become a title that will be played by Wii owners for years to come.

Amazon reviews are so-so on this game, but we enjoy the mini-games.  We’ll be making our own recommendation in weeks to come.

I’ve gotten a lot of really positive comments from coworkers about how much fun this game is, and how if you’re a Sonic and Mario fan, this is a must have game. Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games for Wii is apparently a pretty big crowd pleaser, from the 59 reviews that were posted at Amazon. I have a feeling we’ll be picking this up sooner or later and giving an in-depth review.