GC 2008: EA looking to start up tennis franchise on Wii

by David Hinkle { Aug 20th 2008 at 9:57AM }

For those of you who're fans of tennis, rejoice. EA is poised to present their own tennis title. And, as if that wasn't enough, it will take advantage of Nintendo's new MotionPlus peripheral, joining Ubisoft in proclaiming it's totally awesome. EA also mentions that this will be the first tennis game to include the All England Lawn Tennis Club, which is where Wimbledon is played.

So, how many of you are looking forward to seeing this one? A tennis game that takes advantage of MotionPlus? We're excited!

[Via Joystiq]

Tags: ea, electronic-arts, gc-2008, gc08, leipzig, leipzig-08, leipzig-games-convention, motionplus, sports, tennis, wii-motionplus

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

offday @ Aug 20th 2008 10:55AM

Meh. We have enough Tennis games for the Wii. How about something new?

johnnyg0 @ Aug 20th 2008 1:08PM

How about a good tennis games?.. all the ones that were released after Wii Tennis really were not good (sega tennis, top spin, .. table tennis?..). Either the control is laggy, overcomplicated or just wrong.

I hope they can get it right this time, its not supposed to be so complicated.

brbarnhart @ Aug 20th 2008 11:35AM

I am excited about this. My friends and I really enjoy Wii Sports tennis, but it is awfully simplistic. I am excited about the idea of a full tennis game with motion plus controls.

Richard @ Aug 20th 2008 12:10PM

Be careful what you wish for. Top Spin 3 takes Wii Tennis and attempts to remove the "awfully simplistic".

Unfortunately (for me) it ended up being "awfully complicated", "awfully hard" and eventually "awfully frustrating" if you haven't got the time and patience to master it.

However if you want a challenge and don't mind the fact that your friends won't ever be able to drop in and play a game with you (like they could with Wii Tennis), this game might be the one for you.

Lewis @ Aug 20th 2008 11:39AM

Tennis with full control over speed, spin, swing power....mini games that use the balance board...

Let's hope it becomes a reality

Richard @ Aug 20th 2008 12:06PM

As someone who finished Wii Tennis (I know, not a big deal) I'd love there to be something which could replace it and become, if you like, Wii Tennis 2.

I've tried Sega Tennis and it was too gimmicky and didn't play very well. I tried Top Spin 3 and whilst it has nice touches, the way they make you hold the controller feels odd and adding in the nunchuck makes the game really rather hard.

If EA took Wii Tennis and added some depth - and by that I don't mean make the controls more complicated or harder - then we could be onto a winner.

For example, more computer characters, ability to challenge people online, tournaments (both online and offline), some sort of career mode, better graphics but still retaining the awesomely easy control method that Wii Tennis had so that my friends can still come around and play it without having to sit through 15 minutes of training and practice for an hour a day before they can get any enjoyment out of it.

Bah, what am I thinking? This is EA we're talking about it. It'll be mediocre. A shame really.

Metayoshi @ Aug 20th 2008 1:24PM

Well... At least with Motion Plus, the tennis game will be more accurate than any of the other games.

*crosses fingers*

nicolas @ Aug 20th 2008 1:41PM

wii sports = free
way pay more

SoshiKitai @ Aug 20th 2008 3:08PM

Indeed "way pay more" :P

Stephen @ Aug 20th 2008 2:15PM

As someone who plays tennis, using the balance board would be pointless because you are almost always swinging with your legs spread a bit further than your shoulder width. As for the Wii-Motion Plus, it'll be fun trying to put the right spin on the ball, but every player has a different grip with a different swing style. I think it'll be difficult to whip the racquet like Nadal if he uses a full-western grip!