Electronic Arts has moved up the release dates of Grand Slam Tennis and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 a week so that they will be available on the same day as Wii MotionPlus.
Electronic Arts revealed that their first two MotionPlus compatible games, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 and EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis, will now debut on June 8, as opposed to June 15.
EA's Vice President of Global Marketing Todd Sitrin explained that it was "important" to the company to have the releases of Grand Slam Tennis and Tiger Woods coincide with the launch of Wii MotionPlus on June 8. As confirmed earlier, Tiger Woods will be available for purchase in a bundled package with Wii MotionPlus for an additional $10 over their regular retail price of $49.99.
In Europe, Grand Slam Tennis, both with and without MotionPlus, will be available for purchase on June 12, but those anxious to play Tiger Woods will have to wait until July 3.
Read more about Grand Slam Tennis and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 in their recently posted previews.
EA’s Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 10 and Grand Slam Tennis to Hit Retail One Week Early
New Wii MotionPlus Compatible Products Now Ship June 8
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EA SPORTS, a label of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), today announced that both Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® 10 and EA SPORTS Grand Slam® Tennis will ship to stores June 8 in North America, one week earlier than originally announced. EA SPORTS recently announced that the Wii version of Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 10 will be available packaged with the Wii MotionPlus accessory in both North America and Europe. In Europe only, EA SPORTS Grand Slam Tennis will be available with Wii MotionPlus at launch.
"This was important for us to bring in our ship dates for Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 10 and EA SPORTS Grand Slam Tennis to hit right at the launch of the new Wii MotionPlus accessory in North America," said Todd Sitrin, Group Vice President Global Marketing, EA SPORTS. "Fans deserve great games that use the new accessory, and now they’ll have two that deliver authentic sports motion as soon as the Wii MotionPlus hits stores."
Both Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 10 and EA SPORTS Grand Slam Tennis have been rated "E" by the ESRB. Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 10 has an MSRP of $59.99 when bundled with the Wii MotionPlus. Both products will be available for $49.99 without the accessory.
