Tiger Woods 10 News Post

Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 10 to Arrive in Stores Bundled with Wii MotionPlus

01:24 PM - April 21, 2009 by DivotMaker

Exclusive Offer Available in North America at Launch

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – April 21, 2009 – EA SPORTS™, a label of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), today announced that the Wii™ version of Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® 10 will be bundled with Nintendo’s new Wii MotionPlus™ accessory when the title ships to stores in June in North America. In Europe, both Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 10 and EA SPORTS Grand Slam® Tennis will be bundled with the Wii MotionPlus accessory at launch.

“This exclusive and limited-time offer is exciting news for sports fans who want to enhance their Wii experience for a great value with the new Wii MotionPlus right at launch with Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 10,” said Peter Moore, President, EA SPORTS. “The functionality of the Wii MotionPlus will help us deliver the authentic, true-to-life sports motion for Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 10 and EA SPORTS Grand Slam Tennis that will redefine the sports experience on the Wii.”

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, which ship to stores on June 15 on the Wii in North America, will be available for $49.99 without the accessory.

EA SPORTS has at least five products in development that will launch before the end of 2009 designed specifically for the Wii, including:

Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 10
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 10 coupled with the Wii MotionPlus accessory gives players an unprecedented authentic golf swing experience and the ability to control and work their golf ball around the course. The Wii MotionPlus accessory also adds to the gameplay experience with an all-new disc golf mode in Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 10. With Wii MotionPlus, gamers have increased fidelity and complete free motion of their disc and can throw it in any manner they choose. Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 10 will also ship on additional platforms on June 15. Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 10 is developed by EA Tiburon in Orlando, Florida.

EA SPORTS Grand Slam Tennis
EA SPORTS Grand Slam Tennis, launching first on the Wii, makes users feel like they are playing championship tennis in the comfort of their living rooms. Wii MotionPlus elevates the authentic tennis experience to a higher level with precise ball placement and added shot depth. With the accessory, tennis fans will appreciate the freedom to control the backswing of champions like John McEnroe, Serena Williams, Roger Federer or any one of their in-game players, as well as have the ability to run around a forehand or backhand. EA SPORTS Grand Slam Tennis is developed by EA Canada in Vancouver, B.C. The product will ship on additional platforms later in the year.

For more information, log onto www.easports.com.

Check the latest Wii Motion Plus functionality blog, right here.

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# 21 PhantomPain @ 04/24/09 09:08 PM

Divot: I doubt they have this but does the game on the Wii recognize the different trajectories for each club? Or at least between woods and irons?

Basically do you have to hold the controller angled out more for woods since they are longer clubs?

# 22 tst313 @ 05/01/09 06:11 PM

[quote=PhantomPain;2039455146]That blog alone is almost making me go out and buy a Wii. In fact, if the game is that good with the Wii, in a golf simulation kind of way, then I will buy the Wii just for this game.quote]

I am doing the same- dearly love my 360, but this is too good to pass up. Used to play TW08 on the kids Wii, and thought it was great. Now that they are gone (with the wii), I will have to go buy one just to play TW10, which, with the new 1:1 controller, looks to be simply insane!

Preordered it- gotta go buy the dang wii now!

# 23 wildthing2022000 @ 05/03/09 06:27 PM

Yep just watched the IGN videos and since the producer was a lefty it makes me more excited about the game since I'm a lefty myself. I just hope I can use a lefty custom player for most modes since playing the history mode will tweek me a bit(lefty trying to play as a righty is visually annoying)

# 24 totsata @ 05/04/09 04:35 PM

EA just announced that the game will ship 1 week earlier (along with Grand Slam Tennis). Not sure if this applies only for the wii or for all systems, but to me it seemed like it was only for the wii version.
http://kotaku.com/5239330/wii-tiger-...otch-up-a-week

# 25 Zlax45 @ 05/04/09 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by totsata


	EA just announced that the game will ship 1 week earlier (along with Grand Slam Tennis). Not sure if this applies only for the wii or for all systems, but to me it seemed like it was only for the wii version. http://kotaku.com/5239330/wii-tiger-...otch-up-a-week

All Games have been moved up a week according to a TW producer's Twitter.

# 26 dbeth @ 05/05/09 01:19 PM

I am stoked for this game. If EA can truly deliver 1:1 the right way, they will be able to print $$$$$

# 27 tommyfusco @ 05/06/09 11:44 PM

dickdalewood, there ya go.

http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/Prod...spx?sku=230592

dick dale for the RNR HOF!

# 28 dbeth @ 05/09/09 05:53 PM

the online tournaments sound pretty cool: daily tournaments, weekly tournaments, play the pros.....really cool EA!

# 29 pskepsilon @ 05/22/09 04:35 PM

Suddenly, I have gone from barely touching my Wii (snicker) to being as jazzed about it as I could possibly imagine, with this week's release of the brilliant Punch-Out!! and the news that the MotionPlus will be bundled with TW10.

I have played the mess out of TW08 and 09 on my PS3, and while I'm sure the graphics will bug me a bit, I looked at some videos and it doesn't look nearly as bad as I thought it would. I'm sure it'll be one of those things where after playing for a half hour I won't even give it a second thought because I'm having so much fun actually swinging a virtual golf club.

The game, bundled with the MotionPlus accessory, with 27 (!) licensed courses (everything the PS3/360 version has plus all of the ones they yanked from 09 and Banff Springs, which was my favorite Links 386 Pro course from back in the day), 1-to-1 motion control, and disc golf, all for the same price as the PS3 version makes this a total no-brainer at this point, graphics be damned.

I was astonished to discover that I could still get $20 for the PS3 version of TW09. So I traded that and a couple other things that have gone by the wayside and have fully paid off the pre-order. It was kind of funny that the guy who took the order told me that if I got it for the 360 I could get the Spyglass Hill course for free. I couldn't help but laugh...considering that Spyglass Hill and much more will be in the game out of the box.

It's fairly obvious at this point that the Wii's limited graphics are what allows them to fit 27 courses on disc, and when I think about it, that's a tradeoff worth having when combined with the controls. Hell, that's 162 unique holes of golf that will be unavailable on the PS3 version, and presumably will make the Tour mode far less repetitive.

I've haven't been this jazzed about a sports game in a very long time. If the motion controls are as good as everyone says (and the videos seem to bear out that they are), I may never leave my house.

# 30 rolltide1017 @ 05/26/09 10:34 AM

Does the Wii version have a Tour Pro difficulty level, or something similar? I've all but decided to get the Wii version over the PS3 but, if it doesn't have a Tour Pro mode then I may think twice about it.

# 31 OnlookerDelay @ 05/27/09 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by rolltide1017


	Does the Wii version have a Tour Pro difficulty level, or something similar? I've all but decided to get the Wii version over the PS3 but, if it doesn't have a Tour Pro mode then I may think twice about it.

I got an answer to your question from one of the producers (Eric Bush) when asking about camera options. Here's what Eric says, which I think answers your question:

"The Wii doesn't really have a Tour Pro mode, instead there are the three swing difficulties: All-Play, Standard, and Advanced. The advanced swing does disable spin and putt preview, so in that sense it is similar to Tour Pro mode on the 360/PS3, however regardless of the swing difficulty setting that is used the Broadcast Cameras option can be toggled between Tournaments/All/Off. The default selection is Tournaments only, but as I mentioned you can toggle this to All so that they will be used in all game modes, or to Off if you never want to see them.

# 32 dbacks01 @ 05/27/09 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Seymour Scagnetti


	Now I am getting a little worried. I figured there would be more difficulty levels (expert as well for hardcore and sim players that is unforgiving) and the producer saying the advanced level disables the spin and putt preview kinda hints that's the only difference between that and standard mode. Please let this not be the case. I remember watching a preview awhile back and the one guy hit it straight down the middle of the fairway and the other guy, who was playing for the 1st time, sank a 20 foot putt after 2 tries. Hopefully they were using the lowest skill level because EA will sink to new levels if they make the Wii version too easy on any skill level. Defeats the purpose of motion control. I don't know why EA thinks it's an insult to gamers by giving us a hard core level.

I highly doubt the advanced level is gonna be very difficult you gotta remember the Wii is more or less catering to casual gamers I have a feeling all these people that are getting the Wii version because of the motion control are gonna be dissappointed.

# 33 rolltide1017 @ 05/28/09 01:49 AM

Well, this news has caused me to take a step back. I may cancel my pre-order all together and just wait and see what reviews and users say. Motion control is great but pointless if you can not tailor the game to a more realistic difficulty. I could careless about swinging my arms around if I'm going to Birdie every hole.

This is my biggest problem with the Wii (besides graphics) and why I haven't touched mine in almost 8 months. Even when a game is made that may appeal to hardcore gamers, it is dumbed down for the Wii. Devs seem to think that Wii gamers do not want a challenge.

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