Hey, you know what would be perfect for the Wii Remote and Nunchuk combination? Boxing!

Alas, we’re living in a post-Wii Sports Boxing world, and we now know that even Nintendo can make a terrible first-party game. Well, those of us who’ve played a lot of Nintendo games already knew that happens from time to time. And maybe it’s not fair to call Wii Sports Boxing terrible. Awful might be more accurate. Let’s agree on inadequate, shall we?

So what I’ve been waiting for from EA at this point is Fight Night, and for a while we thought it was coming, and then it wasn’t coming. What I heard was that they hadn’t nailed the controls just right and didn’t want to just drop it in 2006, so wait for 2007. Now it’s 2008, and instead, we’re getting a more arcadey boxing experience, a little bit cartoony, and blessed be, it’s multiplatform. You know what? I’m happy. I’m happy, because Mike Tyson’s Punch Out!! was a better boxing game than James “Buster Douglas” Knockout Boxing. The silly boxing games are more fun for me. It seems to take the curse off pounding the snot out of someone’s face.

Check out the press release from EA below.

REDISCOVER THE JOY OF PUMMELING WITH FACEBREAKER

An All-New Intellectual Property from EA SPORTS Brings Back Arcade Boxing

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. • January 31, 2008 • Electronic Arts Inc. (Nasdaq: ERTS) announced
today that FaceBreakerTM – an all-new intellectual property – is under development at EA Canada
and will be released for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360TM video
game system from Microsoft and the WiiTM in 2008.

“We’re very excited to announce FaceBreaker, an all-new franchise from EA SPORTS that is fun,
fresh and innovative,” said Peter Moore, president, EA SPORTS. “FaceBreaker reinvigorates one
of the great genres in sports videogames. Arcade boxing takes me back to my roots in this
industry, and this game signals our shift to adding more approachable fun to our product lineup.
In no time at all, you’ll be picking up the controllers and knocking your opponent around the ring,
smashing faces, and having a riot.”

The renaissance of the arcade boxing genre is upon us. Created by the same team that
developed the award-winning Fight Night Round 3, FaceBreaker offers irreverent fun, immersive
gameplay and eye-popping stylized graphics. In this in-your-face, arcade world full of ego-
wielding characters, each boxer comes to life with unique attributes and distinct personal style,
including Romeo, a Latin lover known for his pelvic thrusts, and Molotov, an oversized Russian
demolitions expert with a penchant for fighting dirty. Add a little personal motivation to your fight
by uploading a photo of your face to create a realistic likeness using Photo Game Face, and go
toe-to-toe with a real-life friend or foe.

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 super punch to make your presence
known. Taunt your adversaries and flaunt your talent, by tying one hand behind your back to add
ultimate humiliation to your bout. In FaceBreaker, it just feels good to rearrange your opponent’s
face.

EA SPORTSTM is the leading interactive sports software brand in the world, with top-selling titles
and franchises including Madden NFL Football, FIFA Soccer, NHL® hockey, NBA LIVE
basketball, NCAA® Football, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® and NASCAR® racing.