March 18, 2009 09:19 PM Eastern Daylight Time 

EA’s NCAA Football 10 Hits Retailers July 14^th

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) announced today that NCAA® Football 10 will be available in North American retail stores on Tuesday, July 14. As the highest-selling college football video game franchise for over a decade*, EA SPORTS™ NCAA Football brings an unparalleled college game day experience to football fans across the nation.

Each week leading up to the launch of NCAA Football 10, the newly unveiled www.ncaafootball10.com will host the latest features, videos, screenshots, blogs and news. In addition, the website will countdown the highly anticipated announcement of the NCAA Football 10 cover athletes. A different player will be featured on the packaging of each platform, giving fans plenty of opportunity to speculate whether their favorite athlete will grace one of the covers this season. With several major features scheduled to be announced between now and launch, football fans are encouraged to visit the website regularly for the most up-to-date information.

True to the tradition of the award-winning franchise, NCAA Football 10 continues to push the bar on innovation with new online modes. NCAA Football 10 brings the excitement of college football to fans across the nation like never before with its newest feature, Season Showdown. In this new mode, every game counts as fans declare their loyalty to a favorite school and give the ultimate show of support in a nationwide competition. All college football fans will have an opportunity to participate in Season Showdown, as credits not only accumulate in-game but players can also earn credits for their school via new web-based games. Millions of college football fans around the country will be on a mission to prove their school is number one with NCAA Football 10’s Season Showdown.

NCAA Football 10 envelopes the excitement and pageantry of college football at its best. Enhanced stadiums filled with school colors, cheerleaders and mascots bring the college atmosphere to life. Enjoy the sights of game day with new field goal nets, flags waving in the wind and camera flashes exploding during pivotal moments. With all 120 Football Bowl Subdivision schools represented in the game, NCAA Football 10 offers fans an exciting way to experience the thrill of authentic college football year-round.

Developed in Orlando, Fla., by EA Tiburon, NCAA Football 10 will be available on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system, the PlayStation®2 and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment systems and the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable).

EA SPORTS™ 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.

*Based on NPD data.

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Hmmmm...the Wii version of NCAA 09 must have done really poorly to get skipped this year.

Still this announcement comes as a complete shock. I was hoping and praying EA would once again make a sequel to the NCAA Football series and here it is! I wonder what other surprises EA has this year. Maybe a new Madden? Possibly an NBA Live title?

Possibly.

Will an "All-Play" Wii version be announced later.

So it goes from 09 to 10. I do think Ea sports game will continue to get better as the NHL series is fantastic and the Madden series keeps getting better. Will be interested if they keep the all-play schemes for wii

Ouch at no Wii version. I've always liked NCAA over Madden...I hope this one turns out good.

I need to buy a new NCAA some time...Madden too - I'm still playing the first ones they made for the 360 (Madden 06, NCAA 07).

wow thats crazy that there still bothering to make a PS2 version. There must be alot of sports fans that havnt climbed onboard the 7th generation yet

No probably not.  And its really not surprising.  There was no brand tied with the Nintendo consoles to begin with considering the last NCAA game to hit a Nintendo console was on the gamecube on the 2005 edition.  Kind of hard to keep it up 4 editions later. 

And then of course that NCAA game on Wii was pretty much marked and made to be different from the others and in a bad way considering it was a half assed "different' version.  So no brand and bad separation equaled awful sales.  And can't say I'm sad to see it not be on there.  Wii owners will be just find with the Madden on Wii because at least time is spent  making those.

I mean I'm sure some will be sad but they can just buy it on the other consoles.  If they aren't goign to make it properly on the Wii then I'm glad they chose to not make it at all. 

But still doesn't affect me at all because for the msot part I don't buy sports simulators.

Seriously.  I think we can all rest a little easier now.

"In the interest of providing our consumers with the best possible college football experience, we are currently evaluating our approach to the NCAA Football franchise on the Wii," said an EA Tiburon rep when contacted by Blend Games. "As such, we will not be releasing an NCAA Football title in 2009 for the Wii."

http://www.cinemablend.com/games/No-NCAA-Football-10-For-Wii-16331.html