EA Announces NASCAR Kart Racing

It's official NASCAR is coming to the Nintendo Wii courtesy of EA, in Kart form.

Electronic Arts announced today that NASCAR Kart Racing, the first and only NASCAR racing title available for the Wii, will ship to retailers in North America on February 10 of 2009, just in time for the Daytona 500 and the official start of the 2009 NASCAR season. Designed exclusively for the Wii, NASCAR Kart Racing enables players to grab the steering wheel as a famed NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver and speed through treacherous landscapes, wind around rocky cliffs, jump rivers and dodge falling boulders. Up to four players can go head-to-head, via split screen, in a mad dash to the checkered flag, making NASCAR Kart Racing an ideal game to play with family and friends.

Enjoy the thrill of racing as three-time consecutive Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson or choose from 13 additional NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers. Players can also compete as one of 10 original animated characters. Each driver has personal attributes that will determine how the kart will perform on a course, so strategy is key when choosing a driver and a teammate. Teams that work together win championships!

Licensed NASCAR Drivers:

• Jeff Burton
• Kevin Harvick
• Kyle Busch
• Jimmie Johnson
• Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
• Kasey Kahne
• Carl Edwards
• Matt Kenseth
• Jeff Gordon
• Elliot Sadler
• Denny Hamlin
• Tony Stewart
• *Two Unlockable Mystery Drivers*

The courses in NASCAR Kart Racing feature a vast range of exhilarating terrain. Experience 24 entertaining race layouts that wrap through deserts, freeways, back roads, canyons, junkyards and more. Drivers will also push the pedal to the metal in areas surrounding four popular NASCAR tracks: Daytona International Speedway, Talladega Superspeedway, Dover International Speedway and Bristol Motor Speedway. Each track in NASCAR Kart Racing can be reversed to provide two unique racing experiences.

Your journey to become a champion in NASCAR Kart Racing begins by competing in 13 series against featured drivers from different racing backgrounds. Defeat the rivals of each series to unlock new courses, drivers, game modes and the next series. Beat all of the events at a track and you will receive a track sponsorship complete with billboards featuring your driver's face - an obvious statement to your family and friends that you are the top competitor. Race throughout the series, to earn the championship title that affords stunning trophies and the glory of being recognized as the ultimate NASCAR driver!

Four first screenshots of the game (and the official boxart) can be found on our gamepage for NASCAR Kart Racing.

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  Something tells me that EA is trying to cash in by not making it a car game but somewhat similar to Mario Kart

  jofra01, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  It won't be a very interesting game if you can only turn left!

  Chaos, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  I don't know, it might be alright. *cough*

  Hells Zargon, 30-11--0001 at 00:00