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Natasha Bedingfield Lends Star Power as Spokesperson for EA's Boogie SuperStar for Wii
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-August 27, 2008 - The Casual Entertainment Label of Electronic Arts, Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) unleashes the star power behind its upcoming Boogieβ’ SuperStar game for Wiiβ’ today with the announcement of international music sensation Natasha Bedingfield as the gameβs featured spokesperson. Additionally, EA unveils the full Boogie SuperStar soundtrack including nearly 40 hit singles made famous by todayβs hottest artists.
Bedingfield, who has topped the Billboard charts with number one singles and albums in both the U.S. and the U.K., has joined forces with EA to promote the game, which allows girls to perform their favorite Bedingfield songs including her current single βAngel,β βLove Like This,β and the title track from her new hit album Pocketful of Sunshine.
βBoogie SuperStar brings to life all the fun and excitement of performing,β said Bedingfield. βBeing on stage is such a thrill and itβs great to be a part of an EA video game that lets girls experience how much fun it is to express themselves and explore their own creativity by performing.β
In Boogie SuperStar, players donβt just play along, they are the star of the game. Girls will have a blast belting their favorite tunes into the microphone, and performing real dance moves that are captured on screen using the Wiiβs motion-sensing technology. The journey to stardom doesnβt have to be a solo! Girls can also sing and dance with their friends or against them in fun competitions that show-off their singing and dancing talent.
βBoogie SuperStar represents a new level in the convergence of games and music,β said Steve Schnur, Worldwide Executive for Music and Marketing. βEA has combined the very best game interactive capabilities of the Wii technology and the Boogie brand to form an unprecedented soundtrack with the hottest new tracks made famous by the biggest artists in the world today. Weβve been actively involved in Natashaβs career since its inception, and weβre proud to have a star like her actively involved.β
Featuring nearly 40 of todayβs hottest tracks plus additional tracks for an International version, Boogie SuperStar will have girls bursting with excitement as they discover they can both sing and dance to their favorite songs in one game. The North American version of the game will also feature four hidden tracks β each can be unlocked with a code provided by four major retailers.
Boogie SuperStar global song list featured in both North America and International versions of game includes:
| Song | Made Popular by |
| Angel, Love Like This [remix], Pocketful of Sunshine | Natasha Bedingfield |
| Dance Like There's No Tomorrow | Paula Abdul |
| Bullseye, Like Whoa, Potential Breakup Song | Aly & AJ |
| The Great Escape | Boys Like Girls |
| Everytime We Touch, What Hurts the Most | Cascada |
| Fancy Footwork | Chromeo |
| Thnks Fr Th Mmrs | Fall Out Boy |
| Glamorous | Fergie |
| Elevator | Flo Rida feat. Timbaland |
| I Donβt Want to Be in Love (Dance Floor Anthem) | Good Charlotte |
| Wake Up | Hilary Duff |
| Hold On, SOS, Thatβs Just the Way We Roll, When You Look Me in the Eyes [remix] | The Jonas Brothers |
| No One | Alicia Keys |
| Take You There | Sean Kingston |
| Girlfriend | Avril Lavigne |
| Bleeding Love | Leona Lewis |
| Shake It | Metro Station |
| What You Got | Colby OβDonis |
| I Don't Think About It | Emily Osment |
| Nine in the Afternoon | Panic at the Disco |
| Hot N Cold | Katy Perry |
| Jump to the Rhythm | Jordan Pruitt |
| Donβt Stop the Music, Shut Up and Drive | Rihanna |
| Yahhh! | Soulja Boy Tellem |
| Radar, Toxic | Britney Spears |
| He Said She Said | Ashley Tisdale |
| Makes Me Wonder | Maroon 5 |
| Stronger | Kanye West |
In addition to the songs listed above, the International version of Boogie SuperStar also includes the following song list, highlighting top local hits from a variety of European countries:
| Song | Made Popular by |
| We Don't Dance, We Are the Dance | SMDB (France) |
| Ma Philosophie | Amel Bent (France) |
| Blink | John DahlbΓ€ck (France) |
| Je vais vite | Lorie (France) |
| On s'attache | Christophe MaΓ© (France) |
| Mademoiselle Juliette | AlizΓ©e (France) |
| Ein Stern (...der deinen Namen trΓ€gt) | DJ Γtzi & Nik P. (Germany) |
| By Your Side | Tokio Hotel (Germany) |
| My Man Is a Mean Man | Stefanie Heinzmann (Germany) |
| Summer Love | Mark Medlock (Germany) |
| Tanz der MolekΓΌle | MIA. (Germany) |
| Hot Summer | Monrose (Germany) |
| Disappear | No Angels (Germany) |
| Naughty But Nice | Room2012 (Germany) |
| AdiΓ³s | Angy (Spain) |
| Tu peor error | La 5Βͺ EstaciΓ³n (Spain) |
| Eres tonto | El Canto del Loco (Spain) |
| Viene y va | Fito & Fitipaldis (Spain) |
| Para toda la vida | El SueΓ±o de Morfeo (Spain) |
| Estrella polar | Pereza (Spain) |
| Questo sono io | Finley (Italy) |
| Balliamo sul mondo | Ligabue (Italy) |
| Vamos a bailar | Paola e Chiara (Italy) |
| Rewind | Vasco Rossi (Italy) |
| Alles is liefde | BlΓΈf (Benelux) |
| I Feel the Same Way | Sandrine (Benelux) |
Developed at EA Montreal under the EA Casual Entertainment Label, Boogie SuperStar is exclusively for the Wii and will be available in North America and Europe October 2008, and in Asia in the following months. The game has an MSRP of $59.99 and comes with a microphone included. Boogie SuperStar is rated E10+ by the ESRB and 3+ by PEGI. For more information, visit http://www.boogiesuperstar.ea.com. For assets, visit http://www.info.ea.com.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world's leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, cellular handsets and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTSTM, EATM, EA SPORTS FreestyleTM and POGOTM. In fiscal 2008, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $3.67 billion and had 27 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.
Electronic Arts, EA, EA SPORTS Freestyle, POGO, and Boogie are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Wii is a trademark of Nintendo. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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