Despite EA Black Box's closing after the release of Skate 2, EA have plans to revive the Street Car Racing series in 2009, with 3 new games announced, one of which will be heading to Wii and DS.
Alongside NFS: Shift, a 'core' NFS for PS3 and 360, and NFS: World Online, a free online title; EA have planned the more 'casual' Need For Speed: Nitro for Wii and DS. Developed by EA Montreal, EA's Marketing boss Keith Munro told EuroGamer a little about the new titles.
"Need for Speed Nitro on the Wii and DS will not be a Mario Kart clone - Nintendo already does an excellent job with that," said Munro."Instead, we are evolving the arcade racer with a fresh and unique visual style that is very Need for Speed. The game will be rich and deep and will appeal to experienced arcade racers as well as casual players."
"What you'll see is that Nitro in no way resembles any other previous Need for Speed title," he added.
Specific details are scarce, and apparently it's "still too early" to talk about multiplayer plans for the Wii and DS game.
Despite being "too early to talk about multiplayer plans", local multiplayer is a safe bet. Fans of the series may be hoping for some kind of WiFi play too. What do our readers think of this sudden revival? Be sure to stick with C3 for the first screenshots of the Wii and DS versions to emerge.
Update: According to EuroGamer, turns out EA are also working on a "secret" fourth NFS title. Whether this title will be on Wii or DS remains to be seen.