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Rumor: EA Sports working on manly football fitness game for men

by Justin McElroy on Dec 29th 2009 5:45PM

EA Sports Active may be fine for the ladies, but we want to get trim with more manly pursuits, like lumbercraft and bronzemanship. According to a rumor posted by Destructoid, we may just get our wish. The site reports that, according to sources close to the project, EA Sports is creating NFL Trainer for Wii, which will help players work on their technique and get fit with a variety of football drills.

As if that weren't manly enough, there's talk of an included football peripheral to plug your Wiimote into. Can you imagine the rush of pretend-throwing the old virtual prolate spheroid down the e-gridiron? If that's not enough to put hair on your chest, we don't know what is.

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Tags: EA, EA-Sports, ea-sports-active, EA-Vancover, Electronic-Arts, Electronic-Arts-Vancouver, Exercise, Fitness, football, nfl-trainer, Nintendo, Wii

Reader Comments (37)

Seriously I think it's safe to say that any "man" who plays NFL Trainer for Wii, isn't in any way a real man...

you're crazy, man. this will obviously be the manliest man game ever made for men.

@Charlie B.
No, it will be manlier man! This game will be for manly men, who drink beer, and other manly things!

Yeah! For example, the manly men in the picture above, wearing manly tight pants and manly matching outfits. They're even synchronized into a manly pose together.

Because everyone knows, there are no muscular gay dudes in the NFL... not to mention your comment sounds a bit offensive...

Offensive? Grow up. You're telling me you can seriously picture some jacked football player fake throwing a wiimote and looking tough?

And I never said anything about sexuality or being gay. Don't be stupid.

My comment was more a joke on how everyone looks dumb playing a wii.. Not in anyway an offensive gay bash. Jerk!

I am sure they are also working a deal with some great advertising partners (erectile dysfunction pills).

this article really gives me the sudden urge to play Muscle March...

(http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/15/behold-and-believe-namcos-muscle-march-in-motion)

What the fuck makes you think arm chair quarterbacks want something like this EA? The reason why people play Madden is because they're too fucking lazy to get off the bloody couch and do ANYTHING even remotely physical. I can't wait to hear the Madden-esque color commentary in this "fitness game".

I used to think that too, and mind you I'm no madden player, but laziness has nothing to do with it. My brother buys every annual madden, and he hates a lot of the games he catches me playing. But based on this lovely comic, I got him hooked on Fallout 3 and Mass Effect.

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2009/9/25/

Way off on that, CP. Why must someone be lazy to be able to control and manage one of their favorite NFL teams? Many of my friends love football in any aspect and Madden is no different than playing a quick game with a bunch of people.

Great picture. I clap with my 24 inch pythons. *clap**clap*

What the fuck is wrong with EA?

No one bought NFL Head Coach 09 so they think they need to travel to the opposite end of the spectrum for some profitz.

EA sports active sold like hotcakes, and Wii Fit is one of the highest selling "games" for the Wii. I think they like money.

Go Chicago Bears! Whoo!
Anyway,
Dreamz: NFL SuperStar?

See, this is the sort of feature they should be adding to the regular Madden games on Wii, to help differentiate it from other platforms in a positive way. "Train various NFL stars to increase their stats!" or something like it.

I imagine cheating could use that function to break the game, but the point is that they could be making this a feature, rather than an awkwardly placed standalone title.

I hope open palm butt spanks isn't on this games agenda.

It wasn't until now... as soon as EA sees your post, the cat's out of the bag.

Oh, jeez now its a girl game. Let me guess, Fabio Lanzoni is on the cover now.

Remember Ironsword?

Everything comes full circle, my friend. Consider it Fabio's triumphant return.

We are the Bears Shufflin' Crew
Shufflin' on down, doin' it for you.
We're so bad we know we're good.
Blowin' your mind like we knew we would.
You know we're just struttin' for fun
Struttin' our stuff for everyone.
We're not here to start no trouble.
We're just here to do the Super Bowl Shuffle.

I'm L.A. Mike and I play it cool,
don't sneak by me 'cuz I'm no fool,
I fly on the field, and get on down,
everyone knows I don't mess around!
I can break 'em, shake 'em, anytime of day,
I like to steal it and make 'em pay,
So please don't try to beat my hustle
'Cause I'm just here to do
The Super Bowl Shuffle.

I'm L.A. Mike, and I play it cool.
They don't sneak by me 'cause I'm no fool.
I fly on the field and get on down.
Everybody knows I don't mess around.
I can break'em, shake'em,
Any time of day.
I like to steal it and make 'em pay,
So please don't try to beat my hustle
'Cause I'm just here to do
The Super Bowl Shuffle.

THIS IS THE RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT!!

*Scoffs*
Captain Planet I am appalled by your ignorance!
This..........
is the song OF MEN!
And everyone knows men don't tell time using clocks, or the moon or that stupid stuff!
They judge it by the light shining off the oils on their body!

@ Captain Planet [Planeteer | Power of Captain Planet]

were you shooting for a DeBarge reference? ie: to the beat of the rhythm of the night?:)

Hey, Jay Cutler Here!

uh, what's going on here? A song? Sorry, I was too busy throwing interceptions and pretending I'm worth the money the bears paid for me.

OMFG Keegdna B
HIGH FIVE!

What makes a man..
Is it the power in his hands?
Is it his quest for gloorrrrrryyyyyyyy??

Give it all you've got
To fight to the top
So we can know your stoorrrrryyyyyyy

Now you're a man!
A man, man, man

A manny, manny, man
A man, man, man

Live it! Live it!

What makes a man?
Is it the woman in his arms?
Just 'cuz she has big titties?
Or is it the way
he fights everyday?
No its probably the TITTIES!
Now your a man!
A many many man!
A mayn mayn mayn!
M-A-N MAN
Your a man!

Anybody remember that Football peripheral patent that Nintendo filed earlier this year?

Justin- I love you so much for throwing the Super Bowl Shuffle pic in there! God bless you and the funky QB!

I can't wait for the "slap your teammate on the ass in a celebratory manner" exercise.....20 reps.........go! How awkward would it be if your wife/girlfriend/mother/neighbour/complete stranger walked in to see that?

Well how could you not give props to one of the greatest football teams of all time. I mean if I could do the superbowl shuffle for fitness, I would!!!

These are important keys to fitness.

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