Virtua Tennis 2009 is a lot like Zelda: The Twilight Princess—it starts slow, but once you get the hang of things, it absorbs you. It’s not the Roger Federer of tennis games (I’m looking at you, nagging callibration between every point), but it trumps the excellent Wii Sports Tennis in almost every way imaginable.

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Can’t wait. Hopefully it has online so I can spank you fools.

PRESS RELEASE — Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) announced today that tennis legend John McEnroe will headline a roster of some of the sport’s all-time greats to be featured in EA SPORTSâ„¢ Grand Slam® Tennis. An enigmatic personality both on and off the court, McEnroe will make his videogame debut in EA’s new tennis franchise. The game is being developed under the EA SPORTS brand by EA Canada in Vancouver, B.C. It will be available first for the Wiiâ„¢ and ships to North American retailers on June 16th, 2009. (more…)

After reading the Nintendo Power JPG teaser today, I’m excited for this Wii timed exclusive. It sounds like there’s a variety of controller setups (wii mote alone, with nunchuck, with motion plus), the latter of which sounds promising. Backhand recongnition. Angle recognition. I’m in. Now if only I can talk someone into handling player movement like this.

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced that Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® 10 and EA SPORTSâ„¢ Grand Slam® Tennis will ship to retailers in North America on June 16, 2009, and will be the first two products from the EA SPORTSâ„¢ label that utilize the functionality of the Wii MotionPlusâ„¢. EA SPORTS has at least five products, including EA SPORTS Active in May, in development that will launch before the end of 2009 designed specifically for the Wiiâ„¢.

“On the Wii, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 10 and EA SPORTS Grand Slam Tennis bring the authentic motion and excitement of championship golf and tennis to life for fans of all ages and skill levels,” said Peter Moore, President, EA SPORTS. “With the new Wii MotionPlus, slicing a winner on Centre Court at Wimbledon or dropping an 8 iron pin high on No. 17 at TPC Sawgrass have never felt better. We couldn’t be more excited about the dynamic new EA SPORTS experiences coming this year to the Wii.”

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