Need for Speed: Nitro

Need for Speed: Nitro
North American artwork featuring Lamborghini Reventón & Dodge Charger (1966) racing while the Police Shelby Mustang is pursuing.
Developer(s)
Publisher(s)Electronic Arts
SeriesNeed for Speed
Platform(s)
Release
  • NA: November 3, 2009[1]
  • AU: November 5, 2009 (DS)
  • EU: November 6, 2009
  • AU: November 26, 2009 (Wii)
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)

Need for Speed: Nitro is a racing video game and the fourteenth title in the Need for Speed series. It was published by Electronic Arts for the Nintendo Wii and DS platforms.[2] The Wii version was developed by EA Montreal, who have previous experience with Nintendo consoles, while the DS version was developed separately by Firebrand Games' Florida studio.[3]

Nitro is the only game in the series to be released exclusively for Nintendo platforms, and one of only two games in the franchise to date (the other being the mobile No Limits) to not be released for PCs. It was one of three games announced in January, including Need for Speed: Shift and 2010's Need for Speed: World.[4]

An enhanced edition of the DS version, Need for Speed: Nitro-X, was released for DSiWare on November 26, 2010.

  1. ^ Pedersen, Kirk (October 19, 2009). "NFS Nitro in stores November 3!". Need for Speed. Archived from the original on June 29, 2023. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
  2. ^ "Need for Speed NITRO : NFS Nitro - EA Games". Ea.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  3. ^ Jordan, Jon (May 20, 2009). "DS Preview - Need for Speed: Nitro DS". Archived from the original on September 21, 2009. Retrieved July 28, 2009.
  4. ^ Anderson, Luke (March 4, 2009). "Need for Speed: Shift". GameSpot.com. Archived from the original on April 11, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2020.