For the first time ever, the traditional FIFA video game will include Women's Soccer. EA Sports and FIFA announced that 12 of the world's best women's national teams will be included in the FIFA 16 to be launched by the end of the year. This comes just weeks ahead of the start of the 2015 Women's World Cup in Canada.
The teams included in this game are. Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, England, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Sweden, and the United States of America. The United States is currently ranked number one in the world and is the favorite to win it all this summer in Canadian territory.
EA Canada visited with four top players from United States Women’s Team. Sydney Leroux, Abby Wambach, Alex Morgan, and Megan Rapinoe were used by developers of the game to imitate their gestures plus their runs, sprints and horizontal movements. Soccer Canada also visited EA to provide full-player references captured using 360-degree body scanning. All this was done to ensure the game is as realistic as possible.
“I honestly can’t believe all of the science and technology behind the game itself, let alone getting us into the motion capture suits and eventually into the game,” Abby Wambach, the women with the most goals scored in a national team (U.S.) said.
WATCH: Women are IN THE GAME
Wambach considered it a big deal to be part of this new venture. She could not hide her excitement for being park of a milestone in one of the most sold video games in the planet. The U.S. striker is anxious to know the reaction from fans to this new feature of the game.
“Bringing some of the best women’s players and teams in the world to our franchise is a massive event for EA SPORTS, and we are equally excited about bringing millions of fans a new way to play,” said David Rutter, VP and GM, EA SPORTS FIFA in an official statement.
Some of the first reactions by fans were
Women's football in FIFA 16 cannot wait to finally try out Nasri.
— faz (@WilshEsque) May 28, 2015
So Women are in FIFA 16, probably not on FUT, thoughts? Graphics looked weird can't be next gen
— Matt Craig (@MattHDGamer) May 28, 2015
@EASPORTSFIFA So you fail to fix the market situation, Make the game worse and then add this.. I need to lay down
— Max (@xDuoMax) May 28, 2015
@EASPORTSFIFA will they moan if they don't get a penalty and walk off the pitch?
— switch (@Epsilon_Switch) May 28, 2015
Here are some FIFA 16 screenshots of some of the players on their Women's National Team pic.twitter.com/VuGIJpzubq
— Steve Noah (@Steve_OS) May 28, 2015
The new thing being announced for FIFA 16 is women's soccer , to the people that thought legends were coming to ps4 pic.twitter.com/fyZyXwrADa
— Arsenic723 (@Arsenic723) May 28, 2015
