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A miniature hockey stick peripheral was released with the game, allowing (but not requiring) the player to insert the
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EA Sports
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' first ice hockey
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video game
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on the Wii, released in 2010. It was the first game in the ''NHL'' series since '' NHL 2005'' to receive an E rating, mainly because the game does not include fighting.
Game cover
Wayne Gretzky
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is the game's cover athlete. This marked the first time that the EA Sports NHL series featured a retired ice hockey player on the cover as well as Wayne Gretzky's first appearance on a cover of a video game since '' Gretzky NHL 2006''.
Hockey stick peripheral
A miniature hockey stick peripheral was released with the game, allowing (but not requiring) the player to insert the Wii Remote
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and its Nunchuk attachment and simulate playing with a real hockey stick./ref>
Reception
The game received "generally favorable reviews" according to the Review aggregator, review aggregation websiteMetacritic
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.
See also
* '' NHL 11'', another ice hockey video game by EA Sports, released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 * '' NHL 2K11'', another ice hockey video game, by2K Sports
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for the Wii and iOS
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