Criterion Games developed and Electronic Arts published a racing video game called Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit in 2010 on multiple platforms, including PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Microsoft Windows, iOS, Android, webOS, and Windows Phone. Exient Entertainment developed the Wii version, and the game is the sixteenth installment in the Need for Speed series, coming out in November of 2010, with digital versions available by December of that same year. This edition is a revamp of the 1998 game, Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit. The remastered iteration, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered, released on November 6th, 2020, for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, with the Nintendo Switch release occurring on November 13th of the same year.