FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   SMITH NANCY L 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/02/2010 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ELECTRONIC ARTS INC. [ERTS] (Last) (First) (Middle) 209 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP, Global Publishing Org. 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) REDWOOD CITY, CA 94065 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 39,958 D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units	  (1)	06/18/2011	Common Stock	2,500	$ (2)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (1)	06/16/2012	Common Stock	9,375	$ (2)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (3)	06/16/2012	Common Stock	5,000	$ (2)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units (4)	  (5)	11/10/2010	Comon Stock	65,085	$ (2)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units (4)	  (6)	11/10/2011	Common Stock	91,125	$ (2)	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SMITH NANCY L 209 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY REDWOOD CITY, CA 94065	Â	Â	  EVP, Global Publishing Org.	Â

Signatures

Flora B. Lee, Attorney-in-Fact for Nancy L. Smith		02/10/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Restricted stock units vest as to 25% each year from grant date for 4 years.
(2)	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Electronic Arts common stock.
(3)	Restricted stock units vest as to 33.33% each year from grant date for 3 years.
(4)	Represents restricted stock units granted pursuant to Electronic Arts offer to exchange described in Schedule TO-I, filed October 21, 2009 (the Exchange Offer).
(5)	Restricted stock units vest as to 100%, 12 months from November 10, 2009.
(6)	Restricted stock units vest as to 50%, 12 months from November 10, 2009, and then vest as to the remaining 50%, 24 months from November 10, 2009.

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