July 24, 2008 - After months of fan speculation and a hard
denial from the company a few months ago, PopCap is ready to out its biggest
franchise: Peggle is, indeed,
coming to the Nintendo DS by the end of the year. The casual game publisher made
the announcement at the Casual Connect event in Seattle this evening during
PopCap CEO David Roberts' keynote.
Peggle, for those not in the know, is
an action game that blends elements of pachinko into a simple physics-based
point-and-click action game where a well-placed tumbling ball can net a player
millions of points in a single shot. Peggle on the Nintendo DS will be an all
new rendition of the game – while it will feature several of the same features
as the popular PC version, PopCap has promised that the handheld game will be an
experience all its own.
The Nintendo DS
version of Peggle is currently in development at Q Entertainment, best known for
Lumines on the PSP and Xbox Live Arcade, as well as the Meteos series on the
Nintendo DS. The portable game will feature unique touch-screen controls and a
whole slew of new options and gameplay elements.
PopCap and Q are
remaining hush on a features list right now, but we do know that the Nintendo DS
version will retail for $29.99 and hit shelves by Winter 2008. The company also
announced two other Nintendo DS games that will release by this November:
Amazing Adventures: The Forgotten Ruins and Mystery P.I.: Portrait of a
Thief
Check out our full Q&A with PopCap
Vice President Greg Canessa where he talks about the company's Nintendo
DS line-up and future products for consoles.
From : http://ds.ign.com/
