Viva Pinata DS Announced

[DuckRacer]

Yeah, that's right. Rare, a Microsoft-owned developer, is making a Viva Pinata, a Microsoft-owned IP, for the DS.

Who wants Viva Pinata on the DS? Microsoft do. Announced at Comic Con yesterday, Viva Pinata DS will see the original game concept (ie not the party game) ported over to the DS, with the main changes a new top-down perspective and what I'd guess is an improved control scheme. The news is hardly surprising, what with Shane Kim's excessive hint-dropping a few months back, but hey. Best of luck to everyone involved. Viva Pinata was a good idea let down by the fact its target audience don't own 360s. They do own a DS, so maybe second time's a charm.

Now, even though I doubt many people care, I thought it's interesting that a company that was once thought to jump in the portable sector is taking the safe and easy approach by leeching off the DS' success. How do you like them apples?

 

[Tornado]

This will sell like hotcakes on the DS for the exact reason why it sold like crap on the 360.