Viva Pinata DS Announced at Comic Con
While not exactly earth breaking, I wasn’t exactly expecting any shocking announcements concerning any of the hand helds at Comic Con, but indeed it seems as if that has happened. Keep in mind that this game announcement is much deeper than it would seem on the surface, and portrays something that might be far more than what it seems. During a panel at the convention this past weekend, Rare announced that they would be returning “home” to develop and publish (in connection with Microsoft) a Viva Pinata game for Nintendo DS.
To the layman, this may possibly seem like so-so news, and possibly even good business on both the sides of Nintendo, Rare, and Microsoft. But to the veteran who has been around during the SNES and N64 days, this could be seen as a monumental first step. Not only for future Rare or Microsoft published games to appear on the Nintendo DS, but also other possibilities such as Goldeneye on the Wii Virtual Console or even the fabled Halo DS. Matt Casamassina of IGN has still yet to back up his big talk of said game, but you probably will hear himself singing his own praises soon after this announcement.
rare, microsoft, nintendo, nintendods, vivapinata
[image via joystiq, story via shacknews]
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