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Rare Confirm New Additions For Viva Pinata DS

Today Rare, on their official site, have confirmed that the DS version of one of their greatest game in years will be adding a sandbox mode, a selection of Wi-Fi options for the swapping of piñatas, a journal and encyclopaedia to keep track of the piñata zaniness, more piñatas than the original, and stylus control which will allow you to directly control your piñatas.

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PC Gaming Refugee - 879 days 9 hours ago

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1 - Rare plays Microsoft

Rare gets the financial backing from Microsoft and get to play with Microsoft's money, (which most developers can only dream of.) Yet Rare has not delivered even one killer app on Xbox to their new boss Microsoft. Instead, they are making still games for their one and only true old love, their Nintendo -- using the unlimited resources provided to them by Microsoft.

Those guys at Rare must be loving it. Microsoft needs to stop giving money at developers that take Microsoft's money but have their hearts elsewhere.

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1.1 BIadestarX | 879 days 9 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show

Dlacy13g - 879 days 9 hours ago

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1.2 - @bladestar....

you beat me to the punch...we are both on the same page. Smart play MS...smart play.

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ngg12345 - 879 days 7 hours ago

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1.3 - Why is sony their only competitor

Isn't nintendo an as big of a competitor as sony? I am confused with this logic. It would have been better if they didn't make the game period on either system,

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Dlacy13g - 879 days 7 hours ago

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1.4 - MS isnt in the handheld market....

So, by making the game on the DS they can penetrate a segment of gaming (handhelds) that currently they have ZERO penetration in. They can do it because although Nintendo is home console rival...MS is not a rival in the handheld division in the traditional sense.

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Dlacy13g - 879 days 9 hours ago

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2 - ...and MS is going to laugh with Rare....

As they bank roll off the DS love. MS isn't stupid. They are allowing their in house studio to produce a game for the number one handheld device...hell number one platform in the world!

Look at it this way...MS gets Viva Pinata to take off on the DS...so they get fans of the series established on a hand held device which by now if you havent' figured it out...MS aint going into that market. They grow a fan base from the DS....and hope they cross over to the 360 for other games. Its a smart strategy.... I expect to see more MS Studio games will get DS versions if this game has any amount of success.

Look outside the box people...this is how MS can get a handheld presence without having to be a handheld maker.

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razer - 879 days 8 hours ago

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2.1 - Why get 360?

If you can play all these games on other platforms? I would never buy a 360 when I can play the games I like on an existing system I already own. Seems like if I have a PC and DS I'm not missing anything the 360 has to offer..

It sounds like this Viva is going to have more features so why buy a $400 console to play an inferior version of the game. This will make MS some quick cash by exploiting the DS fanbase but it's going to do nothing for it's own platform.

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2.2 - @razer...

Ok first off games on the DS are decidely different than on a console. Trying to compare playing a game for the DS vs one for the console is like trying to compare beer to wine. Two very different experiences.

I will be the first to say that many games are offered on both PC & 360... That said most console gamers dont want to play games on their PC...hence why they get a console. So sure you may not feel the need to get a 360 over your PC....but this news isn't about you.

This news is about MS expanding their fanbase and getting after the casual gamer market, the family market. This is about getting Nintendo DS players to start enjoying MS products and from there hopefully they can build up a bit of a fanbase that might buy into the 360. And if they don't, and the fans say...I will just buy the PC version of Halo or Viva Pinata instead...well MS is still winning. All they want to do is build a bridge form the Nintendo DS fanbase (which is clearly larger than anything Sony or MS has currently) to MS proprietary products. And with luck...they will not only build software sales in a handheld market which to this point they have completely missed out on ...and also build out some converts in the home based market.

It's a worthy venture...one that Sony can't do. MS has a very unique opportunity here. They probably should have been doing this early on. My guess is they have flirted with the idea of a hand held...but realized they are not in a good position for it so they are going the software route.

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Perfect for DS. Touch controls, a sandbox mode...I think this will find an audience on the DS that it sadly lacked on the 360. It's a better game than most people think.

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