Will Wright confirms Spore will hit the DS
by David Hinkle 
{ Mar 23rd 2006 at 5:00PM }
Ray Almeda, of AMN, sat down with the Spore creator
yesterday evening and asked if gamers would be able to play the upcoming title on the DS (and Sony's
handheld...thing), with which he responded "Yes...definitely."
Will's past attempts in gaming have been nothing but gold, with his Simcity and The Sims franchises being easily accessible to people in all walks of life (heck, some of my assignments back in middle school were to build fully-functioning cities in Simcity) and pushed the envelope of conventional game design. It's no wonder that so many eyes are on him and his upcoming project. We just hope Spore on the DS will be WiFi compatible in some way.
Spore is currently slated for a 2007 release.
[Update: Definitely fixed a typo.]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Brian @ Mar 23rd 2006 5:57PM
YAY there is a god!
DaveKap @ Mar 23rd 2006 7:14PM
Source of "Slated for 2007" and whether or not you're referring to the DS version or the PC version?
Spore for the PC is slated for Q3 2006 according to the most recent non-GDC reports.
matt @ Mar 23rd 2006 7:30PM
sold.
steveg @ Mar 23rd 2006 10:45PM
HOLY CRAP - that's awesome
Fool @ Mar 23rd 2006 11:01PM
Allow me to wet myself. As soon as this comes out, you won't see me for like a month.
Gil @ Mar 24th 2006 12:59AM
Will Wright just got Nintendo a sale. When the DS Lite comes out in the states you have a new customer!
Loban @ Mar 24th 2006 10:10AM
Will Wright's style of games are perfectly suited for the DS. They require some sort of stylus/mouse input. And they're "pick em up" games. Games you can just pick up and play for a little bit without feeling like you have to devote tons of time to them in one sitting, which makes them perfect for portables.
As if the DS lite wasn't going to kickass in the states anyway, this will certainly help.
Gonzo @ Mar 24th 2006 11:44AM
My wife and Iare really excited about this one.
We thought they were talking about putting this on mobile phones not really on the DS.
My wife is a big fan of the Sims but hasn't been none too impressed with their showing on the DS so far. Hopefully this will make up for it.
Make up for it Will.
JM @ Mar 24th 2006 2:39PM
Speaking of Sim City, how about Sim City DS?
rainking187 @ Mar 24th 2006 5:50PM
Yes, they're easily accessible, but so is human waste. Doesn't mean I want to play with it.
Kristina @ Mar 24th 2006 6:00PM
Oh my gosh. "Definately" ?!?!?! A quick spell check will tell you it's "definitely."
Lazy American @ Mar 24th 2006 11:01PM
Uh yeah... too bad efing Will Wright isnt even going to be making the handheld version of the game, prepare for major disappointment, does anyone remember the last psuedo-will wright disaster on the ds? sims?... i rest my case
Jarrett Stewart @ Mar 26th 2006 6:18PM
I hope this is true! If so, I will be buying.
Charlie @ Mar 27th 2006 12:10PM
Holy hell, good luck getting me away from a DS with wifi and spore
Chupi @ Jan 12th 2007 5:07PM
As a side note first... I love my DS, but think it's a bit prickish to go about insulting the PSP... However, I do think that the DS is much better suited for a game like Spore simply because of the stylus, (Wow, an actual use for it. >_> I've yet to actually like any game that needed it, so it's just been gathering dust.) and I must say thank god that even if Spore isn't compatable with my PC I'll have a back up. @_@ Albeit a backup where large and detailed screenshots cannot occur.
Max @ Jan 17th 2007 12:16PM
GIMME NOW!!!!
A mate just told me about it but i dont have windows at home but it's a coming out on the DS!!!!
MUST BUYYYY!!!!
ALMEHDA @ Feb 2nd 2007 8:41AM
Confirmed by EA. Whoo-hoo!
jeff @ Jan 19th 2008 7:41AM
alot of people suspect the ds will have some great games, which are never going to come out, so now finally theres hope for us
n00bpwn3r @ Dec 28th 2007 5:55PM
YAY! Spore for DS! haha "spore" and "for" rhyme...