Have you heard of Famista DS?

by Eric Caoili { Oct 23rd 2007 at 2:50PM }

Famista DS (Family Stadium) -- not to be confused with Famitsu, the magazine in which Famista DS was first announced -- is the latest entry in a series of baseball titles that go back all the way to the Famicom. The franchise has gone by other names the few times it has popped up in western markets -- RBI Baseball and Super Batter Up.

Developed by Namco Bandai, Famista DS combines retro graphics with modern video game elements (e.g. unlockable uniforms/stadiums, online support, and gratuitous cameos from Namco mascots), while keeping with the simple A+B controls you remember from your NES days. You can view a short commercial and a minute-and-a-half trailer at the movie section of the game's official site.

Famista DS arrives in Japan this November 15th, and while it's possible that Namco Bandai will eventually bring this one to the states, we're not getting our hopes up. Consider it your punishment for not buying enough copies of Rebelstar Tactical Command.

Tags: baseball, commercial, family-stadium, famista, famista-ds, namco-bandai, rbi-baseball, retro, super-batter-up

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Pizza Pasta @ Oct 23rd 2007 4:12PM

God, I wish they would make Baseball Stars for the DS. A copy of that with Wi-Fi support would ensure that I would fail all of my classes, quit my job, get dumped by my girlfriend and probably either starve to death or get evicted from my apartment; whichever would come first.

No Name @ Oct 24th 2007 12:02AM

I wholeheartedly agree with #1. (Replace school with fired from job, girlfriend with... well, nothing.) How I miss dominating the league with a mostly female team... (Whatever happened to making female players?)

How can you not like a game with a team called the "Ninja Blacksox"?

Pizza Pasta @ Oct 24th 2007 12:33AM

@ 2

I was always partial to the Ghastly Monsters. I found out that Famista DS is Wi-Fi compatible so I'll definately be importing it and letting my life go down the drain.

Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like you can create your own team or name your own players like in Baseball Stars but this game will be plenty good enough.