Ubisoft curls up with the DS for a winter sports game [update]

by JC Fletcher { Mar 20th 2008 at 9:45AM }

An ESRB rating has been assigned to a mysterious new game called Curling DS. This is either:

a game based on the bizarre (yet popular!) sport in which players slide a rock down some ice and sweep in front of it
an exercise game that focuses only on working your arms, or
a hair styling game.

To be honest, we would be equally amused by any of these! We are guessing, however, that it's going to be the first one. Could this be a localized version of Rocket Company's Minna no DS Curling (pictured)? Ubisoft (the publisher listed in the ESRB rating) has been known to pick up obscure Japanese titles before!

[Update: a news item on Rocket Company's site confirms that Ubisoft has licensed Minna no DS Curling.]

Tags: curling, curling-ds, esrb, sports, ubisoft

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

mahmud @ Mar 20th 2008 9:59AM

I still can't explain why I can watch a curling tournament but not an mlb baseball game. I'm not saying it's right, I just can't explain it.

The Theory @ Mar 20th 2008 10:11AM

curling is awesome. i'd buy a curling game just on principle.

Bradley @ Mar 20th 2008 10:21AM

Believe it or not, there is a pretty solid curling game already on Ubisoft's Imagine Figure Skater. You can only play 3 ends though. I would "imagine" that they are localising Minna no DS Curling for a primarily Canadian audience.