This is news so big that we could barely contain our excitement, though we're mostly excited for Destructoid Editor-in-chief Nick Chester, as he seems to have a thing for the cute, animal-based games.
Ubisoft has just announced the acquisition of Japanese publisher Digital Kids, who is known for their Petz series of games. These titles, including Dogz, Catz, Hamsterz, and my favorite, Horsez, were develped for Ubisoft by Digital Kids, and are available on the Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance, and PC.
"When it comes to Nintendo DS games, Digital Kids has demonstrated a leading knowledge that has resulted in creative animal simulation titles that appeal to Japanese and Western audiences alike, which is quite rare," remarked Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot.
Nick, we're so happy for you! [Note: I'm probably fired.]
[Via GamesIndustry.biz]
Dale North is Destructoid's Editor-In-Chief, a founding editor, and specialist in Japanese gaming. An accomplished musician, Dale was reporting from Japan during the earthquakes of 2011. Luckily, he got the fuck out alive and is home in America now with his wife and beloved corgi, Einstein. Dale is also a co-founder of Destructoid's sister anime site
Japanator. Likes Corgis, Sega Saturn, PSP, iPhone, Photographic tools.
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2:06 PM on 11.05.2007
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I'll take one of these!
I remember being younger and playing the Dogz games for the PC and feeling like I sucked at life because your dog would run away if you didn't feed it everyday. Maybe that memory is subconsciously why I get so addicted to MMOs...
Much like my Tamagatchi that I realize now that my grandmother wasn't really taking care of when I was in school, even though I paid her a dollar everyday to do it... O_o