Games based on the girl-oriented 'Littlest Pet Shop' and boy-focused 'Nerf N-Strike' will come out for Nintendo Co Ltd's 7974.OS Wii console and DS handheld.
The first wave of games will hit mobile phones this spring and will include versions of “Monopoly”, “Trivial Pursuit”, “Risk” and “Yahtzee”. “All these games are being designed with the thought of bringing people together, whether physically or through technology.” “This is the first wave of a very long deal,” Lange said. The goal of the game is to get the highest score by throwing your dice and achieving the best possible combinations with them. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidĪs part of a licensing deal struck in August, EA will bring classic family games to a range of game systems and devices, said Chip Lange, vice president of the company’s Hasbro game studio. Electronic Arts on Monday announced upcoming games based on popular Hasbro properties such as 'Monopoly' and 'Littlest Pet Shop', an important part of its push to make video games for a broader audience. Chief Executive Officer of Electronic Arts John Riccitiello at the Reuters Media Summit in New York, November 29, 2007.
