Warhammer 40K coming out for the Nintendo DS

[Piratecat]

Cool! A press release crossed my desk yesterday; THQ is making Warhammer 40K: Squad Command for the DS.

THQ ANNOUNCES WARHAMMER® 40,000: SQUAD COMMAND™
FOR THE NINTENDO DS™ AND PSP® SYSTEM

Critically Acclaimed Warhammer 40,000 Franchise to Make Handheld Debut


AGOURA HILLS, Calif. June 19, 2007 – THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) today announced Warhammer® 40,000: Squad Command™ will bring the carnage of the 41st millennium to the popular handheld Nintendo DS™ and PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) systems, scheduled to be released in fall 2007. Taking full advantage of the unique capabilities of the Nintendo DS and PSP, Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command features a new and immersive single-player campaign, along with a robust global multiplayer component.

“Bringing the Warhammer 40,000 universe to handheld systems creates exciting new game play options for fans across the globe,” said Bob Aniello, senior vice president of worldwide marketing, THQ. “An all-new single-player storyline and the ability to battle head-to-head with anyone in the world make this an exciting addition to the Warhammer 40,000 library.”

About Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command
Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command marks the first time the brutal, war-ravaged world of Games Workshop’s (LSE: GAW) Warhammer 40,000 universe will be playable on the Nintendo DS and PSP. Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command features action-packed combat and turn-based strategy through an engaging, authentic single-player storyline. Gamers play as the elite Space Marines of the Ultramarines chapter and strive to combat the encroaching evil of the daemonic forces of Chaos through 13 cinematically-tied missions. With a robust multiplayer mode featuring nine unique missions, gamers will team up to go head-to-head with other players worldwide as either the Imperium of Man or Chaos, ensuring hours of replay ability. Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command will also fully utilize all the portable functionality of the PSP and Nintendo DS, including the dual-screen and stylus.

Nifty!

 

[GoodKingJayIII]

That sounds crazy fun!

 

[D.Shaffer]

...While I like the general idea, I hope there's more then just Chaos and Space Marine units there. The DS is certaintly becoming the system of choice for turn based games, isnt it?

 

[Henry]

Nifty!

Admit it - you smile all day long at work, don't you?

 

[Piratecat]

I do, but this isn't our studio - alas!

 

[trancejeremy]

The DS is certaintly becoming the system of choice for turn based games, isnt it?

Well, I think the PSP still has the edge there. Besides also getting this (which PC didn't put in the title for some reason), it has D&D Tactics, Jeanne d'Arc and Disgeaa in the near future.

While the DS has this, Hoshigami (a port of a PS1 game) and Luminous Arc in the near future. Down the road, with Warlords DS and Panzer Tactics come out I might agree with you.

 

[D.Shaffer]

While the DS has this, Hoshigami (a port of a PS1 game) and Luminous Arc in the near future. Down the road, with Warlords DS and Panzer Tactics come out I might agree with you.

Keep in mind I'm mostly talking about Turn Based strategy games here, but DS still has Advanced Wars, which is the current king of turn based. It also has Age of Kings, which was a fairly deep turn based. It's also getting Anno 1701 in the near future, as well as Romance of the Three kingdoms and a bunch of other turn based. Most of the PSP games look more to be tactical RPGs, a slightly different genre of game.