Tiles Laid out in Scrabble on Nintendo DS

Electronic Arts revealed an upcoming Scrabble title for Nintendo DS. As a bonus, the industry giant informs us on the game itself and shows us the first visuals as well.

Fans of casual, family-friendly games are about to see their circle of fun widen with a slate of new Hasbro-branded digital play experiences on a variety of platforms from Electronic Arts in 2009. Leading the charge is Scrabble. The best-selling crossword puzzle board game is on deck to land on handheld platforms including the Nintendo DS and Sony's PSP in March 2009 (US and Canada).

"We believe our Hasbro Family Game Night channel on Xbox LIVE Arcade will be one of the most dynamic and fun collections available on the platform," said Chip Lange, General Manager of EA Hasbro. "We've been given the unique opportunity to create an exclusive EA Hasbro branded destination within the Xbox LIVE Arcade so players can easily find and play our lineup of family-friendly digital board games. Just as families have game closets in their home, they will also be able to stock a digital game closet serving up hours of interactive play for kids and adults alike."

"The consumer response to Hasbro's brands arriving on digital platforms in such fresh, inventive ways has been incredibly positive," said Mark Blecher, General Manager of Digital Media and Gaming at Hasbro. "Scrabble alone has taken the US and Canadian markets by storm in a very short period of time and we expect the momentum to remain at full throttle through the Nintendo DS and PSP handheld releases and beyond. The level of creativity and meticulous execution that EA has poured into the re-imagination of the Scrabble and Hasbro Family Game Night experiences have set the bar very high for the many other games under development, but we're confident that we've just scratched the surface of what digital fun feels, looks and plays like. It's going to be a very exciting year for casual game fans."

Scrabble on the Nintendo DS and PSP will offer something for every crossword puzzle fan with three modes of play including: Classic, which offers traditional play; Speed, where players race the clock; and, the new fast paced ScrabbleSLAM card game, where players try to be the first to discard all their SLAM cards by making four letter words. SLAM will be available for the first time digitally on the handheld versions of Scrabble. With six difficulty levels, Scrabble will serve up a Training mode with six training exercises that enable new or rusty players to polish their skills before their first big showdown. Scrabble comes loaded with extras such as Scrabble Word Finder and Wi-Fi multiplayer capability (both single and multi-cart play). Both versions are to be expected in March 2009.

The first screenshots of the game can be found on our gamepage for Scrabble.

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