SimCity DS to IPO on March 26

Electronic Arts’ SimCity DS for the Nintendo DS will debut on the simExchange on Monday, March 26, 2007. It will be categorized under the Strategy genre. Shares will open for purchase at 90 DKP (forecasts 900,000 copies sold worldwide over lifetime).

SimCity DS is a version of SimCity 3000 designed for the Nintendo DS. This is not a direct port of the game as EA has redesigned the game with the Japanese market in mind. For those new to the series, SimCity games have the player take the role of a mayor of a city. You decide how to zone the land, build roads, provide schools and watch your city grow. You will have to solve problems like traffic congestion, fire hazards, pollution, and the like.

The game is played using the stylus. It features the classic build from start mode and the objective based scenarios in which you enter an already running city with a problem that you must fix. The game also features gameplay unique to the DS, such as blowing into the DS’s microphone to putout fires and signing with the stylus to put your laws into effect.

The game was released in Japan on February 22. The game will be released worldwide in the summer of 2007. The listing was submitted by Jayen.