Anno 1701 In 2007

Sunflowers and Buena Vista Games have announced their partnership on releasing Anno 1701 for the Nintendo DS later this year.

Buena Vista Games today announced it has entered into a publishing agreement with German-based Sunflowers, to publish A.D. for the Nintendo DS in Q2 2007.

"We are looking forward to building a strong relationship with the team at Sunflowers to expand and develop the gaming experience that A.D. offers," said Thierry Braille, vice president and general manager, Buena Vista Games. "With BVG's expertise in publishing a broad portfolio of video games for the entire family and titles for the Nintendo DS, A.D. is an optimal addition to our portfolio because it appeals to both males and females alike, and also attracts younger as well as older gamers."

"A.D. stands for great quality and extraordinary gameplay," said Wilhelm Hamrozi, CEO of Sunflowers. "When expanding the property onto other platforms, we don't simply port the game design, but we develop new concepts that satisfy the familiar high standards in terms of quality and gameplay appropriate to the platform", he continued. "We are delighted about this collaboration and view Buena Vista Games as the ideal partner to begin a sensible expansion of our A.D. brand onto other platforms", Hamrozi concluded.

The A.D. universe is based on the successful PC games by Sunflowers. The developers Keen Games will bring the A.D. universe onto the Nintendo DS for the very first time where players can enter a unique empire-building experience set between the 16th and 17th century. The game is based on creating, building and developing civilisation in this important historical period with a cast of likeable characters telling a compelling story about their adventures in the new world.

Additionally, A.D. for the Nintendo DS features a fully configurable endless game mode with AI players and a multiplayer mode for up to 4 players with Nintendo DS, as well as a series of features unique to the DS.

The A.D. series earned widespread acclaim and has sold 4.4 million copies. It is one of the most successful games of all time in German-speaking countries.

The full facts on the game can be found in our games-database.

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