<s>
Viva	B-Device
Piñata	I-Device
:	I-Device
Pocket	I-Device
Paradise	I-Device
is	O
a	O
life	O
simulation	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Rare	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
and	O
based	O
on	O
Viva	B-Application
Piñata	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
days	O
after	O
Viva	B-Application
Piñata	I-Application
:	I-Application
Trouble	I-Application
in	I-Application
Paradise	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
the	O
fall	O
of	O
2008	O
,	O
Pocket	O
Paradise	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Rare	O
's	O
handheld	O
team	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
Viva	B-Application
Piñata	I-Application
:	I-Application
Party	I-Application
Animals	I-Application
and	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
separate	O
third-party	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Viva	B-Device
Piñata	I-Device
:	I-Device
Pocket	I-Device
Paradise	I-Device
is	O
,	O
like	O
its	O
predecessor	B-Application
,	O
a	O
sandbox	O
game	O
that	O
tasks	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
turning	O
a	O
neglected	O
plot	O
of	O
land	O
into	O
a	O
beautiful	O
garden	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
built	O
from	O
the	O
ground	O
up	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
,	O
Rare	O
's	O
handheld	O
team	O
took	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
add	O
additional	O
features	O
and	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
screens	O
on	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
where	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
garden	O
view	O
is	O
displayed	O
in	O
the	O
lower	O
screen	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Romance	O
sweets	O
are	O
now	O
earned	O
by	O
completing	O
Viva	B-Application
Piñata	I-Application
Central	O
challenges	O
,	O
putting	O
much	O
more	O
emphasis	O
on	O
what	O
was	O
originally	O
a	O
purely	O
optional	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
major	O
difference	O
between	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
and	O
the	O
original	O
is	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
an	O
overhead	O
map	O
that	O
not	O
only	O
enables	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
view	O
the	O
whereabouts	O
of	O
their	O
piñata	O
instantly	O
,	O
but	O
allows	O
them	O
to	O
zoom	O
in	O
on	O
any	O
pinata	O
by	O
simply	O
tapping	O
their	O
icon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
game	O
mode	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
added	O
that	O
mirrors	O
the	O
"	O
Just	O
for	O
fun	O
"	O
mode	O
in	O
Viva	B-Application
Piñata	I-Application
:	I-Application
Trouble	I-Application
in	I-Application
Paradise	I-Application
,	O
named	O
“	O
Playground	O
”	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
state	O
that	O
"	O
DS	B-Device
wireless	O
connectivity	O
...	O
lets	O
you	O
send	O
prime	O
Piñata	O
specimens	O
to	O
your	O
friends	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
act	O
of	O
parading	O
your	O
Doenut	O
around	O
in	O
a	O
humiliating	O
pirate	O
outfit	O
easier	O
than	O
ever	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Back	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
reported	O
that	O
Rare	O
was	O
hard	O
at	O
work	O
on	O
two	O
projects	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
first	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
released	O
was	O
Diddy	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
DS	I-Application
,	O
so	O
that	O
game	O
and	O
Viva	B-Application
Piñata	I-Application
were	O
most	O
likely	O
the	O
two	O
projects	O
mentioned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Viva	B-Application
Piñata	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
was	O
first	O
hinted	O
at	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
between	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
and	O
1UP.com	O
at	O
the	O
DICE	O
2007	O
Summit	O
in	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
presented	O
later	O
at	O
Comic-Con	O
2007	O
and	O
THQ	O
officially	O
announced	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Viva	B-Device
Piñata	I-Device
:	I-Device
Pocket	I-Device
Paradise	I-Device
in	O
the	O
Fall	O
of	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
interview	O
with	O
members	O
from	O
the	O
team	O
,	O
the	O
question	O
"	O
Was	O
it	O
always	O
the	O
plan	O
to	O
transfer	O
Viva	B-Application
Piñata	I-Application
across	O
to	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
,	O
or	O
did	O
it	O
take	O
some	O
prompting	O
?	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
received	O
the	O
response	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
producer	O
Paul	O
Machacek	O
:	O
"	O
In	O
discussions	O
for	O
a	O
follow-on	O
project	O
for	O
DKR	O
DS	B-Device
it	O
became	O
a	O
greater	O
focal	O
point	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
hindsight	O
,	O
seeing	O
what	O
we	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
proven	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
complete	O
no-brainer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Viva	B-Device
Piñata	I-Device
:	I-Device
Pocket	I-Device
Paradise	I-Device
won	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
Best	O
Simulation	O
Game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
from	O
IGN	O
in	O
their	O
2008	O
video	O
game	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Viva	B-Device
Piñata	I-Device
:	I-Device
Pocket	I-Device
Paradise	I-Device
also	O
received	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
2009	O
BAFTA	O
nominations	O
for	O
Best	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
at	O
the	O
Game	O
Awards	O
and	O
Best	O
Video	O
Game	O
at	O
the	O
British	O
Academy	O
Children	O
's	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
