Why are PC games being ported to the Nintendo DS?

[11killer11]

This is an interesting question, I'm pondering on this for quite some time. With the recent release of Age of Empires: Mythologies i think the total has come to 4 or so. (Please correct me if i'm mistaken) I know this is not a large number, this might be a coincidence for all i know but do you think we will see more and more of this as the DS and the DSI come along?

So far these are the games I know of:

1.Age of Empires: Age of Kings(I think)
2.Age of Empires: Mythologies
3.Syberia
4.Populus DS

[Gapporin]

Don't forget Myst (as well as being ported to every other console since its inception).

[SegaAges]

This is an interesting question, I'm pondering on this for quite some time. With the recent release of Age of Empires: Mythologies i think the total has come to 4 or so. (Please correct me if i'm mistaken) I know this is not a large number, this might be a coincidence for all i know but do you think we will see more and more of this as the DS and the DSI come along?

So far these are the games I know of:

1.Age of Empires: Age of Kings(I think)
2.Age of Empires: Mythologies
3.Syberia
4.Populus DS

My educated guess would be that 3 of those are rts type games, so it is probably easier to setup controls, cuz the stylus could act like a mouse

[kedawa]

I'm actually surprised there aren't more PC games being ported, especially FPS and point-and-click adventures.

[Poofta!]

I'm actually surprised there aren't more PC games being ported, especially FPS and point-and-click adventures.

this. P&C adventure games seem natural. hopefully w/ the DSi's larger screen we will start seeing them.

also, you forgot:
theme park
sim city
civilization
elf bowling (lol i know i know)

[roushimsx]

Syberia coming out for DS? Sold! Shame it's probably just the first game and doesn't bundle in the second. Oh well, I'll still buy both if they both come out (even though the first was far better). Hell, already bought 'em for PC and Xbox, may as well get 'em on DS as well. I absolutely loved the puzzle design in the game (logical puzzles that didn't require massive amounts of backtracking or pixel hunting).

Age of Empires rocked on DS because they adapted the game well to the system (as a turn based strategy game). Looks like Mythologies follows the same formula, so I'm pumped for that.

[Trebuken]

Yeah Age of Empires was excellent on the DS. I think it is a wild stretch to call it a port though; it's quite different. I also thought I read that they saw a potential for growth with RTS games on the DS after Age of Empires. I think Disciples is coming...or was, another RTS.

What's the word on Populous? Is it a buy?