Civilization or Alpha Centuari may be announced for the Nintendo DS soon, according to the games designer Sid Meier.

Meier talks about the possibility of his famously fantastic turn-based strategy games going to the handheld in his Ask Sid feature. The occasional series lets fans submit questions to the designer.

Question: Do you have any plans to develop for the NintendoDS? Firaxis' strategy games are a natural match for the dual screen, touchscreen enabled handheld. Other strategy games such as Europe Universalis II, Age of Empires, and Command and Conquer have been announced. Civilization and/or Alpha Centuari would fit in nice.

Sid: It's certainly something we're exploring. Our goal is to make great games and deliver them to players on whatever platforms make sense for the game. I agree that the Nintendo DS would be a good match for some of our titles so stay tuned for more info. soon!

Ask Sid [Firaxis]

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