Based on the popular global community, Capcom will be bringing Neopets Puzzle Adventure to the Wii, Nintendo DS, and PC this holiday.

Wait, come back! Please, don’t go anywhere. I had the same reaction. Neopets? For real? When I looked at my schedule, the game was listed among the likes of Resident Evil 5, Street Fighter IV, and Bionic Commando. What on Earth could Capcom be thinking trying to show us — jaded videogame journalists — a game based on cutesy, online pet monster trading community? 

Then I ran into Infinite Interactive’s president Steve Fawkner at dinner our second evening. We got to talking, and he told me that the studio — the same folks behind Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords — was working on the Capcom Neopets title. Steve is pleasant, and I love his studio’s games, so I held back my groans. That changed quickly.

“It’s like Puzzle Quest,” he said, excitedly, “but with Neopets and an actual budget.”

Now he had my attention. Hit the jump if I’ve got yours.

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