Puzzler From Yokoi-san To Be Updated By Mizugushi's Q [Update] News

Speaking to Japanese publication Famitsu, Tetsuya Mizugushi has confirmed that he's working as Executive Producer for updated versions of the Wonderswan puzzler, Gunpey (created by the late Gunpey Yokoi, creator of the original GameBoy). The title, Gunpey-R, is being developed for PSP and Nintendo DS, with publishing duties by Namco Bandai - although a publisher is yet to be announced for outside the country.

In the game, players will have to create lines across the screen by moving blocks before they reach the top of the screen; Mizugushi confirmed in the interview that both handheld versions will have their own subtle visual/audio differences.

It's been a busy time for Mizugushi in the last couple of years, having created Lumines for PSP (and the three new instalments in the pipeline), and Ninety-Nine Nights for Xbox 360, but it doesn't seem that his team at Q Entertainment are ready to have any sort of break just yet.

We'll have more on Gunpey-R shortly...

[Update]Namco Bandai of America have confirmed that a North American release of the game, to be simply called 'Gunpey', will take place during the 2006 Holiday season. A European publisher is yet to be announced...