Last week The Times Online reported that Nintendo has signed a deal with HarperCollins to publish literary classics on the DS gaming device. The 100 Classic Book Collection, to be released December 26, 2008, will initially be available only for sale in England (Amazon.co.uk has it listed on its website), and follows Nintendo's recent strategy of trying to broaden the audience for its products. The suggested list price is £19.99.
For mystery book fans, The 100 Classic Book Collection will include The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle, Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edgar Allen Poe, and The Moonstone and The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins. There will also be adventure thrillers by Alexandre Dumas (The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers), Jules Verne (Round the World in Eighty Days and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea), and Robert Louis Stevenson (Kidnapped, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and Treasure Island).
Some news organizations (including The Times Online) are now comparing the DS to the Amazon Kindle. We're not entirely sure that's a fair or justified comparison. Still, it's a positive step for both Nintendo and HarperCollins to encourage kids who probably spend far too much time playing games on their DS to sample some classic literature including early detective fiction.
We're sure it won't be long before this collection of novels for the Nintendo DS reaches our shores and we will report on its availability as soon as we can.
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