Ping Pals Ships Across North America

THQ’s chat-shop-and-collect game title for the Nintendo DS has shipped to retailers across North America. While the title has been compared to the built-in Pictochat, the customization and game features of Ping Pals offer a unique social experience for DS gamers.

From THQ:
Ping Pals allows gamers to create and customize their very own avatar on-screen persona, known as a Ping Pal, by choosing from thousands of different options. Players will then be able to play single and multiplayer games in order to win coins. They can then use their coins to purchase additional items at the Ping Pals virtual mall, allowing them to customize their Ping Pal. Special sales will occur at the virtual mall where players must log in at a specific time in order to purchase rare items. In addition, players will be able to trade items with their friends, offering further customization of their Ping Pal.

Ping Pals will also include an elaborate chatting feature that utilizes the touch screen as an interface, allowing up to eight people to chat with each other at a time. Players will also have the ability to play Solo Chat, a game that allows them to hold conversations with various virtual characters. If they’d like to share their Ping Pals game, players can download a trial version to one of their friends’ Nintendo DS systems, allowing them to participate in conversations and experience the Ping Pals multiplayer games.

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