PopCap’s popular game Peggle is coming to the Nintendo DS. Peggle is expected to arrive on North American shores this winter and will be priced at $29.95.

PopCap has partnered with Japanese development studio Q Entertainment (of Lumines, Meteos and Rez HD fame), who are already adapting the game for the DS. Q Entertainment will also be adding unique features to the DS version that are not available in the existing PC, Mac or iPod versions.

Peggle for the DS is touted to feature more levels than existing versions of the game, including DS-exclusive levels. The game will also include re-mastered input controls as well as “surprise additions sure to please die-hard fans and novice players alike.”

PopCap also announced two additional DS titles it’s developing, Amazing Adventures: The Forgotten Ruins and Mystery P.I.: Portrait of a Thief. Dubbed “seek-and-solve” games, both are picture-hunting games that require players to identify items and use them to piece together a story. Early reports indicate that each game will include 18 missions along with nine locations exclusive to the DS. The pair will retail for $19.99 each when they hit shelves this winter.

Details are scant at the moment but head over to 1Up for a Peggle DS interview with Greg Canessa, PopCap’s vice president of video game platforms.

Bringing Peggle to more hardcore audience on DS

“I have a great deal of respect for Q Entertainment as one of the industry’s preeminent game developers, with a proven reputation for creativity and innovation,” stated Greg Canessa, PopCap’s vice president of video game platforms.

“Q is a great choice to partner with us – they share many of PopCap’s design and creative philosophies and are equally big believers in quality and attention to detail. These factors, combined with Q’s impressive track record of success on DS and PSP, make this a natural fit. I’m confident that Q will create an experience with Peggle for DS that will both satisfy existing fans of the game and attract a new audience of on-the-go gamers who appreciate the DS for its one-of-a-kind display format and other unique capabilities.”

“We at Q Entertainment are honored to be working with PopCap and view this as a fun, exciting challenge – taking a very popular casual game and bringing it to a more hardcore audience on the DS,” stated Shuji Utsumi, Q’s co-founder and chief executive officer.

“PopCap’s games are simple but addictive, and Peggle demonstrates that even a simple game can be extremely deep. We’ve always incorporated casual game elements into our console and handheld games, and now we have an opportunity to bring our gaming sensibilities and expertise to the DS version of Peggle, and make a very novel ‘cross-over’ game for all ages.”