If you wanted to develop a game, what platform would you develop it for? iPhone, Android, PSP, Nintendo DS? If I were a developer, I know I would want to develop for more then one. Some iPhone developers are begining to figure this out as well. In fact, a very popular game on the iPhone, Flight Control, is coming to the Nintendo DS.

Firemint, the developers of Flight Control have decided to port the game from the iPhone to the Nintendo DSi. In a recent press release, Firemint said:

Flight Control is one of the all-time most popular paid games for the iPhone and iPod touch, and is the first title on that platform to have announced sales of more than 1,500,000 copies. It has reached the #1 paid app position on the iTunes charts in 20 countries including USA, UK, Japan, Germany, France, Canada and Australia. The simple but highly addictive gameplay challenges players to touch aircraft and drag a path to their correct landing zone, while avoiding collisions.

Flight Control DSi will make ideal use of the stylus and touch screen, with the top screen displaying score and other information. It will be Firemint’s first self-published game on the platform, and further extends the studio’s focus on digital distribution. The expected arrival date of Flight Control is Q4 2009.

This interesting move leaves me wondering if other great games on the iPhone like Ocarina, Enigmo, and Fieldrunners will eventually be ported to other devices as well. I think that if this move is successful for Firemint they will continue to port to other devices. Other developers will also be soon to follow.

Do you think the port of Flight Control will be a success for Firemint? What are some other great iPhone games that you would like to see on other devices or consoles? Leave a comment!