Viva Piñata is a video game franchise by Microsoft Studios and Rare. The series' first game, Viva Piñata (2006), was conceived as a mobile gardening game before Rare was acquired by Microsoft. It was then developed for the Xbox and ultimately the Xbox 360. It launched alongside an animated series produced by 4Kids. The game received two console sequels: Party Animals (2007) and Trouble in Paradise (2008), as well as a handheld release, Pocket Paradise (2008), for the Nintendo DS.