In a move to help take away more marketshare from Apple’s beloved iPod, Microsoft’s Peter Moore has confirmed that in 18 months, video games will be a reality on the Zune.  This of course could also put the Zune in the same playing field as Nintendo’s popular handhend the Nintendo DS and the likes of Sony’s PSP.

Source:  Bloomberg

Microsoft Corp., the world’s largest software maker, will introduce video games for its Zune music player within 18 months to match features available on Apple Computer Inc.’s dominant iPod.

Peter Moore, a vice president in the company’s Xbox video- game business, confirmed the plan yesterday, saying the Zune’s large screen will offer a better way to play handheld games. He didn’t specify what games would be offered.

“I love the interface, I love the screen,'’ Moore said at a dinner with reporters during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.