Disney has been working hard in the past year to make themselves a real presence in video games. In the past they’ve either licensed their IP, or worked closely with top developers to create something special. But most people are probably thinking of the trash that is licensed movie games. Bringing in someone like Warren Spector, a game design genius who fits in the ranks of Imagineers, goes a long way in establishing a credible gaming brand. Disney Interactive today announced another plan to endear themselves with gamers with the DS service called DGamer.

Over at IGN, Disney Interactive gave a few details on what we can expect from the service. Using the wi-fi connection players will be able to make avatars, connect with other players, trade items and even have a form of achievement. Essentially Disney has found a way to offer online Nintendo gamers a space that the Big N hasn’t been enthusiastically pushing. DGamer will provide minors with limited access, but an adult can use a credit card number for age verification to open the system up. How that’ll stop kids, many of whom have cell phones and credit cards, I’m not sure.

The system is currently only slated for DS, but Disney Interactive hopes to bring DGamer to the Wii at some point. It’s a little like a toned down Xbox LIVE, and hopefully it works.

The first game to appear on the service will be Traveller’s Tales’s The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. The game features more than 20 playable characters and a level that is unique to only the game. Set between the events of the first two stories, the level takes place at the castle of Cair Paravel. It tells the story of how Narnia fell to the Telmarine. Prince Caspian will debut DGamer when it releases in May.