''M&M's Break' Em'' was published by [[Destination Software]].<ref name="gamezone"/> The game was developed by Frame Studios Interactive,<ref name="IGNnintendojo"/><ref name="nintendojoIGN frame studios"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/companies/frame-studios|title=Frame Studios|website=[[IGN]]|access-date=November 22, 2024|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160529102711/http://www.ign.com/companies/frame-studios|archive-date=May 29, 2016}}</ref> an independent [[video game developer]] located in [[Belluno]], Italy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.framestudios.com/index.php?pag=company&numpag=1|title=Company|publisher=Frame Studios|access-date=December 2, 2024|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090305054216/http://www.framestudios.com/index.php?pag=company&numpag=1|archive-date=March 5, 2009}}</ref> Frame Studios had previously created ''Gem Smashers'', an [[Action game|action]] puzzle game first released for the [[Game Boy Advance]] in 2003.<ref name="IGN"/><ref name="IGN frame studios"/> Much like ''M&M's Break' Em'', ''Gem Smashers'' revolves around completing single-screen levels by controlling a vertically bouncing orb and avoiding hazards; [[Gemstone|gem]]s that match the color of the orb must be broken to free the animals trapped inside.<ref name="IGN"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Tierney|first=Adam|date=December 13, 2018|orig-date=December 3, 2003|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/12/04/gem-smashers|title=Gem Smashers|website=[[IGN]]|access-date=November 28, 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240425175057/https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/12/04/gem-smashers|archive-date=April 25, 2024}}</ref>
''M&M's Break' Em'' was released in North America for the Game Boy Advance on February 6, 2007, and the Nintendo DS on March 25, 2007.<ref name="GRYOnline"/><ref name="nintendo life">{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendolife.com/games/ds/mandms_break_em|title=M&M's Break' Em|website=[[Gamer Network#Partnered|Nintendo Life]]|publisher=[[Gamer Network]]|access-date=November 20, 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240602035416/https://www.nintendolife.com/games/ds/mandms_break_em|archive-date=June 2, 2024}}</ref> The game was also published by [[Zushi Games|Zoo Digital]] in the United Kingdom on July 27, 2007.<ref name="cubed3">{{cite web|last=Riley|first=Adam|date=May 23, 2007|url=https://www.cubed3.com/news/7616/1/nintendo-news-zoo-digital-reveals-extensive-wii-ds-line-up.html|title=Nintendo News {{!}} Zoo Digital Reveals Extensive Wii/DS Line-Up|website=Cubed3|access-date=November 30, 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215174239/https://www.cubed3.com/news/7616/1/nintendo-news-zoo-digital-reveals-extensive-wii-ds-line-up.html|archive-date=December 15, 2018}}</ref> It is the first [[List of M&M's video games|M&M's game]] to be released for the DS.<ref name="nintendojo"/>
