|
|
Viva Piñata Takes a Swing at Gamers |
|
Viva Piñata Takes a Swing at Gamers |
Microsoft Game Studios and 4Kids Entertainment announced on Wednesday that the two have officially partnered up to introduce the entertainment industry to the unique world of Viva Piñata. Originally created by Rare Ltd., Viva Piñata takes place on an island (conveniently called "Piñata Island") where the candy-filled party toys favored by sadistic children around the world actually come to life. As a result of this new deal, it won't be long before the general public becomes saturated with products featuring the unusual property. Microsoft and Rare are currently developing the first Viva Piñata game for the Xbox 360. In the game, scheduled for release this holiday season, players are charged with the task of managing the day to day operations of a small farm-like community. If you can imagine the love child of The Sims and Animal Crossing, you can begin to scratch the surface of the game's general premise. As players develop their communities, they will attract the attention of various species of Piñatas. These papier-mâché creatures each have their own unique personality traits and abilities. Players can interact with the creatures, raising them, customizing them, and even breeding them with other Piñatas. Players will also be able to go online and purchase special items for their Piñatas, as well as trade and compare their creatures with others around the world.
For its part, 4Kids Entertainment will be developing an animated series based around the property, as well as handling the other third-party license deals for products such as action figures and the like. 4Kids has already seen success in this department with such popular properties as Yu-Gi-Oh!, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and even Nintendo's cash cow, Pokémon.
Alfred R. Kahn, Chairman and CEO of 4Kids Entertainment, stated, "We are very excited about partnering with Microsoft to share the 'Viva Piñata' universe with the world. The potent combination of the Microsoft Game Studios and 4Kids will ensure that the 'Viva Piñata' world, including the video game, television series and merchandising program, attracts a worldwide audience."
"With 'Viva Piñata', we are introducing a revolutionary brand that will entertain, inspire and excite children, families and creative minds around the globe," said Peter Moore, Microsoft's VP of Interactive Entertainment Business. "With Rare and 4Kids Entertainment we will best showcase the vibrant world of 'Viva Piñata', enabling a mass audience to have an immersive experience via the animated television series, the Xbox 360 title and related merchandise."
News-Source: http://xbox.gamespy.com
| |
|
|
|
Related Stories |
|
|
Most Popular |
|
|
|
Rate this Article |
|
|
|
Associated Topics |
|
Associated Topics
|
|
| |
| Xbox Download Stats | | | Site Statistics
| |
HQ Online Statistics Members: 2 | Guests: 1,150 | Xbox Live Tags: 4,376
| | | |
Forums Active Users: 614
| Your Account Active Users: 171
| News Active Users: 90
| Xbox Games Active Users: 46
| Home Active Users: 34
| Downloads Active Users: 33
| Private Messages Active Users: 31
| Profile Active Users: 31
| Xbox Homebrew Active Users: 31
| Xbox Developers Active Users: 24
|
| View More Detailed Statistics |
| Popular Xbox Games | |
Jane's Attack Squadron Page Views: 313,355 Mad Doc Software is terrifically excited to be able to bring Jane's Attack squadron to an eager market. We fully expect Jane's Attack Squadron to be the greatest WW11 Flight Sim ever. JAS has been a l.. | | More Xbox Games | | HQ Network Affiliates | |
| Xbox-Hq.Com - Archived News | |
| Monday, April 15 | | INDIE Live Expo Reveals First 2024 Showcase, published by: BigJ | Page Views: 28 | Comments: 0 |
Friday, April 12 | | Build Your Empire: 'Rise of Industry 2' Comin published by: BigJ | Page Views: 40 | Comments: 0 |
Thursday, April 11 | | Perennial Order is set to bloom on Xbox Serie published by: BigJ | Page Views: 31 | Comments: 0 |
| Metro Simulator 2 is coming soon for Xbox and published by: BigJ | Page Views: 35 | Comments: 0 |
Wednesday, April 10 | | Terminator: Survivors announced for Xbox Seri published by: BigJ | Page Views: 50 | Comments: 0 |
Tuesday, April 09 | | TMNT: Wrath of the Mutants Hits XBOX, PlaySta published by: BigJ | Page Views: 37 | Comments: 0 |
| devcom announces new venue, call for speakers published by: BigJ | Page Views: 50 | Comments: 0 |
Monday, April 08 | | Space Invaders Deck Commander - The Board Gam published by: BigJ | Page Views: 49 | Comments: 0 |
| Demolish & Build 3 is coming to Xbox, PlaySta published by: BigJ | Page Views: 53 | Comments: 0 |
Tuesday, March 26 | | Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland coming soon f published by: BigJ | Page Views: 58 | Comments: 0 |
Monday, March 25 | | Sci-fi adventure 'Sky of Tides' announced for published by: BigJ | Page Views: 76 | Comments: 0 |
Friday, March 22 | | Planet Zoo: Console Edition arrives on March published by: BigJ | Page Views: 94 | Comments: 0 |
Thursday, March 21 | | Taxi Life: A City Driving Simulator Out Now o published by: BigJ | Page Views: 75 | Comments: 0 |
| Terra Memoria is set to launch on Xbox Series published by: BigJ | Page Views: 84 | Comments: 0 |
Wednesday, March 20 | | MLB The Show 24 launches on Xbox Game Pass published by: BigJ | Page Views: 92 | Comments: 0 |
Tuesday, March 19 | | Discover the Sound of Life in The Lullaby of published by: BigJ | Page Views: 102 | Comments: 0 |
Monday, March 18 | | FLIPGO: A portable dual monitor that you can published by: BigJ | Page Views: 128 | Comments: 0 |
Thursday, March 14 | | Highwater launches this week on Xbox X|S, XB1 published by: BigJ | Page Views: 107 | Comments: 0 |
| JSAUX’S Black MODCASE for the ROG Ally Is Ava published by: BigJ | Page Views: 116 | Comments: 0 |
Wednesday, March 13 | | Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open coming to published by: BigJ | Page Views: 97 | Comments: 0 |
Tuesday, March 12 | | Night Slashers: Remake confirmed for XBOX, Pl published by: BigJ | Page Views: 120 | Comments: 0 |
| RuneScape developer Jagex joins CVC Capital P published by: BigJ | Page Views: 118 | Comments: 0 |
Monday, March 11 | | Dark JRPG Graphic Adventure 'Neon Blood' debu published by: BigJ | Page Views: 113 | Comments: 0 |
Friday, March 08 | | WWII-based strategy epic Classified: France ' published by: BigJ | Page Views: 132 | Comments: 0 |
| Sonic X Shadow Generations hits Xbox One, Xbo published by: BigJ | Page Views: 133 | Comments: 0 |
Thursday, March 07 | | Explore the World of Ink Painting in Realm of published by: BigJ | Page Views: 100 | Comments: 0 |
Wednesday, March 06 | | Barton Lynch Pro Surfing Update v1.07 is LIVE published by: BigJ | Page Views: 98 | Comments: 0 |
| FALLEN LEAF Teams Up with STUDIOS EXTRAORDINA published by: BigJ | Page Views: 116 | Comments: 0 |
Tuesday, March 05 | | Goons: Legends & Mayhem: Meet the Cat Goon an published by: BigJ | Page Views: 102 | Comments: 0 |
Monday, March 04 | | Hauntii hits Xbox Game Pass for console and P published by: BigJ | Page Views: 132 | Comments: 0 |
| REVEIL launches this week on Xbox Series, PS5 published by: BigJ | Page Views: 116 | Comments: 0 |
Friday, March 01 | | Dark Atlas: Infernum launching on Xbox, PlayS published by: BigJ | Page Views: 138 | Comments: 0 |
| Towerful Defense: A Rogue TD confirmed for XB published by: BigJ | Page Views: 115 | Comments: 0 |
Thursday, February 29 | | The House of Tesla announced for Consoles, iO published by: BigJ | Page Views: 96 | Comments: 0 |
Wednesday, February 28 | | Martha Is Dead: The Terrifying Game That's Ge published by: BigJ | Page Views: 117 | Comments: 0 |
Tuesday, February 27 | | WWE 2K24 launches in March for Xbox X|S, Xbox published by: BigJ | Page Views: 148 | Comments: 0 |
| Hex Gambit: Respawned hits Xbox X|S, XB1, PS4 published by: BigJ | Page Views: 113 | Comments: 0 |
| Manic Mechanics lands in March on Xbox One, X published by: BigJ | Page Views: 167 | Comments: 0 |
Monday, February 26 | | Realm of Ink's Developer Walkthrough Reveals published by: BigJ | Page Views: 161 | Comments: 0 |
| Legion Go Gets a New Storage Bag from JSAUX published by: BigJ | Page Views: 147 | Comments: 0 |
News Archive
| |
|
|