All-Star Fighting Game Set For Release on Nintendo 3DS™ this April and Xbox 360®, Wii™ and PlayStation®3 System During the 2011 Holiday Season
Santa Ana, California, February 28, 2011 – Crave Games, the full-service publishing division of Fillpoint LLC, one of the videogame industries’ leading providers of both online and in-store distribution, fulfillment, and e-commerce services for national retailer, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Cartoon Network Enterprises (CNE), the global licensing and merchandising arm of the television network, to develop and produce Cartoon Network Punch Time Explosion for the Nintendo 3DS™ entertainment system available in May 2011. The game will also be released for the Xbox 360®video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Nintendo Wii™ and the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system during the 2011 holiday season.
Currently in development from Papaya Studios, the game will feature a large cast of popular characters from Cartoon Network’s original programming. Players will be able to choose from a variety of hit animated characters from the network’s most popular shows including, Ben 10 Ultimate Alien, The PowerPuff Girls, Dexter’s Laboratory, Samurai Jack, The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, Codename: Kids Next Door, Chowder, Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, and The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy.
“We are delighted to partner with Cartoon Network and their iconic library of characters to deliver a high-energy, fighting game experience that will resonate with their loyal fan base,” said Betsi Gijanto, Executive Vice President, Crave Games. “Partnering with Cartoon Network is an important growth initiative for us and we are excited to be releasing one of the first games for the Nintendo 3DS.”
“Gaming is such a core component of how our fans play and experience our brands,” said Christina Miller, senior vice president, CNE. “This partnership with Crave Games provides us with a great opportunity to bring the favorite characters from the Cartoon Network universe to life in one action-packed battle game and offer our fans a first-of-its-kind console experience.”
Source: Crave Games PR
This information comes from Grasshopper’s official blog…
“But this clash of legendary heroes is just the tip of the iceberg! Grasshopper’s taking Grasstream to a new level this year with more interviews, more live music, more guests, and best of all, a new game announcement!”
Hmmm… Suda51 has expressed interest in the 3DS before… Might we see a game announcement for Nintendo’s new handheld? Only time will tell!
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This is a bummer way to start off my news posting for the day:
The game that everyone seems to be looking forward to, ‘We Dare’, has been confirmed by the developer to be a European release game only. The game was looking to be one of the funniest, most original and raunchy titles ever to grace gaming, and I for one am very disappointed that we won’t see it here in North America. Of course, we’ll post updates about the game for our European readers regardless, but know that I will be doing so holding back many a tear.
Excuse me while I go cry in the shower.
Just a couple of days ago, Nikkei claimed that the 3DS had already sold out after one day on the market. If the report was true, it meant 400,000 units were already in the hands of Japanese gamers. Famitsu, however, published an article on its website earlier today which states the system moved 371,3226 units in two days.
Famitsu also revealed the best-selling 3DS launch title. No, it wasn’t nintendogs + cats or Super Street Fighter IV 3D. It was actually Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle, which sold 117,589 copies over the weekend.
