<![CDATA[Kotaku: Nickelodeon]]> http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png <![CDATA[Kotaku: Nickelodeon]]> http://kotaku.com/tag/nickelodeon http://kotaku.com/tag/nickelodeon <![CDATA[Nickelodeon Kids Choose Guitar Hero Over Rock Band]]> Nickelodeon once again justifies our nation's voting age restrictions, as Guitar Hero World Tour comes out at the top of a rather sad nominee pool at the 2009 Kids' Choice Awards. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5190510&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Nickelodeon Rolls Out Avatar MMO]]> Yes, all MMOs have avatars in them, and Xbox 360 will now have avatars in it, too. But the MMO that Nickelodeon is unveiling this September is about the pseudo-anime TV show Avatar: The Last Airbender. I guess I'm not up on what the kiddoes like these days, because I thought the Avatar craze was kind of over, but Nickelodeon says its recently-wrapped Season 3 finale was its highest-rated TV show ever. M. Night Shyamalan is even making a live-action movie called "The Last Airbender" based on the series, to debut in July 2010. With Avatar interest at an all-time high, Nickelodeon seems to have decided the time was right to make an MMO that serves as a "prequel" to the TV series. Regardless of how you feel about Nickelodeon cartoons, this is actually an immensely cool idea — when Nickelodeon re-airs episodes of Season 3 in the fall, fans tuning in will get episode-specific hints from the TV show about unlocking things in-game. Having a multiplayer online game that runs concurrent with a TV experience is a great way to encourage players to be more involved with both game and show, I think. Full announcement follows the jump. By the way, which TV show would you most love to have a tie-in MMO going on with? More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5029183&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Nickelodeon Expands Its Games Biz With New Divisions]]> Nickelodeon is expanding its moves into the areas of virtual worlds and games with the formation of two separate divisions, the company announced today. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5017308&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Spongebob Savior: Will Kid-Friendly Licenses Save THQ?]]> Earlier today, we reported that THQ's portfolio of Nickelodeon titles has hauled in more than $1 billion in sales, with the publisher looking forward to its 2008 lineup of more Nickelodeon properties. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=387093&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[THQ Sells A Billion Dollars' Worth Of Nickelodeon Crap]]> Never underestimate the power of the licensed children's video game. For every one of us who laughs at the very thought of THQ's upcoming The Naked Brothers Band: The Video Game, there are ten children who would savagely tear off your limbs to get their hands on it. THQ, Nickelodeon's long-standing partner in the game-space have revealed just how lucrative the market for licensed Nick-fodder has been for them over the years, claiming sails of over $ billion and 50 million units worldwide. The 2008 lineup features said Nakie Brothers game, a concert tour sim, SpongeBob's Drawn to Life, and games based on their Avatar, Back At The Barnyard, and Tak and the Power of Juju shows. Wait, a Tak game based on the TV show based on the video game? Tak has truly gone full circle. Such is the power of the juju. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=387091&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Kids' Choice Awards Choose Poorly]]> On Sunday, March 29th, rock and roll hero and sometimes actor Jack Black returns to the Nickelodeon stage to host the 21st Annual Kids' Choice Awards, where the stupid children decide who wins the awards! Now I know there are some pretty smart children out there, but they are all busy playing games like Portal or BioShock (with their stupid parents proudly ignoring them in the other room), thus the nominees for the 2008 Favorite Video Game Award:
Dance Dance Revolution
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]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=354307&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ape Escape Coming To Nicktoons]]> Ape Escape may have already gotten the anime treatment in Japan, but here in the States we'll be getting our first shots of Ape Escape animation in early 2008. Frederator Productions is teaming with Project 51, Hawaii Film Partners, and Showcase Entertainment to create a series of 38 2 minute long animated shorts based on the monkey bondage video game series. The shorts should begin airing in early 2008 on the Nicktoons network. Frederator has a production blog up gives some entertaining insight into the whole monkey business. Check it out! More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=301690&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[2K Plays With Nickelodeon]]> 2K Games and 2K Sports have a new little brother / sister to kick around as Take-Two announces the formation of 2K Play, a new publishing label dedicated to causal, family-friendly fare. To prove their family-fare-iness, they've also announced a partnership with Nickelodeon to develop games based off popular children's properties. The first two games released under the 2K Play label will be Dora The Explorer and Go, Diego, Go! for the DS.
"We welcome our new partnership with 2K Play," said Shaul Olmert, Vice President/Digital Media products for Nickelodeon and MTVN Kids and Family Group. "This is the first time Go, Diego, Go! is coming to handheld and console systems and will mark Dora the Explorer's debut on the popular Nintendo DS™ system. We are excited to welcome 2K Play into our growing family of innovative digital products."
I've not seen GDG (hip appreviation for children's program), but Dora seems like a natural fit for the DS. Finally we can poke that bastard Swiper right in the damn eye. Everybody chant "Backpack" to get to the press release! More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=298489&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Nickelodeon Invests $100 Million in Casual Games]]> It's easy to forget that Nickelodeon has money when you're too old for Spongebob, but the Viacom-owned Nickelodeon is dropping $100 million into casual gaming development over the next two years. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=279890&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[THQ's 2007 Nick Lineup]]> Ah, for the simpler days, back when Nickelodeon was just hours of commercial free Pinwheel and You Can't Do That on Television. Nowadays the Nick's got stars, baby, and stars need video games. That's where THQ comes in, today announcing their lineup of Nickelodeon games for 2007. Highlights include the first El Tigre game, another chance at doing Avatar: The Last Airbender justice, and a new Nicktoons game featuring more characters than ever before, which I will secretly buy when no one is looking. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=258682&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Tak and the Power of Nickelodeon]]> Nickelodeon has gotten a little mixed up. You're supposed to make the cartoon, THEN develop the video game for it, not the other way around. We'll see if the odd tactic pays off for them when the Tak and the Power of Juju CGI cartoon series debuts this September. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=252845&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA["Nick Arcade" Episode Dredged Up from Hell]]>
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]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=188246&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[SpongeBob, Avatar Games Hitting Revolution]]> I was a little disturbed to read that two of the early titles of the Revolution will be based on Nickelodeon shows. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against Avatar: The Last Airbender or SpongeBob SquarePants, but this doesn't strike me as the best way to fight off the perception that Nintendo makes games just for kids. More »
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