We know that Ubisoft is happy to support Nintendo with anything but "mature" games, and it's fulfilling that brief with the announcement that it's publishing a learning game for 3DS - Poptropica: Forgotten Islands.
Poptropica is an online 'virtual world' for children that includes games to improve literacy and provide other aspects of learning. There's a browser-based experience that allows some stages to be accessed for free, though there's also a paid monthly membership. This 3DS retail title is an adaptation of that online setup, promising a sizeable world and a lot of activities; there was also a Poptropica game on DS, too.
This looks like it could be fun for young gamers when it lands in North America on 14th October, especially as it allows plenty of character customisation. Perhaps us older gamers will have to make do with being a little more forgotten, though there are a handful of Ubisoft games coming to Wii U and 3DS, such as Tetris Ultimate, Just Dance 2015 and the in-all-likelihood-doomed Watch Dogs.
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Ubisoft loves us!
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Poptropica is awesome! I used to play it all the time. Never really thought of it as a learning game, though.
Day 1 purchase, thanks ubisoft. Why would I want to play watch dogs or assassins creed when I can play a game that teaches me to write. Even my kids won't be interested in this.
You forgot that Rayman Family Pack thing.
Meh. This looks like shovelware.
Look, I don't want games like this. I want mature games, especially on my 3DS. I suppose I'll just have to cut my consumer ties with Ubisoft, that's how this works.
I remember playing this in 2008-2009 with my friends in school before it became a paid membership game.
It's actually a really fun game.
I wonder what the 3DS version is like
day 1
Dude, Poptropica is great! I haven't played it in years though, i've moved on. But kids love this game!
Pretty much what UbiSoft is saying is that Nintendo is for kids. Adults play on the PS and Xbox.
I remember playing this on a computer in school in like third grade, it was fun... Back then. Cmon, give gamers what they want ubisoft
My daughter might like this game.
Wow I use to love this game when I was younger, I may get it someday.
What I never understand with 3rd parties is why is it always this either/or thing? Why does a game have to be distinctly "kiddie" instead of just kid-friendly? I've had this problem last-gen with all the stuff EA released on Wii before deciding nothing sells on the platform.
Nintendo absolutely nails the whole kids-love-it-but-adults-love-it-too-vibe, Why can't anyone else get this right? It's either all blood and gore or all sugar and rainbows with 3rd parties.
The only thing good I can say about Ubisoft's Nintendo support these days is that they steadily improved the Just Dance franchise by putting more effort and resources to it, and I'm not that big a fan of Just Dance.
It's amazing how bad Ubisoft is at making games. If I was this bad at my job, I would quit out of embarrassment and try to find a new line of work.
Do I smell goty?
Do I smell goty?
Omg that artstyle is ugly. This is my issue with modern cartoons and edutainment. Who voted on these art styles?
@brandonbwii I suspect because they can't beat Nintendo at their knack for making games literally for everyone. So they hope for the parent that wants something that they feel is age appropriate or the really young kid with the impulse buy syndrome. Then again I heard a 10 year old in a gamestop dismissing W101 because the box was "too colorful" so perhaps they want a defined niche rather than Nintendo's across the board buy it because its fun approach.
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