Little Orbit will be bringing a game based on the Dreamworks movie Penguins of Madagascar to Nintendo platforms later this year, it has been announced. Bandai Namco will be handling the publishing duties in Europe.
The Wii U, Wii and 3DS will all be getting a version of the game, which launches on November 28th — just in time for the movie's December 5th release date. The heroes of the piece — Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private — will all be playable, and each will have a different skill. Players will need to pick the right penguin to solve each puzzle and overcome each enemy.
Little Orbit president Matt Scott seems pretty pleased about it all:
Following our success with DreamWorks’ How to Train Your Dragon 2 this summer, we are once again thrilled to work with them to bring Penguins of Madagascar to gamers later this year. Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private stole the show in previous Madagascar films with their humor and crazy antics.
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"Following our success with DreamWorks’ How to Train Your Dragon 2 this summer"
Wait, people actually buy these games?
When I was playing New Super Mario Bros Wii along with my friends a couple of years ago. My sister called the koopling Iggy, King Julian because of how he looked.
Don't know what this have to do with a show that has stopped airing some time ago to be turned into a game again. Heh, I Just want to get that out there.
Take that Sony and Microsoft!
The cartoon was pretty good.....not sure if the movie will be able to match and I'm sure the video game will be less then good.......but maybe they will produce a gem.....you never know
"Following our success with DreamWorks’ How to Train Your Dragon 2 this summer,"
Run! Run far far away. I've never played Aquaman or Superman 64 but I'm pretty sure HTTYD2 on Wii must be worse. Actually there wasn't even enough of a game for it to be worse, I've watched longer game trailers than there was content in that game. Seriously, have seen both Dragon's movies and every episode of the awesome tv show, but that game had absolutely nothing at all to do w/ any of it. Little Orbit should be sued for false advertising, they stuck a famous movie title and picture on the front and stuck a nearly empty disc in a box, I'm sure it was successful and made them a lot of money, but lots of criminal activities make you lots of money, just ask Bernie Madoff.
This is exactly what people mean when they say the wii u needs more exclusive stuff. I hope all the people who lambast nintendo for not doing enough relax a little now..
This looks terrible.
My expectations are lower than the Earth's core.
@Captain_Toad It's for the movie which comes out soon
And this is precisely why Nintendo are looked at as a kids console!
If this what the future of third party games for Wii U looks like... oof
Way to go Bandai Namco I would much rather have this game in November instead of Project Cars for the Wii U. NOT
The "Rejoice" part of the title is sarcasm, right? RIGHT?!?!
On the optimistic side, maybe this game will end up being alright. Maybe...
Every time I read something like "all be playable, and each will have a different skill. Players will need to pick the right penguin to solve each puzzle and overcome each enemy." about a game, I think of The Lost Vikings and get suckered in.
I loved the TV serie, it wasn't the best one ever, but it made me laugh more than once XD
I even think these characters has potential for build a more than decent game if not even a very good one ^o^
That said... I don't even have a single positive hope for this game...
It sound like LittleOrbit didn't even check the bashing reviews for the last game, only the succesful sales.
Way to go, I'm sure that attitude will increase its efforts in making tie-in movie games >.>;
nothing good is coming up after e3...
The Penguins for Smash. Make it happen Sakurai.
"Players will need to pick the right penguin to solve each puzzle and overcome each enemy." Man, that line intrigued me there for a second. Kinda gave me a LOST VIKINGS vibe, until I remembered that this is a movie-license game.
Garbage....
Hey, at least SOMEthing not straight from Nintendo stays Nintendo exclusive for once...
@Nik-Davies Ah. I forgot about the movie. Thanks.
Little Orbit are like a licensed movie, toy, and TV show tie video game sweatshop.
I am somewhat interested in their upcoming "Falling Skies" game if it gets some polish and turns out to be a decent tactical strategy game.
Everyone, IT'S COMING
I miss the golden era where Capcom took a license for Disney TV Shows and actually produced good games with them. Ducktales, Chip & Dale: Rescue Rangers, Aladdin, and Darkwing Duck all got a lot of time in my NES. Or Spider-man 2 on the Gamecube.
I like penguins, that is where my interest in this ends!!
@MajinSoul kids aren't concerned with quality if a recognizable character is on the box.
Watch the Wii U sales soar like an eagle
I guess that's something. I will pass on it though
@theberrage LOL!
@theberrage Lol!!
''Following our success with DreamWorks’ How to Train Your Dragon 2 this summer, we are once again thrilled to w...'' Eh, what? Are you sure? Analysis time!
The game sold so badly, VGChartz doesn't even display most sales of the game in Europe / Japan, as they never reached 5000.
Xbox 360: 23,339
Wii: 22,354
3DS: 21,383
Wii U: 6,871
PS3: 5,752
Total: 79,699
That must've been a low budget game if ~80,000 is considered a ''succes''. Nevertheless, why would they make their next game a Wii U exclusive? How to Train Your Dragon 2 sold worst on the Wii U, barring the PS3. They're better off making it a multiplat game, at least that ensures more people buying the game.
Also, I guess these sales show that it are the Xbox owners who want games like How to Train Your Dragon, right?
[edit]: Also on the Wii and 3DS. My point still stands, as the Wii is almost dead by now, and the 360 version still sold better.
As much as I enjoyed that madagascar game on the GC, this looks like it is sure to disappoint
"Nobody like's shootin' penguins, but if you got to do it. You might as well enjoy it."
Sucks when soon we may have to rely on 3rd parties like this. Come on people buy the Wii U
Success? Wow. These Wii U 3rd party exclusives.
This article makes it sound like it's a good thing...
Rejoice.
Indeed.
THE HYPE IS REAL!!1!
Yay?
It's obvious wiiU needs third party games made specifically for it, but THIS??? this is just sad, they might as well just stop beating around the bush and just say "we only want to release kid friendly games on wiiU because we don't want any wiiU owners over the age of ten to give us their money" Or better yet "we're only going to release kid friendly games on wiiU because kids and parents are more likely to pay us for the lacklustre crap we release"
Great, these are just the types of games that we need! Third party support, here we come!
Good to see the Wii U get a tremendous exclusive such as this. This game alone can single handedly make Wii U the must own console for the next decade.
Activision: WIIU IS TEH CASUAL N KIDDIE!!11
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