This is the year of the Moshi Monsters.
Mind Candy CEO Michael Acton Smith gave a packed-house speech at Toy Fair in February, then doubled down on the exposure with a huge booth in June at Licensing Show. Earlier this month, Moshi held an official launch party at Toys “R” Us in Times Square for its Spin Master toy line. He’ll give the keynote address at Brand Licensing Europe in October. The Moshi Monsters are clearly on a roll.
Now they’re coming to Nintendo DS. Moshi Monsters: Moshling Zoo, from Activision Publishing, Inc. will be released this fall.
“With an absolutely massive fan base, Moshi Monsters is clearly one of the fastest growing children’s entertainment brands in the world,” said David Oxford, EVP & General Manager, Activision Publishing. “We look forward to building on Mind Candy’s success as we work closely with them to extend the brand experience.”
Moshi Monsters: Moshling Zoo builds upon the popularity of the Moshlings—monsters for your online pet monsters—and offers fans a fresh new take on the Moshi universe, including brand new content and a new way to interact with their favorite characters. The game features new locations and an exclusive new Moshling—which is yet to be revealed. There are 52 Moshlings to collect from the common to the rare, including the elusive ‘Ultra-Rare’. Children can also play new mini-games and educational style puzzles, plus win awards and trophies to take back to their zoo.
—Bryan Joiner
Scholastic Media has announced a new addition to its I SPY franchise with the release of I SPY Universe for the Nintendo DS. I SPY Universe will take gamers on an interplanetary exploration of riddles, puzzles, and brainteasers as they try to save the universe. The game will be available at retail this summer.
Set in a unique I SPY cosmos, players must search for and find objects located on 12 photo-realistic planets to reach and repower the sun. Players unlock new planets and explore the universe by finding more than 400 objects in 36 I SPY riddles and playing six brain-teasing games. The game is being distributed by Cokem International, Ltd.
Have you ever heard the expression “they fight like cats and dogs”? What, exactly, does that mean? I’ve personally never seen a cat and a dog actually fight; in my experience they mostly chase each other. Maybe this new licensing deal from 505 Games and Warner Bros. can shed some light on this.
505 Games U.S., and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment have announced that Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore for the Nintendo DS will be available in July. The videogame is based on the upcoming theatrical release of the same name from Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures, coming to theaters on July 30.
In Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore, gamers will get to play as multiple characters from the film in more than 45 covert missions across various locations and environments inspired by the film. Gamers can play as a rookie canine agent, a super feline double agent, or a streetwise pigeon, each armed with their own set of skills. Players must utilize the unique abilities and gadgets of each character to defeat the evil Kitty Galore and her minions.
That sounds like the cat’s meow.
