Rare's next game: Viva Piñata for 360?

[warning]

Huh?

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/news/2006/0615-vivapinata.htm

Viva Piñata for Xbox 360
Set to release this holiday season worldwide, Viva Piñata is a customizable, social, and spontaneous game that invites players of all ages and skills to explore an immersive world where they are challenged to create and maintain a living garden ecosystem that grows in real time. Beginning with a few basic tools, players build and take control of their environment to attract and host more than 60 species of wild piñata, utilizing hundreds of customizable elements to create their very own distinctively unique thriving paradise.

Viva Piñatagameplay continues to evolve with new content available via the Xbox Live® service and the ability to play, trade, and interact with more than two million gamers via the online service.

I didn't expect that.

[TheMissingLink]

Online, next-gen Animal Crossing-knock-off?

COUNT ME IN!

[Farscry]

First Rockstar, now Rare.


... The apocalypse IS upon us!

[Turtle]

I'm definitely in.  I love little non-violent games just as much as I do the bloody ones.

[Farscry]

I'm definitely in.  I love little non-violent games just as much as I do the bloody ones.

Oh, same here, it's just amusing to see these two developers of major-huge titles turning out smaller-scale, inventive games for their next titles.  

[Rob_Merritt]

If you look at the ad it says N64
http://gameads.gamepressure.com/tv_game_commercial.asp?ID=1108

This looks great but could it be an april fools joke?

[Purge]

If you look at the ad it says N64
http://gameads.gamepressure.com/tv_game_commercial.asp?ID=1108

This looks great but could it be an april fools joke?

I doubt it.

platform: N64
country of origin: USA
length: 60 secs
added to site: 4/2/2004
watched by: 8353 users

Rare was a 2nd party developer for the N64, back around 2004. Just like the ill-fated grabbed by the ghoulies and Conker's Bad Fur Day, it looks like this is another N64 left-over IP.

So I'm thinking Animal Farm may be more of a me-too than the original (it just came out first). Odd to see it that way.

Let's hope Rare can crank out a 100% quality product (I do like PD0, but it isn't done).

[EddieA]

This looks like Microsoft's answer to Pokemon.  It sounds intriguing, and certainly looks beautiful.

[Eduardo X]

If you look at the ad it says N64
http://gameads.gamepressure.com/tv_game_commercial.asp?ID=1108

This looks great but could it be an april fools joke?

I doubt it.

platform: N64
country of origin: USA
length: 60 secs
added to site: 4/2/2004
watched by: 8353 users

Rare was a 2nd party developer for the N64, back around 2004. Just like the ill-fated grabbed by the ghoulies and Conker's Bad Fur Day, it looks like this is another N64 left-over IP.

So I'm thinking Animal Farm may be more of a me-too than the original (it just came out first). Odd to see it that way.

Let's hope Rare can crank out a 100% quality product (I do like PD0, but it isn't done).

That was a Nintendo ad. It has nothing to do with this game, as far as I can tell.

[Misguided]

Kameo was an N64 title as well.

Yeah this looks like a cross between Pokemon and Animal Crossing, complete with TV show on Fox and merchandise coming out our ears...

[Arkon]

Since they aren't on GT yet...

http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/10474/Viva-Piata-Movies/

I am not sure what to think.  This game could be highly addictive in a "I play it in my closet so no one knows" sort of way.

[Tebunker]

If you look at the ad it says N64
http://gameads.gamepressure.com/tv_game_commercial.asp?ID=1108

This looks great but could it be an april fools joke?

I doubt it.

platform: N64
country of origin: USA
length: 60 secs
added to site: 4/2/2004
watched by: 8353 users

Rare was a 2nd party developer for the N64, back around 2004. Just like the ill-fated grabbed by the ghoulies and Conker's Bad Fur Day, it looks like this is another N64 left-over IP.

So I'm thinking Animal Farm may be more of a me-too than the original (it just came out first). Odd to see it that way.

Let's hope Rare can crank out a 100% quality product (I do like PD0, but it isn't done).

Rare hasn't worked for nintendo since 02, just to let you know. I don't even think this was an "ad" for Nintendo but more of a movie making fun of them...

[Dafones]

I just want to see the worms do their love dance. What kind of candy would you have in a pinata worm any way? I can't imagine there's much room in there. Just a candy worm, maybe? A couple of skittles? Rolled hundreds?

[Doopri]

sorta unrelated - but on the team xbox site they have "available simulations" for xbox and list the movies - huh???

[adamsappel]

Since the narrator says, "Unless they find some other form of entertainment..." I think it's just an ad for the N64 console.

[Dafones]

If you look at the ad it says N64
http://gameads.gamepressure.com/tv_game_commercial.asp?ID=1108

This looks great but could it be an april fools joke?

I doubt it.

platform: N64
country of origin: USA
length: 60 secs
added to site: 4/2/2004
watched by: 8353 users

Rare was a 2nd party developer for the N64, back around 2004. Just like the ill-fated grabbed by the ghoulies and Conker's Bad Fur Day, it looks like this is another N64 left-over IP.

So I'm thinking Animal Farm may be more of a me-too than the original (it just came out first). Odd to see it that way.

Let's hope Rare can crank out a 100% quality product (I do like PD0, but it isn't done).

That was a Nintendo ad. It has nothing to do with this game, as far as I can tell.

Bingo.

[CeeKay]

 :twisted:

[Dafones]

So good.