Well, this I would not have expected... but that in itself may be why it's a good idea for Microsoft to go through with it in the first place.
Anyway, interesting read - prepare for Fergie Fudgehog and 'Viva Pinata!'
Most surprising of all though, I found it on the front page of the Post. They must really be digging the idea!
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/15/AR2006031501145.html
EDIT: Didn't realize this was already posted in the 'games' section. Ah well whatever... It was really the demographic outreach initiative I was looking to discuss more than the Pinata game itself, but ce la vie.
Anyway, interesting read - prepare for Fergie Fudgehog and 'Viva Pinata!'
...Microsoft Corp. has a strategy to win over a whole new generation of consumers and his name is Fergie Fudgehog.
The software company plans to unveil Fergie and several other children's animal characters today with an entertainment concept called "Viva Piñata" which Microsoft plans to turn into a Saturday morning cartoon show this fall and an Xbox 360 game by the holiday season. In a deal with children's entertainment and licensing firm 4Kids Entertainment, which licensed Pokemon and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the technology giant is reaching out to younger gamers in an effort to promote its latest console, Xbox 360, to the entire family...
Most surprising of all though, I found it on the front page of the Post. They must really be digging the idea!
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/15/AR2006031501145.html
EDIT: Didn't realize this was already posted in the 'games' section. Ah well whatever... It was really the demographic outreach initiative I was looking to discuss more than the Pinata game itself, but ce la vie.
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