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SpongeBob. SquarePants. MMO.

by Alexander Sliwinski on Jun 9th 2010 4:30PM

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? EVERYONE.

MTV Asia and GigaMedia are co-developing and publishing an MMO based on cultural icon SpongeBob SquarePants. The massively multiplayer oceanic online game launches in 2011 for the markets of China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Southeast Asia and India. It is the first Viacom (MTV's parent company) MMO to be developed outside the US.

The free-to-play title will naturally have an online store for virtual citizens of Bikini Bottom to purchase items ... like, bikini bottoms? More details on the game will be announced closer to launch. Meanwhile, we expect to see at least ten online petitions demanding this game to be brought to the rest of the world.

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Tags: Gigamedia, mmo, mtv-networks, pc, Spongebob-Squarepants, viacom

Reader Comments (88)

I'M READY! I'M READY! I'M READY!

"What a baby!"

I am sure I am going to play this.

Does this look UNSURE to you?
http://www.studentsoftheworld.info/sites/family/img/11472_squidward.jpg

before anyone can play this, they must develop a taste for FREE FORM JAZZ!!!!

Excuse me sir, I hope my horrible ugliness won't be a distraction to you...

"oh ho not at all GUAAGHHUAHH!"

No. Just no.

why? you don't wanna live in a pineapple under the sea?

And be absorbent and yellow, the color of pee?

Wait... that's not how it goes, is it?

You obviously don't have your pinky out.

C'mon man, PINKY!!!!!

SOLD!

Status report, mr. squarepants!
The whole ship is underwater!
Arrr...

Nice to see India get some much needed pants love ;)

What the I don't even . . .

Ahem.

What is this I don't even.

There you go, all better.

Still doesn't hit my nostalgia bone like Lego Universe does.

Maybe it will make my brother put Ragnarok Online aside?

I smell the smelly smell of something that smells smelly

ANCHOVIES!!!

no~! None shall throw Ragnarok Online away!!(Obviously biased) since its the only MMO that keeps you addicted to it for reasons unknown(?)

i liked this show, it still makes me laugh (the older ones)

sponge bob was a pretty big part of the last 10 years.

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea!?

Absorbent and yellow and porous is he!

His nautical nonsense be something you wish!

Who lives under the sea?

I imagine when this launches a lot of of college kids with the late night munchies.

SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS

Whoa, arkweld. C-C-C-Combo breaker!

IF nautical nonsense be something you wish.

Chuck Norris?

in retrospect, it was an awful and abrasive intro, and i couldn't understand the words for the first few years.

.....

Where is the chase, and how do I cut to it?

I need to pre-order NAO.

Personally, i'd rather have a Looney Toons MMO. Thats the shit i grew up on.

2nded

I third this

3rded

YES. YES.
YEEEES.

*facepalm*

Who you calling pinhead?

My name's not FACEPAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLM!!!!!

AH ME MONEY BOY!

This would only interest me if I could run my own Krusty Krab

Now, I'll be honest, right here, right now: I still watch Spongebob. I love it. So did anyone see the relatively new episode with the Krusty Hotel?! How cool would it be to own that in the game?

"Arggh spongebob! Yerr spending all me money! And then youll say we're not talking about this! Or thiiis or thiiiiiiis! We're talking about THIIIIIIIIS"

We shall never deny our guest, even the most ridiculous request!

That episode is hilarious. As is the Sea bear episode. Probably my personal favorite.

Twist ending to story campaign: Squidward was dead the whole time, and Spongebob's perception of reality is a fabrication.

You heard it here.

No, but in all seriousness, Spongebob really brings some childhood joyfulness to myself, so I want.

http://bbsimg.ngfiles.com/1/19809000/ngbbs4a84c23feca6d.jpg

http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l0ze1jOo0E1qagel2o1_250.gif

Actually, if MTV wants to make Nickelodeon MMOs, try Avatar: The Last Airbender.

I'm not Krusty Krab.

Hello, is this the Krusty Krab?

No, this is Patrick.

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