Posts tagged VivaPiñata 
Viva Piñata toys are latest spawn from Microsoft, BK love in
If last year's advergaming love affair between Microsoft and Burger King made you at all uncomfortable, you might want to leave the room, because the pair are at it again, though this time things are are a lot less interactive, and a bit more, well, plastic. In the march up to the October 30 ...
Video: Banjo-Kazooie and Viva Pi�ata sequel info
In the above video, Rare talks with GameTrailers about the potential of a Viva Piñata sequel as the direction they'd need to take it to keep it fresh, as well as their plans for the upcoming Banjo-Kazooie game. Banjo-Kazooie 3 will be a continuation of the series so it will be a safe bet ...
Rare founding bros bounce, vets fill in
Four years after their studio was acquired by Microsoft, Rare co-founders Chris and Tim Stamper are calling it quits. Microsoft has denied speculation that the brothers' departure is due to poor sales of Viva Piñata or the string of generally disappointing titles since the $377 million ...
Viva Piñata missing from top Xbox Live titles
Major Nelson has released this week's Xbox Live activity report*. Gears of War is still atop the heap, but where's Viva Piñata? Microsoft's 'other' big holiday title has enjoyed favorable reception, but continues to maintain a low profile. Perhaps most of the kid-centric fanbase is unplugged, ...
Microsoft targets your kids with Viva Piñata party
Historically, Xbox has failed to penetrate the Japanese market. Microsoft has also been slow to make Xbox appealing to another important market: kids. But Rare's Viva Piñata looks to change this, becoming Microsoft's first big attempt at reaching out to the younger folk -- heck, it's even got ...
Viva Piñata animated series on FOX, will your kids take the bait?
As promised, Microsoft, Rare and 4Kids Entertainment announced today that Viva Piñata, the CG animated series, will debute tomorrow morning. The cleverly disguised infomercial will debut on FOX, capturing the fascinations of children across the country and, in turn, gobbling up a chunk of ...
Viva la Viva Piñata, Rare's Pokemon-killer
Microsoft announced the secret identity of their collaboration with 4Kids Entertainment--the masterminds behind Pokemon--and... we already knew about it: it's Rare's Pokemon-killer, Viva Piñata! And like the Pokemon craze, Viva Piñata is going to be both a video game (on the Xbox 360, ...
Rare to unleash Pinatas on 360s this holiday season
Rare's next project is apparently an original IP concerning living piñata animals that will be featured in a Saturday morning TV/3-D/CG show and then in an Xbox 360 game debuting this holiday season worldwide. ...
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Posted on May 17th 2013 12:00PM