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[thestopsign]

Microsoft actually has a chance in Japan. OMG.

No, seriously I think this could be an Animal Crossing like hit. The only problem is that it is on the Xbox 360.

 

[GashPrex]

i was all prepared to not give a shit about this game - but it looks interesting, really like the style for some reason.

oh and if they market this right and the cartoon is successful, i really doubt it will bomb. i can see the appeal

 

[Reave]

And I thought Table Tennis was a wierd game...

 

[WrathOfOtaibah]

I was hoping Viva Pinata meant "Banjo Kazooie 3" in a different language but this looks decent.

I'm still hoping they get around to releasing a new Banjo on the 360.

 

[Roders5]

I was hoping Viva Pinata meant "Banjo Kazooie 3" in a different language but this looks decent.

I'm still hoping they get around to releasing a new Banjo on the 360.

Like I said, they will when they get to see the next gen Mario.

 

[Jonnyboy117]

Only X360 game I've seen that actually does look like a lucid dream.

 

[<nu>faust]

a kids game positioned around a 300 and 400 dollar console?

taken from ign,

Nintendo Entertainment System launched in 1985 for $199.99 ------> $354.91 in 2005
Super Nintendo launched in 1991 for $199.99 -----> $282.21 in 2005
PlayStation 2 launched in 2000 for $299.99 --------> $333.15 in 2005

 

[GitarooMan]

Link

Created by Rare's head honcho Chris Stamper, and in development for the last 18 months under the helm of the Banjo-Kazooie team

NOOOOOOOOOOO..... *sulks out of thread while waiting in vain for BK3 by 2009*

 

[jett]

I may be going crazy but I think that's the best looking 360 game so far. That does look awesome.

 

[jetpacks was yes]

Wow, that looks really good. Great artwork from Rare, I must say. Gameplay sounds interesting, too.

 

[jett]

First commercial!

http://gameads.gamepressure.com/tv_game_commercial.asp?ID=1108

Oh Yeah!

OMG that was so awesome :lol

 

[Orodreth]

Taken from xboxyde:

official site http://www.vivapinata.com/

 

[jordan0386]

shame on those who wanted MS to pump sequel after sequel from Rareware

wrong company...but leave it alone

bring on Viva and other new concepts

 

[Father_Brain]

FYI, Rare's site has a few shots that aren't in the above post.

 

[<nu>faust]

pokemon am cry

 

[Mama Smurf]

Rare hates me. What if this game's successful! They'll make sequels and I'll never got a true Banjo-Kazoothree.

 

[Mama Smurf]

New shots are even more aweosme. Especially the elephant one.

 

[golem]

wow looks great! rare+next gen ftw... cant wait to see it in motion

 

[Xdrive05]

Toy Story am cry.

Spoiler

Yup, I went there!

 

[WrathOfOtaibah]

Looks amazing.

I'm still hoping Banjo 3 comes out, even with this game being made.

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

Full Preview At IGN

So...how do you play? You start with a shovel from Dedos. Soon after you'll get seeds, a watering can, and you'll even get things such as upgrades to the shovel. The idea is to pat down the ground, "prepping" it for gardening. When you plant seeds and grass grows, you invite wild piñatas to visit. And if they like what they see and get what they need, they'll transform from "wild" to "resident" status (changing from black and white to color), and they'll stay in your garden. Your goal is to create the biggest, most populated garden possible, with all 62 piñatas living there peacefully and having offspring via stork express.

 

[EmCeeGramr]

Ok this is perhaps the best looking next generation game I have seen. If the reviews are good Im buying an xbox 360 for sure now.

edit: An animal crossing clone?
Forget that noise then!

 

[<nu>faust]

wow looks great! rare+next gen ftw... cant wait to see it in motion

the official site has some footage, it's in the "launch video"

 

[AltogetherAndrews]

Wow, that's really nice.

 

[EmCeeGramr]

the official site has some footage, it's in the "launch video"

I cant find it
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[Maximilian E.]

Nice..
The pics from Rare-site were really nice..

about the success of this game, MS seriously has to put some weight on it, expose it to as many as possible, then there might be some uptake..

A pokemon/yu-gi-oh franchaise... i think not, but im open for suprises..

 

[GashPrex]

The ecosystem behind the game is clever, if not genius. After the worms come, attracting other animals occurs in a domino pattern. Birds are attracted to the baby worms, so they'll come as soon as that little thing starts to squirm. You can then plant a turnip to attract mice. Naturally, snakes like mice, so as soon as mice show up, snakes do too. The game is filled with piñata-like animals ranging from ponies, pigs, sheep, crocodiles, horses, hedgehogs, elephants and more.

interesting, can they pull off something like this?

 

[Jo-El]

http://www.vivapinata.com/

 

[GashPrex]

Nice..
The pics from Rare-site were really nice..

about the success of this game, MS seriously has to put some weight on it, expose it to as many as possible, then there might be some uptake..

A pokemon/yu-gi-oh franchaise... i think not, but im open for suprises..

well looks like they are putting some weight behind it

"While Gears of War is easily one of the most anticipated and most important games of 2006, Viva Piñata is of equal importance to us," said Shane Kim, head of Microsoft Game Studios. "Kameo: Elements of Power showed Rare's ability to go broad with mass appeal, and Viva Piñata spearheads our intent to truly go to the mass market. This is arguably our first true mass-market property, more so than even Halo 2."

seems like kim has taken MGS in the right direction.

 

[monchi-kun]

hmmmm, looks good actually!

they shouyld do a Shadow of the Pinata!!!!

 

[Roders5]

http://www.vivapinata.com/

You no longer need to buy the game as you can play it on the site. It's brill.

 

[Lo-Volt]

That's... incredibly cute. I did say wow. *Keeps tabs*

 

[<nu>faust]

I cant find it
:[

http://wm.world.mii-streaming.net/media/4kids/previews/pinatapromo_Multistream500.wsx,

the footage is short (i'd say 3-4 seconds) and its in the middle of the video.

edit: btw the promotion video is hillarious , i loved it when one of the pinatas calls the other one a "sell out" cos he was talking about upcoming viva pinata merchandises.

 

[Sathsquatch]

Nice to see some real next-gen visuals that aim for something other than creating a realistic or scifi world. Good to see what Rare can do now that they actually have some more time with the hardware.

 

[Mama Smurf]

That video got hilariously blatant towards the end. Still, when the action finally turned up, the animation looked nice and smooth.

 

[EmCeeGramr]

What a stupid video

 

[Xdrive05]

http://wm.world.mii-streaming.net/media/4kids/previews/pinatapromo_Multistream500.wsx,

the footage is short (i'd say 3-4 seconds) and its in the middle of video.

40 seconds actually. Carry on, folks!

 

[Xrenity]

The video was stupid. Not funny at all

Can't say I'm impressed.

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

That video got hilariously blatant towards the end. Still, when the action finally turned up, the animation looked nice and smooth.

Yep. The video was grating, trite, and nowhere near as clever as it thought it was. The show will be an enormous success.

 

[Companion Cube]

I knew that hedgehog was on acid. After hearing the voices and personalities my interest has dropped. Rainbow Hedgehog is awesome though.

 

[Joe]

the game doesnt have to be good to be a successful franchise. if the tv show is good it will carry the game by itself i dont think a good videogame can carry a poor/mediocre tv show.

if they're both good and popular they could get into pokemon status. hell even half of pokemon's popularity would be HUGE.

 

[GitarooMan]

As much as I'm bitter about BK team working on this, the site is interesting and I could see kids getting a kick out of it. It will be real interesting to see if this game draws kids to 360.

Game reads like a cross of The Sims w/animals/Pokemon/Animal Crossing. I'm just wondering what else Rare is working on, hopefully either a kart racer/3d platformer/3d action game.

 

[Odysseus]

The video was stupid. Not funny at all

Can't say I'm impressed.

Hater.

 

[StRaNgE]

{o,o}
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I love you! ha ha ha

 

[Mama Smurf]

I'm rather hoping the personality of that video isn't going to be so...strong in the game. Though it'll probably be even worst in the TV show, but I don't give a crap about that.

 

[Chittagong]

Just wanted to join and say that this game looks really cool. I love the style, it has a unique, personal, cool flavour (unlike the wannabe-manga crap Rare has been putting out for the last years). Great stuff.

Looking forward to this!

 

[Gaia Theory]

Game looks fantastic.

 

[LakeEarth]

The game footage from the video had a terrible framerate. Yup, its a RARE game.

 

[Ponn]

I would like to play this. It looks very interesting and one of my type of games. Unfortunately I foresee this bombing on the Xbox 360, wrong type of crowd.

 

[saelz8]

Love the rain shot, looks great.