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Warner Bros Interactive just confirmed that a LEGO The Hobbit video game would be released in Spring 2014 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Vita, Wii U, Xbox One, Xbox 360, 3DS, PC, and Mac.

Apparently, the game will be based on the first two movies, and will have a lot of playable characters : Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf the Grey, alongside all of the dwarves: Thorin, Fíli, Kíli, Óin, Glóin, Dwalin, Balin, Bifur, Bofur, Bombur, Dori, Nori, and Ori.

Some of the locations present in the game : Bag End, Hobbiton, The Misty Mountains, Goblin-town, Mirkwood, and Rivendell.

Finally, here's some pics :

 

[The Smoking Bun]

Who grabbed The Hobbit?

 

[Vashetti]

LEGO The Hobbit 2/3

Come back for the next game to experience the full story!

All yours for full RRP!

 

[Thomas_Daly]

sick of lego movie games

lego TMNT
lego simpsons
lego looney tunes
lego Mario

come on like

 

[TTSupra]

9 systems....dat work load.

 

[ShockingAlberto]

Genuinely surprised there's a Wii U version.

 

[sixteen-bit]

9 systems....dat work load.

They have a separate team on the handheld games I believe

 

[Aostia]

weeeell....I enjoyed a lot City Undercover, and I'm planning to pick Marvel up later on at a budget price. Don't know if interested in this one

 

[strafer]

I...SHALL...BUY

 

[wetflame]

Haven't watched The Hobbit, so although I usually go all out on LEGO games I think I'll give this one a miss. I enjoyed LEGO LotR though.

 

[Gentleman Jack]

Genuinely surprised there's a Wii U version.

Yeah I read the title and snorted 'shocking news' until I saw WiiU and Vita versions.

 

[Ridley327]

Genuinely surprised there's a Wii U version.

I can't imagine why you would be. It seems like the ports do well enough on the system, plus Nintendo and WB are pretty close as a result of LEGO City Undercover.

 

[sunnz]

No ps2?

 

[Twinduct]

Gimpy PSV version I assume.
Also shock and awww!

 

[Jb]

Only the first two movies? That's pretty dumb. I understand timing wise they need to get one Lego game out every year but that's not a very appealing proposition.

 

[cyberheater]

Good. Lego games are always fun.

 

[Zarovitch]

Genuinely surprised there's a Wii U version.

I'm surprise and happy

 

[stilgar]

A THIRD PARTY GAME ON WII U

ALLES IST VERGEBEN NINTENDO

 

[L~A]

Genuinely surprised there's a Wii U version.

Why? There's always been LEGO games on Nintendo consoles, don't remember the last time there wasn't one. Besides, it's probably just a straight port of the X360 version.

Added first pics to the OP, by the way.

 

[alterno69]

sick of lego movie games

lego TMNT
lego simpsons
lego looney tunes
lego Mario

come on like

They're all good games so i don't see the problem. I'm playing through Marvel Heroes with my 7 year old son and it is a good game, not great but good and the amount of character and content in general is great.

 

[coldfoot]

Will be interesting to compare the Vita version with the PS4 version running on Vita. I believe this is the first such game to have separate PS4 and Vita versions, right?

 

[Loxley]

LEGO The Hobbit 2/3

Come back for the next game to experience the full story!

All yours for full RRP!

Wouldn't be the first time.

Granted LEGO LotR, Indiana Jones and Pirates of the Caribbean did include events from each film, but trying to get everything they can out of each IP is what Traveler's Tales does. I agree it sucks, but I'm not the least-bit surprised.

 

[daripad]

Why no Wii or DS version? :'(

Spoiler

j/k

 

[LiquidMetal14]

A THIRD PARTY GAME ON WII U

ALLES IST VERGESSEN NINTENDO

LOL

It's nice for those with just WiiU's but even a modestly good PC will spank current gen consoles with games like this.

I sure as hell hope it's not a full 60 dollar release. And for the love of Pete, when are they going to add online co op to these games?

 

[Ridley327]

Will be interesting to compare the Vita version with the PS4 version running on Vita. I believe this is the first such game to have separate PS4 and Vita versions, right?

I think Flower beat it to the punch.

It's gonna be weird to see the Vita SKU being a 3DS up-port when you can play the full game on it via Remote Play.

 

[PotionBleue]

Why no Wii or DS version? :'(

Spoiler

j/k

Ironically, a Wii version could have sold more than Wii U/Vita versions.

 

[Ridley327]

Ironically, a Wii version could have sold more than Wii U/Vita versions.

IIRC, TT mentioned during the reveal of LEGO Marvel Superheroes that they felt that it was time to finally move on from the Wii hardware since their ambitions outstripped the hardware. I know my brothers have gotten previous titles on the Wii, and they keep mentioning to me that they kept getting glitchier and glitchier.

 

[sixteen-bit]

I think Flower beat it to the punch.

It's gonna be weird to see the Vita SKU being a 3DS up-port when you can play the full game on it via Remote Play.

I hope there's a comparison thread.

 

[KingSnake]

Genuinely surprised there's a Wii U version.

Lego Marvel seems to sell decent on Wii U, maybe that's why. Or maybe they can use the LCU engine so well to port these games that it is dirt cheap for them.

 

[Neuromancer]

Should be better than the movie(s).

 

[IAmRandom31]

Lego Marvel is fantastic so I'll take a look at this.

Usually stay away from these games as they are pretty dull pretty quick, but they got it good with Lego Marvel.

 

[kudoboi]

9 platforms? how are they gonna manage that?

 

[Gardex]

That's a lot of platforms

 

[Vashetti]

Wouldn't be the first time.

I suppose I'm biased on this one because I love HP, but I think these two justify having separate games.

Fantastic amount of content in both. Four films for each game.

Two Hobbit films for one game, and then the other film to fill out another game. Doesn't sit right with me.

 

[Phil4000]

Coming out on 9 platforms and only features the first two movies.... PASS

 

[awesomebro]

Ugh. It's not available for my ps2. Pass.

 

[hellmonkey]

Not too excited for this myself, but really looking forward to playing it with the wifey n the kid. Hopefully it wont have that god awful split camera that was in lego Pirates.

 

[Ridley327]

Coming out on 9 platforms and only features the first two movies.... PASS

But how else are they going to sell 2015's LEGO Hobbit game, and the eventual LEGO Middle-earth title in 2016?!

 

[Vashetti]

Ugh. It's not available for my ps2. Pass.

Will wait for PS1 port.

 

[massoluk]

Tell me this is based on the book and not the movie.

 

[RelentlessRolento]

Reason why it's the first two films is most likely because Lego Hobbit products initially were only planned for two films like it was originally planned. They may have been too deep into production to implimented the third in time.. Or at least have something ready while the brand is still hot.

 

[Frumix]

Liked Pirates of the Caribbean and Chronicles of Narnia installments the most. I know Chronicles of Narnia technically weren't Lego games, but they were pretty much exact same game anyway.

Should've never included voice acting.

 

[coldfoot]

That's a lot of platforms

That's what you would expect from a platforming game

 

[Ivan 3414]

Genuinely surprised there's a Wii U version.

You're easily surprised. It's Lego.

 

[Hoodbury]

Why? There's always been LEGO games on Nintendo consoles, don't remember the last time there wasn't one. Besides, it's probably just a straight port of the X360 version.

Well, Lego LOTR wasn't on Wii-U. And this is Lego Hobbit. So yeah.

I'll get it. Still wish I could get Lego LOTR too though.

 

[ShogunDarius]

i'll wait for the possible 3 movie version

 

[codhand]

OH MY GOD!

Spoiler

A Perfect Strangers gif

 

[Tucah]

They really couldn't wait another year and release a version with the whole thing? I loved Lego LOTR but I'll pass on this.

 

[wetflame]

Wouldn't be the first time.

Granted LEGO LotR, Indiana Jones and Pirates of the Caribbean did include events from each film, but trying to get everything they can out of each IP is what Traveler's Tales does. I agree it sucks, but I'm not the least-bit surprised.

As mentioned before the Harry Potter games cover 4 films each and the Star Wars games cover 3 films each. The Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Pirates of the Caribbean and LotR games cover entire trilogies (Pirates has 4 too) and complete the "story" of the game. They don't leave the main thread of the plot hanging. This is more to do with whoever it is that owns the film rights not wanting anything getting spoiled for the third film than anything else, but they still should have waited to release them all together. If there were another two films coming then it might be comparable to the Harry Potter series, but there isn't. They're stretching the one remaining film to fit an entire game, whereas every single movie license released previously has had at least three films covered.

 

[Yanikun]

It seems there's a new LEGO game twice a week.