Monday, June 22, 2015

Ubisoft Announces Release Of "Rabbids Appisodes" App Based On Nickelodeon's Hit "Rabbids Invasion" TV Series

Original Ubisoft Press Release from GamesPress via Gamasutra:

RABBIDS® APPISODES NOW AVAILABLE ON iOS


RABBIDS APPISODES LAUNCH TRAILER: YOUTUBE


London, UK — June 22ND, 2015 — Today, Ubisoft announced that the Rabbids Invasion TV Show has been adapted for interactive play on mobile devices with the launch of Rabbids® Appisodes. Developed by Ubisoft Paris Studios, Rabbids Appisodes is now available to download on the Apple App Store.


Rabbids Appisodes is based on the successful Rabbids Invasion TV series created by Ubisoft Motion Pictures and broadcast in North America on Nickelodeon. Launched in 2013, the hit TV show has already been viewed more than 450 million times worldwide*.


Rabbids Appisodes is a brand new experience in which children can not only watch their favourite animated TV show, but they can also play along to fully unleash the Rabbids' silliness! While the episode is playing, the children will interact alongside the Rabbids on their crazy adventures. Kids can mimic the Rabbids through fun-filled activities such as finding hidden objects, and various mini-games using touch, motion and voice controls. Rabbids Appisodes can be enjoyed whenever and wherever on iPhone, iPad or iPod.



Download seven appisodes on the Apple App Store. Compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod.



For the latest news on Ubisoft collectible merchandise, please visit and like the page www.facebook.com/ubicollectibles .

If you have any questions, please contact:

Stefan McGarry, Senior UK PR Manager

[...] +44 (0) 1932 578049

* Sources: Nickelodeon and France Television

About Ubisoft

Ubisoft is a leading creator, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and services, with a rich portfolio of world-renowned brands, including Assassin's Creed, Just Dance, Tom Clancy's video game series, Rayman, Far Cry and Watch Dogs. The teams throughout Ubisoft's worldwide network of studios and business offices are committed to delivering original and memorable gaming experiences across all popular platforms, including consoles, mobile phones, tablets and PCs. For the 2014-15 fiscal year Ubisoft generated sales of €1,464 million. To learn more, please visit www.ubisoftgroup.com .

© 2015 Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. Rabbids, Ubisoft, and the Ubisoft logo are trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the US and/or other countries.

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Sneak Peeks From Nickelodeon's Brand-New Show "Pig Goat Banana Cricket", Premiering 7/18 On Nick USA

To celebrate Nickelodeon USA starting to premiere and show Nickelodeon's brand-new original animated comedy series (NickToon) "Pig Goat Banana Cricket" on Saturday 18th July 2015 at 10:30am ET/PT, Nick USA has unveiled four fantastic sneak peek previews from "Pig Goat Banana Cricket" and the networks official PGBC launch trailer on their official YouTube channel, which you can watch in the online streaming video clips below!

Pig Goat Banana Cricket | 'New Show Premieres July 18' Official Trailer | Nick



Meet four friends nature never intended -- a pickle-obsessed pig, a goat with musical dreams, a banana who loves video games and a cricket with a crazy science lab — as they embark on insane adventures starting July 18!

Pig Goat Banana Cricket | 'Don't Trust Nickels' Official Clip | Nick



Goat's totally reasonable and legit fear of nickels suddenly makes sense when Banana tosses her his loose change. Catch the premiere of Nickelodeon's brand-new show, "Pig Goat Banana Cricket", on July 18!

Pig Goat Banana Cricket | 'Banana Brains' Official Clip | Nick



When you're trapped on a ship with starving passengers it's probably best not to be a Banana. Catch the premiere of Nick's all-new show, "Pig Goat Banana Cricket", on July 18!

Pig Goat Banana Cricket | 'Fudgesplosion' Official Clip | Nick



Pig, Goat, and Banana discover Cricket's most amazing invention... Fudge Bubbles! But they may be a little too excited about these delicious orbs. Catch the premiere of Nickelodeon's brand-new show, "Pig Goat Banana Cricket", on July 18!

Pig Goat Banana Cricket | 'Cricket's Beauty Goo' Official Clip | Nick

Cricket might want to be a little more careful with his experiments, especially when love-struck aliens are around. Catch the premiere of Nick's all-new show, Pig Goat Banana Cricket, on July 18!
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Nickelodeon USA Unveils "Every Witch Way" Season 4 Teaser Posters

Just Jared Jr. is reporting the magical news that, to celebrate Nickelodeon USA starting to premiere and show brand-new episodes from the brand-new fourth, and sadly, final season of "Every Witch Way" weeknights at 7:00pm ET/PT from Monday 6th July 2015, Nickelodeon USA has unveiled their official fan poster for season four of "Every Witch Way"!


Although unconfirmed, it is being speculated that Nickelodeon's "Every Witch Way" season four poster could be hinting at what's in store for the students of Iridium High School during the all-new fourth season! Looking at the poster the right way up, everything seems perfect for Emma (Paola Andino), Andi (Daniela Nieves), Daniel (Nick Merico) and Jax (Rahart Adams), with smiles all round! Emma's got her powers under control and she's going to be getting into some magical adventures for sure. And of course Andi will be by her side no matter what and their best friendship will soar to new heights! Daniel is looking sharp as ever and you can tell by his smile that he will totally have a lot going on this season — maybe a new love interest, perhaps? He deserves happiness too! And last but certainly not least, Jax. Could he and Emma be more perfect?! Look at how happy and perfect they are together... However...


...flip the poster upside down, and it looks like there is a completely different story here. For one thing, now Emma looks a bit possessed or determined to do something... She and Andi look like they may be at war. Then there's Jax looking off ominously in the distance — what is he looking at?! Don't know exactly what that means but it can't be good! This side is telling a completely different story and it is as if nothing is as it seems. Also, where’s Daniel!? Really – where is he?! Could the poster be hinting that Emma's world is about to be turned upside down in season four of "Every Witch Way"?!

UPDATE (6/23): Nickelodeon USA has unveiled a second "Every Witch Way" fan poster, this time of Jax Novoa (Rahart Adams)!:


Jax is his usual charming self at the top of this poster. However, similar to the group poster, Jax has a whole other side that we did not know about, including the fact that Jax has a sister!

Who is she? What’s her name? What is she like? And how did she get there?! It doesn't look like she is a threat which is good, but look at Jax's face! He's in protective big brother mode so something major is going down. And we want to get to the bottom of it...

UPDATE (6/24): Nickelodeon USA has unveiled a third "Every Witch Way" fan poster, this time featuring Emma (Paola Andino) and Andi Cruz (Daniela Nieves)!


Emma and Andi have a great friendship history and it all started when Emma moved into her new home in Miami, and they became fast friends despite having completely different personalities.

The two work together perfectly – Emma is the sweet, friendly and kindhearted friend, and Andi is a loyal, comical friend who isn't afraid to tell it like it is. They have been by each other's side through all their crucial moments – drama, break ups, make ups, laughs and everything in between!

But there seems to be another side to the poster and Emma and Andi's BFF story coming in season four. The top of the poster has the Emma and Andi that we know - smiling and in everything together. This is the teamwork and loyalty we know and have come to expect from them.

However, when we flip the poster — we've got looking like they're not BFFs at all! It almost looks like Emma and Andi are giving each other some serious side eye. What is going on?!

Everything we thought we knew has changed...which leads to the question, how is this all going to end?

Head over to Nick.com where Daniela is dishing on the story behind the poster and about the final season of "Every Witch Way".

Prepare for the most epic season of "Every Witch Way" ever by catching up on the past three seasons of "Every Witch Way" at Nick.com/witch and on the Nick App!

The FINAL SEASON of "Every Witch Way" begins on Monday 16th July 7pm ET/PT, only on Nickelodeon USA!

It may be the last season of "Every Witch Way", however, don't be sad, as Nickelodeon recently announced a "Every Witch Way" spin-off titled "The W.I.T.s Academy"! In this brand-new series, teenage Guardians will oversee young witches - and wizards - in-training at a magical academy. There, the Guardians will have to decide who is friend, and who is foe. The series is created by Catharina Ledeboer and is produced by Viacom International. The W.I.T.s Academy is executive produced by Tatiana Rodriguez ("Talia in the Kitchen"). "The W.I.T.s Academy" will premiere on Nick USA as part of the networks 2015-2016 programming highlights!

UPDATE: Added Nickelodeon USA's official "Every Witch Way" Season 4 Teaser Teaser!:



Think you know Every Witch Way? Think again. Experience the magic before it disappears — the Final Season premieres July 6th at 7pm.
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Nickelodeon Africa To Debut "Bella and the Bulldogs" Series Premiere On Friday 26th June 2015

Nickelodeon Africa has announced the exciting Nickelodeon International News in their latest cover photo and a post on their official Facebook profile page, Facebook.com/NickelodeonAfrica, that Nickelodeon Africa will debut the hour-long series premiere of Nickelodeon's brand-new original comedy series "Bella and the Bulldogs", "Newbie QB", on Friday 26th June 2015 at 3:35pm! Shabooya!:


To celebrate, Nickelodeon Africa's official website, nickelodeonafrica.com, has unveiled the channels official "Bella and the Bulldogs" show website, which features information about the series and each of the characters in the show - Bella Dawson (Brec Bassinger), Troy Dixon (Coy Stewart), Sawyer Higgins (Jackie Radinsky), Newt (Buddy Handleson), Pepper (Haley Tju) and Sophie (Lilimar Hernandez), Ace McFumbles (Rio Mangini), Carrie Dawson (Annie Tedesco) and Coach Russell (Dorien Wilson) - plus exclusive photo gallery's and a exclusive "Which Bulldog are you?" online quiz!

In Nick's new comedy ripped right out of the headlines of girls playing traditionally "boy" sports, Bella Dawson (Brec Bassinger), a confident, caring and talented teenager, suddenly finds herself fulfilling a lifelong dream of becoming the star quarterback of her middle school football team but also having to navigate the world of her teammates Troy (Coy Stewart), Sawyer (Jackie Radinsky) and Newt (Buddy Handleson), without losing her two best friends, Pepper (Haley Tju) and Sophie (Lilimar Hernandez) from the cheer squad.

Executive produced by Jeff Bushell, the show was created by Nickelodeon Writing Program alumni Gabriel Garza and Jonathan Butler, who also serve as co-executive producers. Garza began his writing career by being selected for the program in 2009, where he met his future writing partner and fellow program alum Jonathan Butler. Prior to selling their pitch to Nick and beginning development on "Bella and the Bulldogs", both Butler and Garza were staff writers on "The Haunted Hathaways".


Additionally, Nickelodeon Africa premiered Nickelodeon's brand-new original TV movie "Splitting Adam", starring Jace Norman ("Henry Danger"), on Friday 19th June 2015!

Additional source: DStv.
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Nickelodeon Turkey To Premiere "Bella and the Bulldogs" On Friday 26th June 2015 at 6:00pm

Nickelodeon Turkey (Türkiye) has announced the exciting Nickelodeon International news in their latest cover photo and a series of posts on their official Facebook profile page, Facebook.com/NickelodeonTurkey, that Nickelodeon Turkey will start to premiere and show Nickelodeon's brand-new original comedy series "Bella and the Bulldogs" on Friday 26th June 2015 at 6:00pm! Shabooya!:


In Nick's new comedy ripped right out of the headlines of girls playing traditionally "boy" sports, Bella Dawson (Brec Bassinger), a confident, caring and talented teenager, suddenly finds herself fulfilling a lifelong dream of becoming the star quarterback of her middle school football team but also having to navigate the world of her teammates Troy (Coy Stewart), Sawyer (Jackie Radinsky) and Newt (Buddy Handleson), without losing her two best friends, Pepper (Haley Tju) and Sophie (Lilimar Hernandez) from the cheer squad.

Executive produced by Jeff Bushell, the show was created by Nickelodeon Writing Program alumni Gabriel Garza and Jonathan Butler, who also serve as co-executive producers. Garza began his writing career by being selected for the program in 2009, where he met his future writing partner and fellow program alum Jonathan Butler. Prior to selling their pitch to Nick and beginning development on "Bella and the Bulldogs", both Butler and Garza were staff writers on "The Haunted Hathaways".
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Sea World Australia To Open Nickelodeon Land During Late-2015

Original Nickelodeon Australia and Village Roadshow Theme Parks Press Release via Village Roadshow Theme Parks' official Media Centre:

SEA WORLD TO LAUNCH NICKELODEON LAND LATE-2015

Sea World has announced a new multi-million dollar kids and family area to be themed around some of the world's best known and most loved Nickelodeon characters.


Opening late-2015, Nickelodeon Land will include four new kid-friendly rides and feature Sea World's first ever mini rollercoaster, set to draw a new generation of thrill-seekers to the park.

The new attraction will be an extension of Nickelodeon's existing partnership with Sea World, which includes a Dora Live Show, Nickelodeon character appearances and a Nick retail store. It will be Village Roadshow Theme Parks' (VRTP) third major investment into children's attractions in the last 12 months following on from Junior Driving School at Warner Bros. Movie World and Wet'n'Wild Junior at Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast.


Additionally, it will be Nickelodeon's second major VRTP launch in the last two years, which includes the launch of Nickelodeon Beach at Wet'n'Wild Sydney.

Sea World's General Manager, Bikash Randhawa said that Village Roadshow Theme Parks had a strong focus on providing attractions that catered for the whole family.

"Nickelodeon Land is going to be our family area filled with fun and entertaining attractions, including Sea World's first ever mini rollercoaster and some of our guests' favourites like the iconic carousel.

"This new multi-million dollar precinct will also be the hub for our Nickelodeon character appearances and shows, including SpongeBob SquarePants, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Dora the Explorer and Boots."

Gerald Raines, Senior Vice President for Global Nickelodeon Recreation Partnerships said:

"Nickelodeon Land is an exciting opportunity to expand our family entertainment offering at Sea World and overall recreation business in Australia. It is an attraction that will provide an all-encompassing Nickelodeon experience that the entire family can engage in and enjoy."

For more information, visit seaworld.com.au or call 13 33 86.

About Nickelodeon Networks
Now in its 35th year globally and 19th year in Australia, Nickelodeon is a globally recognised and widely distributed multimedia entertainment brand for kids and family. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes both locally produced and global television programming plus consumer products, digital applications, theme parks, recreation, books and feature films. Nickelodeon Australia has been named Channel of The Year twice by ASTRA and won numerous industry awards. Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. channels air 24 hours a day, seven days a week and are seen in over 2.3 million households via Foxtel (Channel 701) and Fetch TV (Channel 146). Outside of the United States, Nickelodeon is a part of Viacom International Media Networks, a division of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), one of the world's leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms.www.nickelodeon.com.au www.nickelodeon.com.au

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Additional source: Licensing.biz.
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Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Asia To Open Nickelodeon Lost Lagoon At Sunway Lagoon In Malaysia

Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Asia has partnered with Sunway Lagoon, Malaysia's premier theme park, to open Asia's first Nickelodeon-themed attraction!


Officially called "Nickelodeon Lost Lagoon", the first Nickelodeon themed land in Asia is due to open in mid-2015. "Nickelodeon Lost Lagoon" will be set amidst 10 acres of lush tropical rainforest to resemble a hidden world within a jungle "lost" to the public since 1997.

The result is a one-of-a-kind experience for visitors, unlike anything experienced before. "Nickelodeon Lost Lagoon" is expected to feature more than 12 attractions for fans and visitors of all ages, including a Rain Fortress – an interactive water play area using reactive technology, a Water Spray Area, Giant Aqua Tube Rides, daily signature slime deluges and a variety of other water slide attractions.


Ahead of the launch of "Nickelodeon Lost Lagoon", Nickelodeon opened a 1,700-square-foot Nickelodeon retail store at Sunway Lagoon in December 2014, becoming Nickelodeon's first retail launch in Asia.


Themed in Nickelodeon's signature orange, the one-stop Nickelodeon Store carries an extensive range of Nickelodeon merchandise, from t-shirts, slippers, stationery and school supplies to toys, apparel, Nickelodeon branded drinks, party items, home-ware and licensed products from Nickelodeon hit TV shows such as "SpongeBob SquarePants", "Dora the Explorer", and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles".


"As we continue our strategic relationship with Sunway, I am really excited that Malaysia is joining our growing list of international retail destinations, expanding the Nickelodeon branded experience in Asia," said Gerald Raines, Senior Vice President of Recreation Business Development for Nickelodeon.

"We have experienced a lot of exciting times here at Sunway Lagoon with over 20 years in operation, having provided a unique experience for visitors of all ages. The opening of the Nickelodeon retail store will certainly give families an exclusive opportunity to get a gist of what to expect from the upcoming Nickelodeon Lost Lagoon, which will open in the first half of 2015," said Sean Choo, General Manager of Sunway Lagoon.

Sean also added, "The opening of this new feature cements our commitment to our visitors to continuously raise the bar in wholesome family fun for all ages at Asia's one-stop fun destination."

"Nickelodeon Lost Lagoon" will add to Sunway Lagoon's five existing parks, namely its Water Park, Amusement Park, Extreme Park, Interactive Wildlife Park and Lynton V Harris Scream Park. The 88-acre Sunway Lagoon is already home to Vuvuzela, the world's largest water ride and Waterplexx 5D, first 5D waterplexx in the world. It is also the only attraction in the world to win Asia's Best Attraction by International Association of Amusement Park and Attractions (IAAPA) for four consecutive years (2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010).

Additionally, Nickelodeon has announced the opening of a brand-new "SpongeBob SquarePants" exhibit that will tour Taiwan through 2016!

Sources: SunwayHotels.com, Hype.my.
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