Spectrobes Proves Massive Hit for Disney
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When Disney announced that its gaming division would be bringing a brand new franchise to the Nintendo DS and then attempting to build something much bigger around that, it seemed like a big risk. But Spectrobes has already proved a massive success around the world.
Developed by veteran Japanese developer Jupiter Corporation, a team that has worked with Nintendo on the likes of the Pokémon Pinball titles, Picross DS, as well as Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories for Square Enix, the action-RPG Spectrobes has become the best selling Third Party DS game since launching back in the middle of March this year.
According to Disney Interactive, sales have exceeded 700,000 as of the end of April so far across all territories, leading to speculation of a sequel brewing. Although nothing official has been confirmed, Disney has touched on how Spectrobes will be transformed into a fully-fledged franchise.
"Spectrobes has quickly become a global phenomenon and has consistently been among the top-selling Nintendo DS titles since launch. We look forward to growing Spectrobes as a Disney franchise and providing more content for the increasing number of Spectrobes fans worldwide."
- Craig Relyea, Vice President of Marketing for Disney Interactive Studios.
The game uses the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection to let players download new things on a regular basis, thus helping to keep interest in the game high and the promotional levels have been constantly high. Could it be long before we see the return of the two planetary patrol officers that are on a mission to prevent the evil-doings of bad guy Krawl?
