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  • Nickelodeon’s TV characters come to life in new Nicktoons Unite! video game

    Nickelodeon’s TV characters come to life in new Nicktoons Unite! video game

    MUMBAI: THQ Inc. and Nickelodeon announced Nicktoons Unite! for the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system.

     

    Nintendo GameCube and Game Boy Advance videogame systems is now available in retail outlets throughout North America.

     

    Nicktoons Unite! allows players to interact with the stars from some of the most popular Nickelodeon TV shows, including SpongeBob SquarePants, Timmy Turner (from the Fairly OddParents), Jimmy Neutron and Danny Phantom.

     

    “Our partnership with Nickelodeon has yielded a portfolio of successful products in recent years, with more than 16 million games sold in to date. Last year’s Nicktoons: Movin’ was one of the top stand-alone games for the EyeToy USB Camera (for PlayStation2) during the 2004 holiday season, and we’re looking forward to bringing Nicktoons to additional video game platforms this holiday season with the new Nicktoons Unite!,” said THQ executive vice president, worldwide publishing Kelly Flock.

     

    “With Nicktoons being the only brand where characters from various top-rated Nickelodeon TV shows co-exist, we’re excited to have the opportunity to launch this new game on multiple gaming platforms. Nicktoons Unite! is a great opportunity for Nickelodeon fans to simultaneously interact with many of their favorite characters,” said Nickelodeon and Viacom Consumer Products Entertainment Products senior vice president Steve Youngwood.

  • Ben Stiller to host Nickelodeon’s kids’ choice awards

    Ben Stiller to host Nickelodeon’s kids’ choice awards

    UMBAI: Hollywood funnyman Ben Stiller, whose latest film is Meet the Fockers will be hosting the awards for the first time. Nickelodeons 18th Annual Kids Choice Awards which will be held on 2 April.

    According to a official communiqué, this award function has been hailed as a mini-Oscars. Nick India will announce telecast timings at a later date.

    Nickelodeon executive vice-president development and original programming Marjorie Cohn said, Were thrilled to welcome Ben Stiller as a first-time host of Nickelodeons KidsChoice this year. Hes hilarious, loved by kids and a movie veteran of the kind of irreverent mayhem that is the hallmark of our slime-meets-stars Awards.

    Ben Stiller as quoted said, Nickelodeons Kids Choice Awards is hands down the ultimate awards show involving the use of slime on stage. Im looking forward to hosting the show and being in the middle of all the kid-fueled energy – and yes, maybe even orchestrating something so kid-spirational that Hollywood will be forced to let them sit at the grown-ups awards table once and for all.

    Nominees announced for the awards, includes the feature film Shrek 2 which has topped the list this year, garnering five nominations for favorite movie, favorite voice from an animated movie (Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz and Mike Myers) and favorite video game.

    Hilary Duff received three nominations, including favorite movie actress, favorite TV actress and favorite female singer.

    Usher also got three nods, one for favorite male singer and two for favorite songs (Burn and, with Alicia Keys, My Boo), while Beyonce picked up one for favorite female Singer. Harry Potter got a pair of nods for favorite book series and favorite Movie.

    The voting procedure commences from 7 March on Nick.com, through wireless text messaging, informs the media release.

    Nickelodeons 18th Annual Kids Choice Awards is being produced by Nickelodeon Productions in association with Bob Bain Productions.

    Last year, another kids’ channel in the space Pogo introduced Pogo Amazing Kids Awards which was held in December.