Nexon, LEGO, and TT Games partner for a mobile RPG featuring Ninjago a

[jamesster]

... nd other themes.

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/234366/Nexon_to_Develop_Mobile_Game_for_iOS_and_Android_Based_onSuccessful_LEGOreg_Franchise.php

TOKYO – January 16, 2015 – NEXON Co., Ltd. (“Nexon”) (3659.TO), a worldwide leader in free-to-play online games, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, NEXON Korea Corporation (“Nexon Korea”), has entered into a licensing agreement with TT Games Ltd. (“TT Games”), an affiliate of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Inc, under which Nexon Korea will develop a role-playing game (RPG) for mobile devices based on several hit LEGO properties, including LEGO Ninjago and many others. This agreement was made with full involvement from The LEGO Group and is an extension of the licensing partnership between TT Games and The LEGO Group.

“LEGO is among the most wildly successful and iconic brands of our time, and we are thrilled to be teaming up with TT Games to bring LEGO-based online games to mobile gamers,” said Owen Mahoney, President and Chief Executive Officer of Nexon. “Players can look forward to the fun and unique game experiences that Nexon is known for, along with the LEGO characters they have come to love. This agreement is the most recent example of Nexon’s ongoing quest for creative, new ideas for great games, both through our own development and by partnering with other creators of world-class IP.”

“Nexon’s relentless commitment to quality and fun, their expansive global footprint and their strong track record of developing and sustaining successful franchises around the world make them an ideal partner to expand LEGO into online free-to-play mobile games for the first time,” said Tom Stone, Managing Director, TT Games. “This agreement leverages Nexon’s unparalleled expertise in online and free-to-play games and the power of the LEGO brand to deliver unique, high-quality game experiences to players around the world.”

The game is expected to be released in 2016 and will initially be available in Asia on both iOS and Android platforms.

Edited January 17, 2015 by jamesster

[just2good]

Sounds interesting, and an initial release in Asia is a peculiar choice.

[jamesster]

Sounds interesting, and an initial release in Asia is a peculiar choice.

It might be worth noting that LEGO has released games exclusively in Japan before, but they've mostly gone unnoticed:

http://www.rockraidersunited.com/topic/6290-was-lego-island-really-the-first-lego-game-aka-i-found-a-1995-lego-game/

http://www.rockraidersunited.com/topic/6070-kids-station-lego-no-sekai/

(Though I'd imagine this one would get a release in other regions eventually...)

Edited January 17, 2015 by jamesster

[Master_Data]

That's...interesting. I hope it does well enough for it to have a worldwide release.

[Robert8]

Ninjago has to be LEGO's biggest hit in the last 15 years

[DuckBricks]

"including Ninjago and many others"

Sounds a lot like Lego Universe, if I do say so myself...