As you may know, the classic Pixar film Finding Nemo is being re-released in theatres in 3D this fall. To coincide with this, a video game will be released for the 3DS and DS called Finding Nemo: Escape to the Big Blue. On Gamestop’s website, where the games have been listed, it says that they will be released on September 11.
Pocket Gamer: Conventional wisdom would suggest that licence games suck. But I think that's a myth.
Tie-in games have largely been getting better, I'd argue, and - for my money - they are returning to the dizzying heights of old licensed games like Duck Tales and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Nintendo Life: Finding Nemo: Escape to the Big Blue's re-release would seem a little odd were it not for the fact that Finding Nemo is currently enjoying a second run at UK cinemas due to the wonders of 3D technology. Disney has clearly seen a good opportunity to improve its rate of return on the game — which was originally released on the DS back in 2006 — by also giving it the 3D treatment. The end result is unfortunately a tad shallow (no pun intended), but still entertaining enough for younger players that may have missed the original release.
Jeff writes "If you do have young Nemo fans, it’s not necessarily a bad purchase, because the game works fairly well and they should enjoy some of the hijinks of the characters and the minigames. It’s just not a good purchase at $30. A significant price drop would make the game much more appealing."
Is this a good thing?
Oh so the movie is a re-release and not a sequel?! Sigh....