It's on the Nintendo DS, for a start.
"At two points, Olaf is chased by the huge and powerful snowman Marshmallow. If the screen catches Olaf, the stage ends with the horrible penalty of giving you credit for completion. The screen scrolls quite slowly and offers very little ground on which Olaf can stand clear of Marshmallows swiping arms. To pass, you've gotta mush Olaf up against the right side of the screen and just sort of react to that quarter-inch space that you can actually see. I like this one because it teaches kids that they never know what's coming in life, and that making plans for shit does no good. Everything is set to destroy you and the future may or may not be any better. The only way to succeed in this stage, much like life, is to thrust yourself into the blackness, soul first." -GR
Episode 74 of Heroes of Handheld the podcast dedicated to Handheld Gaming. This week one half of the team is Live from DisneyLand!
We discuss the cancellation of UnMechanical on PS Vita, Olaf on DS is beatinf the 3DS & more information on Metroids cancellation.
Frozen: Olaf's Quest has done the unimaginable.
I still can't believe this movie is still so popular even after one whole year. Anyway, I'm sure it sold more on the DS because there most likely isn't a big selection of new titles coming out for it.
150 million DS systems sold vs 45 million 3DS systems sold, no surprise a movie tie-in title sells better on it. I'm sure a few PS2 movie games sold better than PS3/360 counterparts.
Frozen's popularity does not stop when it comes to video games. A lot of young girls are going to buy anything related to Frozen. No surprise really.
Doesn't surprise me, kiddie buying power.
It's a shame it's not a particularly good game though. I got my daughter the Monster High 3DS platformer a while ago.. Also kinda sucked. It'd be great if companies used their brands in a way that makes young gamers want to stick around.
Saying that - kids standards can be pretty low, I have really fond memories of absolutely terrible games as a kid (8 and 16bit era mediocrity and badness was a lot worse than modern mediocrity) so I guess anything that sparks their imagination is enough.
You mean the game they sold at every retailer for insanely cheap on Black Friday?