{"id":7495,"date":"2010-08-13T10:34:36","date_gmt":"2010-08-13T00:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=7495"},"modified":"2010-08-13T10:34:36","modified_gmt":"2010-08-13T00:34:36","slug":"hamsters-rule-activision-publishing-and-gamemill-publishing-announce-zhuzhu-pets%e2%84%a2-featuring-the-wild-bunch-for-wii%e2%84%a2-and-nintendo-ds%e2%84%a2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=7495","title":{"rendered":"HAMSTERS RULE! ACTIVISION PUBLISHING AND GAMEMILL PUBLISHING ANNOUNCE ZHUZHU PETS\u2122: FEATURING THE WILD BUNCH FOR Wii\u2122 AND NINTENDO DS\u2122"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Zhuniverse Expands With New Games Based on Cepia LLC\u2019s Award Winning Toys<\/p>\n<p>Sydney, AUSTRALIA. August 13th 2010 \u2013 Activision Publishing (Nasdaq: ATVI) and GameMill Publishing, Inc., in association with Cepia, LLC, today announced ZhuZhu Pets\u2122: Featuring The Wild Bunch, a brand new videogame based on the smash hit ZhuZhu Pets\u2122 toy line. ZhuZhu Pets\u2122: Featuring The Wild Bunch will be released this Fall and offers all new hamster friends and wild adventures on both Nintendo DS\u2122 and Wii\u2122. The ZhuZhu\u2122 Pets toy line is hotter than ever, recently winning three toy industry awards including \u201cToy of the Year\u201d, \u201cGirl Toy of the Year\u201d and \u201cInnovative Toy of the Year\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>ZhuZhu Pets\u2122: Featuring The Wild Bunch features all new super cute action with fun and furry pals. Fans will get to care for and play with all of their new Wild Bunch friends plus the original ZhuZhu hamsters. ZhuZhu Pets\u2122: Featuring The Wild Bunch features an expanded Zhu-niverse and new, action packed sidescrolling gameplay. On Wii\u2122, multiplayer will allow families and friends to pick up and play together.<\/p>\n<p>The initial release of ZhuZhu Pets\u2122: Featuring The Wild Bunch will come packaged as a Collector\u2019s Edition with an exclusive cute and cuddly chipmunk, Nutters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cZhuZhu Pets\u2122\u2019 success continues to snowball and it\u2019s been a thrill adapting this property into videogames,\u201d said David Oxford at Activision Publishing. Gary Miller, President, GameMill Publishing, stated, \u201cThe toy\u2019s passionate fans will love the fresh direction we\u2019ve taken in ZhuZhu Pets\u2122: Featuring The Wild Bunch, and it\u2019s fantastic that Wii\u2122 owners can now join in the fun!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cZhuZhu Pets\u2122: Featuring The Wild Bunch captures the imagination of those who adore our brand,\u201d said Natalie Hornsby, Vice President of Marketing, Cepia, LLC. \u201cThis game is an important next step for us as we continue to evolve the ZhuZhu Pets\u2122 experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ZhuZhu Pets\u2122: Featuring The Wild Bunch can currently be seen on the Zhu-niverse Tour stopping in cities all over the country. Tour attendees will be among the first to get their hands on ZhuZhu Pets\u2122: Featuring The Wild Bunch for Nintendo DS\u2122 and Wii\u2122. Please visit www.thezhuniversetour.com for more information.<\/p>\n<p>ZhuZhu Pets\u2122: Featuring The Wild Bunch is not yet rated. For more information visit www.activision.com or www.gamemillpublishing.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Zhuniverse Expands With New Games Based on Cepia LLC\u2019s Award Winning Toys Sydney, AUSTRALIA. August 13th 2010 \u2013 Activision Publishing (Nasdaq: ATVI) and GameMill Publishing, Inc., in association with Cepia, LLC, today announced ZhuZhu Pets\u2122: Featuring The Wild Bunch, a brand new videogame based on the smash hit ZhuZhu Pets\u2122 toy line. 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