Besides being a video game junkie I am also obsessed with Pixar movies. I love them all and pretty much worship the hallowed ground that John Lasseter walks on. Yes, I would even drink the Kool-Aid for him.
According to Mike Goslin, an online gaming developer, Disney is in talks of turning some of its Pixar films into MMOs, including (and maybe first and foremost) the blockbuster Cars. Says Goslin:
Disney is very interested in this space. A lot of Disney's properties would work really well as worlds. We're in concept development on about a dozen things; we haven't picked yet, but we'd love to do some of the Pixar properties. We're thinking of Cars.
Obviously things are very early if nothing has even been decided on conceptual, but I have to be honest: all of the Pixar films could work really well as giant online worlds. And with the saturation of MMO nowadays maybe Cars would work best, if only because it would offer something completely different (read: playing as an actual car). An MMO with driving game mechanics? Sounds neat.
What do you think? Would you be interested in an MMO based around the weirdly morbid human-less world of Cars? If any Pixar movie could be turned into an MMO, which would you prefer? Are the hardcore WOW fans of the world going to punch me in the face for even thinking this blasphemy?
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Contest:
1:35 PM on 05.18.2007
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Incredibles > Toy Story > Cars
Toy Story, baby. Although Cars would be interesting.
You are awesome on so many different levels.
A MMO.................................... WITH FISH!
YEAH! And the peeps from the Little Mermaid are another playable race. Then I could finally bone Ariel under her fiery red tent-like bangs.
Mostly I just wanted to say what an awesome image that is
MMO's are become WAY to over rated! and this is coming from a MMO fiend!
I thought they all drank the crazy Kool-Aid, my bad. Updated! :)
and i REALLY fucking hate the incredibles
Anyway cars VOULD work as a MMORPG why? is actually a different world (or reality) based on a known franchise we know almost nothing about and is actually doable since the only efforts there have been failures mostly due to lack of proper advertising and branding (not a problem for disney) if they set a low price for kids, you can bet its a sure seller. Specially for consoles (even the Wii maybe?).
Of course I would love a "Incredibles" , monsters inc or bugs life, toy story mmo.. but they are already done (succesfully City of heroes) or simply wouldnt work. (how much of bugs life can you stretch for an MMo? life in an ANT colony for kids? boring!)
I cant believe you havent mentioned the Obvious non pixar current property that could work as a MMO too, which one? Pirates of the caribbean that crappy movie is practically a non-interactive children videogame. And pirates RPG's are somehow lacking so is a niche that could easily be covered.
Sorry but that just my business game dev, doing the talking. I will be sure to reprimend it heavily later.
i'd play a j fox mmo ( insert shakey jokey here)