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Viva Pinata 2 treasure hunt shenanigans and Web site launch photo

To promote the worldwide release of Viva Piñata 2: Trouble in Paradise, Rare is doing a few things for the community this week which should interest all those obsessed with brightly colored, candy-filled sentient horses. Firstly, the official community Web site is going to launch at midnight tonight, and people will be able to use it to upload and share Viva Piñata Vision Cards along with photos of their Piñata gardens.

Xbox Live's European community spokesman, Graeme "AceyBongos" Boyd will be helping promote the game by holding a VP treasure hunt on Xbox.com this Friday. The concept is as simple as Downe's Syndrome baby:

  1. Users look for the Piñata egg icon hidden around Xbox.com
  2. When they mouse over the little Piñata pops out
  3. When they click they open up a PDF doc featuring an exclusive Piñata card that they can then print out
  4. They use their LIVE vision camera on screen or on their print out to get the Piñata.
Fun times all round. Viva Piñata 2: Trouble in Paradise is out today in North America and hits Europe on Friday. It has animals in it!







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pendelton21's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/02/2008 10:36
pendelton21
Ooo, I loves me some treasure hunts.

Also, props for the Down's joke. You're a class act, Sterling!
Mabans's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/02/2008 11:17
Mabans
Glad MS is appealing to their Hard-core Audience unlike Nintendo..
Cowmaster627's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/03/2008 00:46
Cowmaster627
I went to pick this up at a local gamestop but they claim it will be released tomorrow. Is Jim wrong or am I just unloved?
nintendoll's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/03/2008 00:58
nintendoll
so excited I LOVE CANDY ANIMALS!
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