Ubisoft had a lot more planned for E3 than showing off anticipated games like Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, or Watch Dogs. Much to the chagrin of parents everywhere, soon enough there will be a television program that actually rewards your child for screaming at the screen. Gone are the days of your child hush talking en espanol to "Dora the Explorer," soon to be replaced by a jeering, hyperactive young lad or lass tossing fictional eggs at onscreen targets.
The lovable, googly eyed Rabbids first introduced as a spin-off to Ubisoft's Rayman series are all set to break out of consoles and into cable, but in a very different way than you might be used to.
The zany rabbits will be the stars of the very first interactive TV show to be used in conjunction with Microsoft's next-gen console, the Xbox One, in "Rabbids Invasion."
We heard about a television show based on the Rabbids back in 2010, when Ubisoft first announced a partnership, but we had no idea this is what they had in mind.
Ubisoft demoed the television show at their E3 presser earlier today. Overall, it looks like your basic CGI TV show, except for the fact that viewers will be able to take part in a fairly common array of mini-games seen in past Rabbid titles, but with children as the main demographic. Games shown included children pelting a Rabbid with their fingers, racing to find a hidden object, and others.
It's simple enough premise for kids, sure, but there's a great deal of potential for future shows if this both the show and the console take off. Very interesting implications indeed...
The show is set to debut on Nickelodeon "very soon." Ubisoft Motion Pictures is the studio behind the animation. You can check out the demo shown at E3 below, albeit without any of the ineractivity that will make the series stand out.
Your move, Spielberg...
