Nicktoons Festival

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***Nicktoons Festival*** known internationally as the ***Nickelodeon Festival*** is an upcoming party game for the Nintendo Switch developed by B.B. Studio and Hyde and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment, slated for release in 2019.

It is the second Nintendo Switch console game to be based on the Nicktoons characters ever since ICarly: Groovy Foodie!. It is set to be released globally in 2019.

The game will feature several minigames including curling, air hockey, and more. The games can be played in single-player or multiplayer.

## Gameplay

*Nicktoons Festival* will feature various rendered Nickelodeon characters. The game will have players play a variety of minigames in single-player, cooperative multiplayer, and competitive multiplayer, with up to four players playing online or on the same Switch console. Minigames will include curling and "bubble hockey" (air hockey), among others. *Festival* will also feature a mobile version of the Victorious: Hollywood Arts Debut, Victorious: Taking the Lead, iCarly: Groovy Foodie! & Winx Club: Magical Fairy Party originally published by D3 Publishers, making use of the Switch's touch screen held in portrait mode. The puzzle game will also feature two-player local or online multiplayer, which is not found in the original mobile game. It is unknown if *Festival*Template:'s version of the puzzle game will be tied into the original nintendo versions.

## Marketing

*Nicktoons Festival* was first announced on March 13, 2019, during a E3 presentation. The game will be released in Japan on October 10, 2019, which will also see the release of a Nintendo Switch bundle featuring a limited edition Nickelodeon-themed console, dock, and Joy-Con (with a Nickelodeon slime splat-shaped Home button on the Joy-Con R); the *Nicktoons Festival* game, and a code for downloadable content featuring alternate "Festival" versions of the Mitchell Van Morgan, SpongeBob SquarePants, Michelangelo (TMNT), Jimmy Neutron, Jenny Wakeman (XJ9), and Tommy Pickles (which feature on the Switch console and dock).

## References

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6. ↑ 『ディズニー ツムツム フェスティバル』の発売日が10月10日に決定。特別デザインの本体セットも発売！ (Japanese). Nintendo of Japan (2019-07-25). Retrieved on 2019-07-25.
7. ↑ Doolan, Liam (2019-07-25). Nicktoons Festival Receiving A Themed Switch Bundle In Japan. Retrieved on 2019-07-25.
8. ↑ Berg, Ricky (2019-07-24). Switch getting a special Nicktoons Festival bundle in Japan, new Joy-Con and dock. Retrieved on 2019-07-25.

## External Links

* Nicktoons Festival on the Nickelodeon Games Wiki

 ***Mitchell Van Morgan* party video games**

 Other games | *Mitchell & Nicktoons* (2005, PlayStation 2) • *Nickelodeon Party Blast 2: Mitchell Van Morgan* (2010, multi-platform) • ***Nicktoons Festival*** (2019, Switch) • *Nickelodeon All Stars Slimetime Party!* (2020, Switch) • *Nickelodeon Block Party: Mitchell Van Morgan Edition* (TBA, online)