Ubisoft's TMNT License Agreement?

[Aztec General]

I was wondering if anyone knows how long Ubisoft has the TMNT license to make video games? Is it set in years? Or in number of games?

Let's be honest Ubisoft hasn't exactly used the TMNT license particularly well, and quite a few of us would be happy to see them lose the license.

Besides, I'm sure that Viacom would be more than happy to produce all of the TMNT games in-house at one of their own video game studios. This way they'd have full control over all TMNT projects; aside from the toys which are still contractually with Playmates (Viacom doesn't have a toy subsidiary anyways), and whatever comic issues Laird chooses to release (assuming he releases any after 2010...which is questionable at best). This will save Viacom the heartache that Disney is currently experiencing with many of Marvel's properties.

[IamtheKnight]

God, I really hope that Ubisoft's License agreement ends. All of their TMNT games were nothing but crap.

[MrDizzyDEE]

Game licenses usually go for x amount of games for that particular title, like Sega has the rights to Thor and Iron Man, they get a certain amount of games to be made. Unless we can find out how many games Ubi agreed for, they still have the rights.

[sdp]

Actually game licenses go for a number of years not games most of the time but I'm sure its both depending on the contract. And Nickelodeon licenses are usually given to all kinds of different developers with mostly mediocre at best results. THQ is usually one who publishes a lot of Nicktoons games though they don't make all of them most of them are from them and THQ leaves a lot to be desired sadly.

[sirroscoe]

I really hope Ubisoft loses the license as soon as possible. Since obtaining it, they've treated the TMNT as a disposable property, and made their games as throwaways for kids. They've grossly misunderstood the TMNT fanbase, and the fanbase itself has suffered. I have no idea what Viacom may do with the videogame counterpart of the franchise, but I'm completely fed up with Ubisoft.

[Demon_Shredder]

I really hope that Viacom takes the rights from Ubisoft and gives them back to Konami. They made the best TMNT games and they understand the fanbase! It would be nice if Konami made a true TMNT fighting game like what Smash up should've been.

[Zachatello00]

it'll probably go to THQ. They handle all the other nick franchises.

[Spitfire]

it'll probably go to THQ. They handle all the other nick franchises.
TMNT VS the WWE coming soon!

[GK Punk]

TMNT VS the WWE coming soon!

They've thankfully never done anything like that before. As a fan of both, I really hope to keep both separate.

[ToTheNines]

TMNT VS the WWE coming soon!

Who would win?

[GK Punk]

...Rob Van Dam

[ToTheNines]

Just checking.

[GK Punk]

he has a knack for doing that. He may not be in TMNT or WWE, but he'd still win.

[Barkworm]

I really hope that Viacom takes the rights from Ubisoft and gives them back to Konami. They made the best TMNT games and they understand the fanbase!
Yeah, because the last three TMNT games from Konami were all FANTASTIC.

[Ninjinister]

Although I didn't hate Konami's 2K3 batch, I liked Re-Shelled and Smash-Up more than anything Konami released for TMNT this decade.

[Spitfire]

Although I didn't hate Konami's 2K3 batch, I liked Re-Shelled and Smash-Up more than anything Konami released for TMNT this decade.

The gameboy games weren't bad. The TMNT movie game for GBA was probably the best, and Ubi made that. Re-shelled is a disaster and I really don't like it. Smash Up isn't great either, I never play it.

[sirroscoe]

Although I didn't hate Konami's 2K3 batch, I liked Re-Shelled and Smash-Up more than anything Konami released for TMNT this decade.

I think Mutant Nightmare was the best TMNT game released this decade, followed by TMNT on the GBA. Despite it all, I prefer a new publisher who'll respect the license and tap into it's true potential with the rich history, instead of more of what we're seeing with the license thus far.