Corus Leisure’s Nelvana has teamed up with London-based leisure firm Toikido to develop a brand new animated youngsters’ collection based mostly on its recreation IP, Piñata Smashlings.
“Toikido is an modern new firm that has shortly achieved success turning common gaming properties into toys and attire for a worldwide viewers,” stated Nelvana President Pam Westman. “Their first in-house IP, Piñata Smashlings, has already garnered huge hype forward of its launch this summer season, and we are able to’t look ahead to followers of the model to see the brand new character-driven collection that can broaden the amusing Piñataverse world and showcase its characters like they’ve by no means seen them earlier than.”
Piñata Smashlings is residence to a whole bunch of playful characters known as “Smashlings” – cheeky little creatures and playful Piñatas – who like to have enjoyable and are all the time looking out for the Rainbow Whale who drops new Rainbow pods. The sport debuts on Roblox this June.
“Constructing on the momentum of our achievements bringing profitable gaming properties into toys and attire, we developed Piñata Smashlings in-house as a very immersive IP and are happy so as to add an animated collection to our plans,” stated Toikido Founder & CEO Darran Garnham. “Nelvana is understood for its top-quality improvement, manufacturing, and distribution of premium youngsters’ content material, and we couldn’t be extra happy to associate with them on the event of a playful new collection that can additional interact followers as they expertise the ever-growing Piñataverse.”
Supply: Corus Leisure
Debbie Diamond Sarto is information editor at Animation World Community.
