Though they began their relatively young lives as characters in a slightly more gritty, adult-focused graphic novel series the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were quickly adapted for children to great success. The original animated series ran for ten years and spawned a whole host of toys, comic books, films and other products. Ubisoft announced today that to coincide with the twenty fifth anniversary of the series they’re releasing a new TMNT game.
It’s being developed by GameArts who worked on the much-acclaimed Smash Bros. Brawl. The press release claims the game will be the first TMNT game to not be tied into a movie, comic book or TV show (despite the fact that anything about the foursome is, since they originated in a comic book). It’s going to be a four-player action title for the Wii. Some screenshots have also been released and they suggest the title might be TMNT: Smash Up. The game is set to launch in autumn of this year.