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–>> Tad late on this, but for the record..

Ubisoft has begun to release some new info about their next Turtles video game, “TMNT Smash Up,” for the Wii – check out the links below (thanks to everyone who sent ‘em in!):

** VGChartz.com

***GameSpot.com

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“Fighters aren’t typically known for topping the sales charts, but Super Smash Bros. Brawl is a rare exception. The well-reviewed game mopped the floor with the competition in 2008, placing just behind Wii Fit as the US’s fourth best-selling title with 4.17 million units.

Undoubtedly hoping lightning will strike twice, Ubisoft revealed today that it had scooped up Super Smash Bros. Brawl’s developer to work on a similar fighter themed around its top kids’ brand, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. A marked departure from other TMNT games, TMNT Smash Up will be an all-new property that isn’t rooted in a movie, TV show, or comic book.

Aside from naming Game Arts as developer, Ubisoft did not offer much by way of details for TMNT Smash Up, except to say that it would be a four-player fighter. The publisher did release a pair of screenshots for the game, though. The TMNT shots show two Brawl-like arenas–one a dank sewer, the other a dark rooftop–where two turtles are battling. Players will apparently be able to toss their weapons, and the screenshots appear to indicate a strong aerial component.

Ubisoft expects to launch TMNT Smash Up as part of the franchise’s 25th anniversary later this fall.”

– Tom Magrino, GameSpot

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Andrew Bonia (writer on Tales of the TMNT #54) was interviewed by CBC Radio – you listen to an MP3 of the interview **here!

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