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Crave lights fuse on Napoleon Dynamite game

Publisher to bring quirky comedy's frizzy-headed hero to the PlayStation Portable and DS.

Clearly, the source material is ripe with gaming possibilities.

Clearly, the source material is ripe with gaming possibilities.

Tater tots, ligers, unicorns, and the painfully awkward misadventures of a social outcast may not be as commonly seen in games as nitro boosts, assault rifles, and fatalities, but Crave Entertainment is doing its part to change that. Today the publisher announced that it will release the first games based on the 2004 cult hit film Napoleon Dynamite.

Very little is known about the project so far, as Crave only said it would feature a wealth of familiar faces, including Napoleon himself, Kip, Uncle Rico, Pedro, and Tina (the llama). The publisher did not give a release window for either game.

Napoleon Dynamite was director Jared Hess' feature film debut, but it is not the first of his efforts to be translated into a game. His follow-up to Napoleon Dynamite, 2006's Nacho Libre spawned a Nintendo DS game that was released last October.

149 Comments

  • sonnyminchin

    Posted Jul 18, 2007 2:48 am GMT

    i absolutely loved the movie but how the hell can they turn it into a game

  • Tigerman950

    Posted May 19, 2007 9:06 am GMT

    Well this game is obviously gonna suck. Let's just hope it doesn't do as bad as Nacho Libre did for the Nintendo DS. Also it'll add to the list of bad games on the PSP, so the release of this game is probably a mistake.

  • Myrkan

    Posted May 15, 2007 11:39 am GMT

    Well, I liked the movie, but like most others have said..."A Game?!?!!"

  • NitemareDragon

    Posted May 14, 2007 5:15 pm GMT

    ahhh......okay. If you say so...

  • unclejohn0525

    Posted May 13, 2007 6:38 pm GMT

    Exactly...

  • mamodoking

    Posted May 13, 2007 10:27 am GMT

    Some things should NEVER be made into a game.

  • DaClint91

    Posted May 11, 2007 10:27 pm GMT

    How can u play Da NP? U watch him, that's it. That's why it's so stupid (funny).

  • SpaceNinjaDino

    Posted May 11, 2007 4:41 pm GMT

    A game based on any reasonable intellectual property has the possibility to be awesome. This is rarely the case, but there is still hope.

  • mov

    Posted May 11, 2007 12:44 pm GMT

    i am one of the rare people who appreciated this movie for what it was, but this makes no sense. they decided not to make a sequel for a reason, so wtf is this?

  • X_XSlashX_X

    Posted May 11, 2007 11:26 am GMT

    Man the movie was funny and awesome..This game will probaley kill that ... :-\

  • eddy_jr

    Posted May 11, 2007 9:27 am GMT

    Ok pplz, prepare for another "WTF"!?! (Work time fun, that is) cuz' all I can imagine is a lot of stupid, senseless, repetitive mini-games, just like what the fu... I mean, work time fun. I expect "Kim Possible" games graphics, so, the game will really suck. Even if it has the graphs of a PS3, it will still suck, even more than, well, u know the one (wtf!!?!?!?) The point is, this game will probably only be good for little children who don't know anything about the potential of the psp. Either them, or bored gamerz who have homebrew-enabled their psps and will download their ISO's (my case). Anyway... point is, if u liked the Nacho Libre game, if u hated it, u'll hate this. And if u liked Napoleon Dynomite, u should die right now a slow and painful death. Eddy out!

  • dragonsama

    Posted May 11, 2007 6:32 am GMT

    This was a really stupid movie and it is going to make an even worse game!

  • Dante_Fox

    Posted May 10, 2007 8:01 pm GMT

    Dear christ.... Who on earth thought this was even a plausible idea?

  • 1yodsyo1

    Posted May 10, 2007 4:08 pm GMT

    Rated G for ga- (you can fill in the last letter.)

  • vip_embryo

    Posted May 10, 2007 3:30 pm GMT

    "rated LAME"

    what a waste of bytes :@

  • R-Force

    Posted May 10, 2007 2:27 pm GMT

    What the heck?!

    COOL!

  • dannyabal85

    Posted May 10, 2007 2:24 pm GMT

    On Ign they reported its a fps with rts elements and its only coming out for ngage and game boy advance. This is tight time to clean the dust off my ngage.

  • stealth89

    Posted May 10, 2007 1:01 pm GMT

    Wow. Really? Sad.

  • Agreb91

    Posted May 10, 2007 12:43 pm GMT

    A game, of Napoleon Dynamite? whats next?

  • LAZZOR

    Posted May 10, 2007 11:36 am GMT

    The movie was the equivalent of a cinematic turd so therefore the game will be a digital turd. Good luck trying to sell this one Crave.

  • Esteban011487

    Posted May 10, 2007 11:17 am GMT

    Please don't even try to make a game!. Leave the Movie alone!.

  • Jerrymiru

    Posted May 10, 2007 11:08 am GMT

    Um... no.

    I liked the movie, but a game?!? Waste of code...

  • Sikok93453

    Posted May 10, 2007 10:45 am GMT

    Nacho Libre? Could be the game to un-seat Raw vs. Smackdown as the number 1 wrestling game... Stretchy Pants galore!

  • fireboy666

    Posted May 10, 2007 8:39 am GMT

    I liked the movie, but i'm having trouble figuring out how this could be turned into a game, and if it can, how can they make it not suck?

  • Brainkiller05

    Posted May 10, 2007 7:42 am GMT

    I don't have high expectations

  • SavoyPrime

    Posted May 10, 2007 7:20 am GMT

    I love the Napoleon Dynamite movie...but a game??? Man, it's probably gonna suck. *in the voice of Napoleon Dynamite* Gosh!

  • bboygamer89

    Posted May 10, 2007 6:24 am GMT

    Nacho Libre couldve left the DS alone

  • GKBeetle

    Posted May 10, 2007 5:49 am GMT

    they could make an awesome assembly of minigames. Games based on trying to figure out what is wrong with the cows, putting chickens into their correct cages, trying to get the perfect glamour shot, throwing fruit at Uncle Rico's van, a drawing game, riding unicorns, hunting ligers, hitting pinatas, training to be a cage fighter, a rhythm game to see how well you can make Napoleon dance, etc...
    Anybody who dismisses this game too quickly just doesn't have a good imagination. Not every game has to be a an epic quest.

  • chrisdojo

    Posted May 10, 2007 5:24 am GMT

    i bet this will be like any other movie to video game ..... but worse.

  • PelekotansDream

    Posted May 10, 2007 4:11 am GMT

    I hope its sorta like an adventure game like Broken Sword, Hotel Dusk etc. But instead of a very serious plot it has a quirky funny one.

  • niqpere

    Posted May 10, 2007 3:57 am GMT

    what will be the point of the game to vote for pablo im confused o well

  • TensiNothing

    Posted May 10, 2007 1:52 am GMT

    set up for a second movie.. but seriously a game? maybe its a drawing game.

  • Ansem_Rev

    Posted May 9, 2007 10:41 pm GMT

    DS just got NapoleOWNED!

    here's my take on this.

    WHY?
    PS DO NOT CLICK MY USERNAME

  • jwmakoto

    Posted May 9, 2007 10:25 pm GMT

    ....why? Not only is a Napoleon Dynamite game a terrible idea, it's also about 3 years too late.

  • anarchicgoth

    Posted May 9, 2007 10:04 pm GMT

    wow pass

  • zsc4

    Posted May 9, 2007 9:19 pm GMT

    LOL, I'll easily pass on this one.

  • dondon_icon

    Posted May 9, 2007 8:15 pm GMT

    This is gonna be frikken sweet.

  • mikethemonkey

    Posted May 9, 2007 7:44 pm GMT

    I've been waiting all my life for this game..Move over Soild Snake! Move over Mario! Move over Master Chief! Napoleon is in the house!!!!!!!

  • wraith808

    Posted May 9, 2007 7:09 pm GMT

    It was an enjoyable movie. But a game? Some IPs are not meant to be gaming licenses. This is one of them.

  • emoaj66

    Posted May 9, 2007 7:03 pm GMT

    Wow...you know what....wow...

  • AlphaAaronas

    Posted May 9, 2007 6:57 pm GMT

    It can either suck or suck a lot.
    Terrible movie
    Terrible game

    Do us a favor, cancel it now.

  • Ebisch

    Posted May 9, 2007 6:28 pm GMT

    The fact that that movie existed to begin with, let alone was sucessfull, is proof, yet again, that MTV should not be aloud to have any sort of influence on any type of media, at any time, for an indefinite period of say, the rest of time.

  • Night_Frost

    Posted May 9, 2007 6:26 pm GMT

    too bad this wasn't an April Fool's Day joke

  • hi-eric

    Posted May 9, 2007 6:21 pm GMT

    i no this is a really bad idea, but what if they just used the characters and thing like that in the game but didnt keep the storyline, they might actually pull it off as long as they don't keep the dull storyline of the movie

  • cobrax80

    Posted May 9, 2007 6:11 pm GMT

    why do i think this won't be a must have game?

  • Vash67

    Posted May 9, 2007 6:05 pm GMT

    Crave + Napoleon Dynamite = horrid game

  • Bruce_McGivern

    Posted May 9, 2007 5:56 pm GMT

    And... pass.

  • carddude

    Posted May 9, 2007 5:55 pm GMT

    What the hell will you do in it?

  • VelMonkey

    Posted May 9, 2007 5:49 pm GMT

    zomg....i guess we will just have to wait and see just how bad of a game someone can make...worst game of all time...i gar-un-tee.

    Gambit....FTW

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