SpongeBob SquigglePants

SquigglePants also features appearances from Patchy the Pirate (played by Tom Kenny), the president of the SpongeBob fan club, as its live-action host.

• Genre — Action • Modes — Single-player • Publisher — THQ • Developer — WayForward Technologies • Director — James Montagna • Designer — James Montagna Adam Tierney • Producer — Jeff Pomegranate Robb Alvey • Programmer — George Mathews Daniel Yoon • Writer — Luke Brookshier • Artist — Rob Buchanan Paul Castillo • Composer — Jake Kaufman • Engine — EngineBlack • Released — Wii April 15, 2011Nintendo 3DS • Series — SpongeBob SquarePants • Platforms — Wii (uDraw) Nintendo 3DS

• Illustration — One of the examples of the Nanogames is "That Takes the Spongecake", where the player tilts the tablet to help SpongeBob blow out all the birthday cake candles. SpongeBob SquigglePants consists of over 100 mini-games (or Nanogames) which require using the uDraw GameTablet. Each game has a time limit of a few seconds and can only be tried five times before failing. Examples include "Flying Disc of the Deep", where the player flicks the stylus to toss a flying disc to Larry the Lobster; "That Takes the Spongecake", where the player tilts the tablet to help SpongeBob blow out all the birthday cake candles; and "A Bridge Abridged", where the player draws a quick line between two cliffs to create a bridge for Plankton to cross and grab his coveted Krabby Patty, which its mini-games borrows its concept from the WarioWare series. SpongeBob SquigglePants also features appearances from Patchy the Pirate, the president of the SpongeBob fan club, as its live-action host. Patchy guides players through the game and makes surprise appearances and interacts with players as they play the Nanogames. SpongeBob SquigglePants also lets players digitally draw, paint and color with a free-form drawing function, or choose from several SpongeBob-themed stamps. With the uDraw's exclusive ability to export art to the Wii system's SD card slot, players can also put their drawings worthy of a place in Patchy's own collection of SpongeBob art – or their own refrigerator. The SD card capability also makes it possible to share artwork with friends via e-mail or save it to computer desktops.

The Wii version was first announced on THQ's official press release on April 12, 2011. Manuel wanted players to capture "the fun and excitement of SpongeBob and his friends and gives fans a new way to experience the world of Bikini Bottom". The game was also designed to treat fans to styles from the Nickelodeon vault, including "B-Movie", inspired by the days of drive-in movies and stylish horror films; "Sketch Bob", which gives the inhabitants of Bikini Bottom a freehand style look; "Simply Bob", a stylized and abstract interpretation of life under the sea; and many others. The 3DS version was originally announced in late March 2011.