SpongeBob SquarePants(海绵宝宝历险记)是近年来颇受欢迎的大型动画电视节目，MTV亚洲和giga media有意协作共同开发和运营基于电视卡通节目的大型多人在线游戏版海绵宝宝历险记。预计将于2011年以多语种的方式登陆中国大陆（简体）、台湾地区（繁体）、日本、韩国、印度和其他亚洲国家和地区。

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在这款游戏中，用户将被带往另外一个新的海洋国度。MTV亚洲数字部门副总裁Jihee Nam表示，他们将与giga media协作为用户带来SpongeBob（海绵宝宝）, Patrick（帕特里克）, Squidward（章鱼哥）等精彩的在线游戏。

GigaMedia首席执行官Arthur Wang同样为MTV亚洲与Nickelodeon协作海绵宝宝项目充满了期待，他表示海绵宝宝可能是世界上数一数二的大型卡通电视节目，他们真的很期待能够和数百万的游戏玩家一起分享海绵宝宝的数字娱乐世界。

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Today MTV Networks Asia and GigaMedia Limited announced plans to co-develop and publish the world’s first MMO based on SpongeBob SquarePants. The game marks Nickelodeon’s first MMO and Viacom’s first game to be developed outside of the United States. The title is slated for launch in 2011 in multiple languages, for gamers in China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Southeast Asia and India.

“Partnering with GigaMedia on the development of a SpongeBob SquarePants MMOG allows us to bring the residents of Bikini Bottom into a whole new world — one that is tremendously popular in Asia and presents unlimited creative and business opportunities for the franchise,” said MTV Networks Asia’s VP of Digital Jihee Nam. “SpongeBob SquarePants is Nickelodeon’s best known property within Asia and we’re extremely proud to oversee the development of the MMOG with local business partners. We look forward to working hand in hand with GigaMedia on bringing SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward, Gary and Sandy Cheeks to life in an entirely new and incredibly popular online world.”

“We are thrilled to join forces with Nickelodeon and MTV Networks International to bring the joy and delight of SpongeBob SquarePants to online game players around the world,” said GigaMedia CEO Arthur Wang. “SpongeBob SquarePants is unquestionably one of the world’s most popular animated television series, and we look forward to bringing SpongeBob and his friends to life in the virtual world for millions of online game players.”

The games will utilize a free-to-play model with an online store allowing players to purchase content to customize their gaming experience. The MMO will also feature “wide range of video and simple Flash-based games allowing users of all skill-levels and ages to interact and share their SpongeBob SquarePants experiences online.” SpongeBob’s creative team at Nickelodeon Animation Studios will be working closely with GigaMedia to ensure the game is accurate to the source material.