Not to beoutdone by Angry Birdsmaker Rovio, Disney today announced a new merchandise line for its iPhone puzzler dubbedWhere’s My Water.
The charming little alligator who lives in the sewers under the city is Disney’s first original character for mobile and can now be bought as a plush toy.
Disney also promised a number of other items, including consumer electronics accessories, apparel and accessories…
According to apress release, both Cranky and Allie, the female alligator who humors Swampy’s attempts to bring human culture to alligators, can be bought as plush toys from the likes of Hasbro, JAKKS Pacific/CDI and Toys R Us beginning next month.
Merchandise includes plush and novelty toys, consumer electronics accessories, as well as apparel and accessories. Coming in Fall: a face-to-face game, consumer electronics, stationery, home accessories and Halloween costumes.
For the uninitiated,Where’s My Watertasks you with guiding water to Cranky’s bathroom in the sewers under the city.
Astaff favoritehere at iDB,Where’s My Waterlaunched last September and immediately captured attention of iPhone gamers on the lookout for great puzzle game.
It has reached the No. 1 spot on the App Store in 80 different countries and recently launched on Android platforms for Google Play and the Amazon Appstore.
Disney said Swampy will make his online debut“later this year”in a dozen episode web series calledWhere’s My Water?, the Adventures of Swampy.
Chunli Fu’s download ofWhere’s My Waterearned him a cool $10,000 iTunes Gift Card from Apple as he won the App Store Countdown to 25 Billion Appsin March.
Where’s My Watermarries line-drawing concept with physics-based gameplay. The addictive game sports charming crocodile character, vibrant graphics and ton of regularly updated content.
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Priced at just99 cents, it’s a no-brainer. Plus, it taps iCloud to keep your progress synchronized across iOS devices and looks stunning on your iPad, even if it lacks Retina graphics.
There’s also atry-before-you-buyavailable.
Personally, I think Apple should have includedWhere’s My Waterin theirannual list of top iPhone and iPad apps.
It’s one of the few games I keep on my iPhone to kill a few minutes in between paying my bills and shopping for groceries.
Did you play it?
