Niz Chicoloco (series)

Niz Chicoloco, created by Geo G. through his company Gingo Animation, was a series of platform games that consists of four video games and a television series. It features the eponymous character of Niz Chicoloco, a young boy who fights with his arch-nemesis and the main antagonist Heko.

Niz was proposed as a possible mascot for DreamWorks SKG or DreamWorks Animation (who both owned the rights for the character). An animated feature film adaptation produced by Gingo Animation through its GingoMotion Studios label and distributed by Universal Pictures was released on December 6, 2017. Ironically, the film will not involve the participation of DreamWorks Animation, despite the fact DWA is owned by Universal via NBCUniversal/Comcast (who coincidentally owns Gingo).

Niz Chicoloco (1997)
The first Niz Chicoloco game was developed by Gingo Interactive and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment in 1997 for the PlayStation. Niz had to rescue his girlfriend Kathy, who was kidnapped by his nemesis, Heko. A remake of the game titled Niz Chicoloco Advance was released in 2002 for the Game Boy Advance.

Niz 2: The Journey of Nonsensical (1999)
A sequel, Niz 2: The Journey of Nonsensical was developed again by Gingo Interactive, published by Sony Interactive Entertainment and released in 1999 for the PlayStation and in 2000 for the PlayStation 2 in Japan only. Niz and his new friends, Pip, Giggs, and Bob, team up to get back Niz's stolen cake from Heko.

Niz Chicoloco 3
In 2000, DreamWorks and Gingo had plans for a third Niz Chicoloco game, planned to be released for PlayStation 2, Xbox, and Nintendo GameCube for release in 2002, but it was cancelled due to development issues.

There have also been many attempts by Artoon, MercuryStream, EA Los Angeles, Kojima Productions, Blue Tongue, Infogrames, Take Two Interactive and Telltale Games.

At some point, it was later reworked as Niz Chicoloco: Heko's Return.

Television series
An animated television series based on the first game was aired on UPN Kids from 1998 to 1999 for a season of thirteen episodes. The series features the returning voices from the game.

Announced in 2016, this new series will premiere on Netflix in 2018.

Niz Chicoloco: The Untold Story (2004)
Niz Chicoloco: The Untold Story is an animated direct-to-video film.

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