Invizimals

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{{Infobox video game series

| title = Invizimals

| image = Invizimals_logo.png

| caption = Logo

| platforms = PlayStation Portable
PlayStation 3
PlayStation Vita
iOS
Android

| developer = Novarama
Magenta Software

| publisher = Sony Interactive Entertainment

| genre = Action

| first release version = Invizimals

| first release date = {{vgrelease|EU|13 November 2009|NA|10 October 2010}}

| latest release version = Invizimals: Battle of the Hunters

| latest release date = {{vgrelease|WW|January 22, 2016}}

}}

Invizimals is an augmented reality video game franchise developed by Novarama and owned by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The series, which originally began in 2009 as a video game on PSP, has since inspired toys, trading cards, comics and an animated television series telling an interconnected transmedia story.

Games

=Invizimals=

Invizimals is a PlayStation Portable augmented reality video game developed by Novarama, and published by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. It is a collectible creature game, and was bundled with the PSP's camera attachment on launch.

=Invizimals: Shadow Zone=

Invizimals: Shadow Zone is a PlayStation Portable augmented reality video game developed by Novarama, and published by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. It is the sequel to 2009's Invizimals. As such, it is a collectible creature game, and requires the PSP's camera attachment for play. It was released on 12 November 2010, in Europe and on 25 October 2011 in North America. The game also includes a needed trap card to play but can be easily replaced by printing a new one.

=Invizimals: The Lost Tribes=

Invizimals: The Lost Tribes is a PlayStation Portable augmented reality video game developed by Novarama and published by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. It is the sequel to 2009's Invizimals, and 2010's Invizimals: Shadow Zone. As such, it is a collectible creature game, and requires the PSP's camera attachment for play. It was released in November 2011 in Europe and September 2014 in North America.

=Invizimals: The Alliance=

Invizimals: The Alliance is an augmented reality video game for the PlayStation Vita. It features cross-play multiplayer interactivity with the PlayStation 3 title Invizimals: The Lost Kingdom. It was released on 30 October 2013 in Europe simultaneously with Invizimals: The Lost Kingdom.

=Invizimals: The Lost Kingdom=

Invizimals: The Lost Kingdom is a video game for the PlayStation 3, and was released on 30 October 2013 in Europe simultaneously with Invizimals: The Alliance.

Invizimals: Hidden Challenges
Invizimals: TV Tracker
Invizimals: New Alliance
Invizimals: Revolution
Invizimals: The Resistance
Invizimals: Battle of the Hunters

Animated Series

{{Infobox television

| caption =

| genre = Action
Comedy
Adventure

| creator = Novarama

| voices =

| director = Jose Luis Ucha

| writer = Alan Keane

| country = Spain
China

| language = Castilian
Catalan
English{{cite web |url=http://www.screen21.net/ficha-tecnica-invizimals/ |title=Invizimals - Screen21 |publisher=Screen21 |access-date=February 15, 2017 |archive-date=February 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216141211/http://www.screen21.net/ficha-tecnica-invizimals/ |url-status=dead }}

| num_seasons = 1

| num_episodes = 26

| list_episodes =

| producer = John McLaughlin
Claudia Biern Boyd
David Montero

| executive_producer = Dani Sanchez-Crespo
Carlos Biern
Pete Smith

| company = BRB International
Screen21 Media
Televisión Española
Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals
Sony Computer Entertainment
Digital Sky

| runtime = 22 minutes

| network = Clan
Super3

| first_aired = {{start date|2013|12|6|df=yes}}{{cite web|first=Juan|last=Jimenez|url=https://blog.es.playstation.com/2013/12/03/los-invizimals-debutarn-en-televisin-el-6-de-diciembre/|title=Los invizimals debutarán en televisión el 6 de diciembre|work=PlayStation Blog|publisher=Sony Computer Entertainment|date=December 3, 2013|access-date=February 15, 2017}}

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In September 2012, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe announced that a 26 episode Invizimals computer animated series would be produced by BRB International.{{cite web|first=Jeremy|last=Dickson|url=http://kidscreen.com/2012/09/13/invizimals-appear-in-new-enhanced-reality-animated-series/|title=Invizimals appear in new enhanced-reality animated series|work=Kidscreen|publisher=Brunico Communications|date=September 13, 2012|access-date=February 15, 2017}} The show was created by BRB's Screen21 division and Novarama, who are both based in Barcelona, with writers from North America and animation done in China.{{cite web|title=Spain's BRB Captures the Monster Hit 'Invizimals'|url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/brb-captures-monster-hit/|last=Zahed|first=Ramin|work=Animation Magazine|date=September 14, 2013|access-date=February 15, 2017}} It billed itself as the first augmented-reality cartoon TV series, with on-screen scannable markers that would unlock content in Invizimals: The Alliance on PlayStation Vita and the Invizimals: TV Tracker app for iOS and Android devices.{{cite web|title=Sony's Invizimals to become 'first AR cartoon TV series'|url=http://www.licensing.biz/news/read/sony-s-invizimals-to-become-first-ar-cartoon-tv-series/028791|last=Sacco|first=Domninic|work=Licensing.biz|publisher=NewBay Media|date=September 13, 2012|access-date=February 15, 2017|archive-date=February 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216132959/http://www.licensing.biz/news/read/sony-s-invizimals-to-become-first-ar-cartoon-tv-series/028791|url-status=dead}}

The series launched in Spain on December 6, 2013, with a television movie on Super3 and Clan called Invizimals: The Alliance. A second TV movie, entitled Invizimals: A Tale of Two Dimensions, aired on both channels on December 27 and 31, respectively.{{cite web|first=Juan|last=Jimenez|url=https://blog.es.playstation.com/2013/12/26/no-te-pierdas-el-nuevo-especial-de-la-serie-invizimals-historia-de-dos-dimensiones/|title=No te pierdas el nuevo especial de la serie Invizimals: Historia de dos dimensiones|work=PlayStation Blog|publisher=Sony Computer Entertainment|date=December 26, 2013|access-date=February 15, 2017}} The two films were also released on DVD, iTunes and the PlayStation Store.{{cite web|first=Juan|last=Jimenez|url=https://blog.es.playstation.com/2014/01/15/disfruta-de-invizimals-ahora-tambin-en-dvd/|title=Disfruta de Invizimals ahora también en DVD|work=PlayStation Blog|publisher=Sony Computer Entertainment|date=January 15, 2014|access-date=February 15, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.licensemag.com/license-global/invizimals-films-debut-itunes-psn|title=Invizimals Films Debut on iTunes, PSN|work=License! Global|date=December 18, 2014|access-date=February 15, 2017}} They would later be broken up into 6 twenty-two minute episodes for reruns. The first regular episodes of the series began airing on Super3 on 29 November and 5 December 2014, on Clan.{{cite web|url=http://www.ccma.cat/premsa/estrena-mundial-de-la-serie-invizimals-al-canal-super3-aquest-cap-de-setmana/nota-de-premsa/2607672/|title=Estrena mundial de la sèrie "Invizimals" al canal Super3, aquest cap de setmana|work=Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals|date=November 28, 2014|access-date=February 15, 2017}}{{cite web|first=Daniela|last=Fisher|url=http://kidscreen.com/2014/12/02/invizimals-leaps-onto-the-small-screen/|title=Invizimals leaps onto the small screen|work=Kidscreen|publisher=Brunico Communications|date=December 2, 2014|access-date=February 15, 2017}} To promote the debut, local pop singer Abraham Mateo produced a song and music video called "Cazado" (Hunted).{{cite web|first=Jennifer|last=Wolfe|url=http://www.awn.com/news/brb-bringing-invizimals-mipcom-2014|title= BRB Bringing 'Invizimals' to MIPCOM 2014 |publisher=Animation World Network|date=September 30, 2014|access-date=February 15, 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zn6beJh6V2A|title=Abraham Mateo - Invizimals - Cazado|work=BRB International|publisher=YouTube|date=September 19, 2014|access-date=February 15, 2017}} The final 13 episodes began airing November 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.brb.es/en/news/brb-internacional-preparing-brand-licensing-europe-2015|title=BRB INTERNACIONAL PREPARING FOR BRAND LICENSING EUROPE 2015|publisher=BRB International|date=September 4, 2015|access-date=February 15, 2017}}{{cite tweet |first=BRB International|user=brbint |number=663696639924805632 |date=November 9, 2015 |title=#Invizimals comes back to @Clan_tve today! Mon-Fri, at 7:30pm}}

The series had its English television debut in Australia, when the two TV movies premiered during Eleven's Toasted TV block on 15 December and 22 December 2013.{{cite web|first=Andrew|last=Day|url=http://www.capsulecomputers.com.au/2013/12/invizimals-leap-onto-australian-television/|title=Invizimals Leap Onto Australian Television |publisher=Capsule Computers|date=December 17, 2013|access-date=February 15, 2017}} Episodes that weren't recuts of the TV movies began on 7 June 2015, with the final batch of 13 starting broadcast on 15 October 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.tvcatchupaustralia.com/invizimals|title=Catch up on Invizimals and watch online.|work=TVCatchUpAustralia.com|date=29 October 2016 |access-date=February 15, 2017}} The first 13 episodes became available to stream on Netflix in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and various other countries on 1 July 2015, under the name Invizimals: The Alliance Files.{{cite web|title=All the Netflix New Releases Coming in July|url=http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/netflix-new-releases-this-month|last=Cadenas|first=Kerensa|publisher=Complex Pop Culture}}{{cite web|url=http://unogs.com/video/?v=80053547|title=Invizimals 2013|work=uNoGS|access-date=February 15, 2017}} Invizimals began airing on Primo TV in the US on 17 January 2017.

In addition to English, Catalan and Spanish, the series has been dubbed into Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian and Russian for broadcast on Jeem TV, Megamax, Multimania, Gulli, K2, Star Channel, SIC and other channels around the world.{{cite web|url=http://www.brb.es/en/news/brb-present-latest-invizimals-mipcom-2014|title=BRB TO PRESENT THE LATEST FROM INVIZIMALS™ AT MIPCOM 2014|publisher=BRB International|date=September 29, 2014|access-date=February 15, 2017}}

Merchandising

The franchise has spawned a number of products launched in Europe. In 2010, Spanish toy company Comansi secured the license to produce a series of collectible figurines based on the franchise.{{cite web|title=Sony y Comansi presentan la colección de figuras de Invizimals|url=http://www.vandal.net/noticia/49787/sony-y-comansi-presentan-la-coleccion-de-figuras-de-invizimals/|last=Borondo|first=Sara|publisher=Vandal|date=September 9, 2010|access-date=February 14, 2017}} That same year, Panini signed on for sticker albums and trading cards in Spain and Portugal, Edibas Collection agreed to produce trading cards and figures in Italy, while Safta produced school supplies for the Iberian market.{{cite web|title=Target signs new licences for PlayStation IPs|url=http://www.ltwmag.com/news/archive_news/2010_news/2010_news/november_2010/target_signs_new_licences_for_playstation_ips.aspx|publisher=Licensing Today Worldwide|date=November 2010|access-date=February 14, 2017|archive-date=February 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215121345/http://www.ltwmag.com/news/archive_news/2010_news/2010_news/november_2010/target_signs_new_licences_for_playstation_ips.aspx|url-status=dead}} In 2011, Panini launched a line of sticker albums and cards that featured augmented reality connectivity with Invizimals and Invizimals: Shadow Zone.{{cite web|title=Panini lanza una colección de cromos basada en Invizimals|url=http://www.vandal.net/noticia/53091/panini-lanza-una-coleccion-de-cromos-basada-en-invizimals/|last=Varela|first=Ramón|publisher=Vandal|date=January 24, 2011|access-date=February 14, 2017}} With sales surpassing 6 million units, the company then licensed the brand for all territories in Europe.{{cite web|first=Wendy|last=Getzler|title=PlayStation brands get busy in Europe|url=http://kidscreen.com/2011/05/31/playstation-brands-get-busy-in-europe/|publisher=Brunico Communications|work=Kidscreen|date=November 2010|access-date=February 14, 2017}} Between 2011 and 2016, Panini published a 37 issue Invizimals magazine that featured tips, comics and previews for upcoming games.{{cite web|title=Invizimals N.1|url=http://magazines.panini.es/store/mag_esp_es/sinvi001-es-invizimals-n-1.html|publisher=Panini|access-date=2017-02-15|archive-date=2017-02-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215130536/http://magazines.panini.es/store/mag_esp_es/sinvi001-es-invizimals-n-1.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Invizimals N.37|url=http://magazines.panini.es/store/mag_esp_es/sinvi037-es-invizimals-invizimals-n-37.html|publisher=Panini|access-date=2017-02-15|archive-date=2017-02-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215120902/http://magazines.panini.es/store/mag_esp_es/sinvi037-es-invizimals-invizimals-n-37.html|url-status=dead}} In 2013, IMC Toys acquired the global master license to produce toys based on the series.{{cite web|title=Sony Names Invizimals Master Toy|url=http://www.licensemag.com/license-global/sony-names-invizimals-master-toy|date=October 15, 2013|work=License Global|publisher=UBM|access-date=February 14, 2017|archive-date=February 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215115601/http://www.licensemag.com/license-global/sony-names-invizimals-master-toy|url-status=dead}}

Some of the merchandise has launched with direct video game tie-ins by Novarama and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. Panini's Invizimals: Hidden Challenges trading card range launched in early 2013 alongside an app for PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, iOS and Android that allowed players to experience augmented reality battles using the cards.{{cite web|first=Iker|last=Cortes|title=Un nuevo hogar para 'Invizimals'|url=http://www.abc.es/tecnologia/20130124/rc-nuevo-hogar-para-invizimals-201301240147.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127104732/http://www.abc.es/tecnologia/20130124/rc-nuevo-hogar-para-invizimals-201301240147.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 January 2013|publisher=Grupo Vocento|work=ABC|date=January 24, 2013|access-date=February 14, 2017}} Within two weeks, it had surpassed 100,000 downloads in Spain and Portugal.{{cite web|first=Enrique|last=Garcia|title=La app de Invizimals consigue 100.000 descargas|url=http://www.meristation.com/noticias/la-app-de-invizimals-consigue-100-000-descargas/1838248|publisher=Meristation|date=February 12, 2013|access-date=February 14, 2017}} As of September 2013, 10 million Hidden Challenges cards were sold with downloads topping 500,000. This was followed up with a separate app for the New Alliance line in 2014.{{cite web|first=Ivan|last=Diez|title=Hoy llega Invizimals: Nueva Alianza, el segundo juego de cartas interactivas coleccionables de Invizimals|url=https://juegosadn.eleconomista.es/hoy-llega-invizimals-nueva-alianza-el-segundo-juego-de-cartas-interactivas-coleccionables-de-invizimals-no-74246/|work=Juegos ADN|publisher=El Economista|date=January 28, 2014|access-date=February 14, 2017}} IMC's toyline features the ability to scan the figurines into the Invizimals: Revolution app.{{cite web|first=Juan|last=Jiménez|title=Llegan las nuevas figuras de Invizimals|url=https://blog.es.playstation.com/2014/04/01/llegan-las-nuevas-figuras-de-invizimals/|work=PlayStation Blog|publisher=Sony Computer Entertainment|date=April 1, 2014|access-date=February 14, 2017}} This functionality was also included in a patch for Invizimals: The Alliance.

As of October 2014, Panini has sold 44 million sticker packs and 31 million Invizimals trading cards in Europe.{{cite web|first=Samantha|last=Loveday|title=THE BIG INTERVIEW: David Evans, European Licensing Manager, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe|url=http://www.licensing.biz/big-interviews/read/the-big-interview-david-evans-european-licensing-manager-sony-computer-entertainment-europe/040876|date=October 2, 2014|work=Licensing.biz|publisher=NewBay Media|access-date=February 14, 2017|archive-date=February 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215200128/http://www.licensing.biz/big-interviews/read/the-big-interview-david-evans-european-licensing-manager-sony-computer-entertainment-europe/040876|url-status=dead}}