Corrie: official merchandising nonsense

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There have been some good pieces of merchandise over the years, but restaurants? That would be like going to disneyland with northerners!

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I'd probably buy it if I were a tourist over there, but I don't see the locals or even all of GB getting into that sort of thing. There are an awful lot of tourists though.... The big cities could probably get away with it.

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DS heading to the Rovers Return
Feb 5th 2009
Ben Parfitt
casualgaming.biz

Publisher Mindscape is to release a Coronation Street title on Nintendo’s DS which it describes as “an adventure and task based concept set within the theme of the famous fictional street”. The move comes thanks to consumer product licensee RTL Games, which is also behind an upcoming board game entitled Destination: Coronation Street.

“Coronation Street is a national institution and was watched by over 78 per cent of the UK television population in 2008,” ITV Global Entertainment’s international merchandise and licensing director Aysha Kidwai. “We receive thousands of fan letters enquiring about the series every month. We’re responding to this huge demand by developing a range of exciting and innovative family targeted products inspired by the show.”

Mindscape has previously released titles based on other TV licenses such as Deal or No Deal, Golden Balls and Ready Steady Cook. Coronation Street will be released on DS in Q4 this year.

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I imagine this will be rubbish, I just can't see how they'll get a game out of the sort of goings-on that happen.

then again, they could make a game out of Norris trying to find all the pieces of some local-gossip based puzzle, while having to avoid the Big Boss (Blanche) as she appears out of nowhere to sling a barbed comment or two... haha