Licensed IPs tend to take one of two forms. They?re either free-to-play titles aimed at mobile markets, or they?re big budget AAA games like Marvel?s Spider Man. There are a couple of studios bucking that trend, though. One of them is THQ Nordic, who are aiming at smaller budget AA titles. According to GamesIndustry.biz, they?re now doubling down on their licensed IPs thanks to the success of last year?s SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom ? Rehydrated.
THQ Nordic?s CEO Klemens Kreuzer called the game a ?fantastic success? for them. It sold over one million copies and he believes it could reach two million units in the future. The result is developer Purple Lamp is now a studio owned entirely by THQ Nordic. They were part of 13 companies acquired by parent company Embracer Group back in November because they did ?the perfect job? with SpongeBob. The studio is currently working on The Guild 3, as well as two unannounced licensed games.
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