According to Gearbox’s Randy Pitchford, the Borderlands spin-off Tiny Tina’s Wonderland was a “major triumph” that exceeded sales and critical expectations.
The studio owner is speaking Embracer’s Annual General Meeting is todayAs reported by VGC, Pitchford said, “Gearbox Software scored a big victory” with Wonderland, which is becoming a “new franchise” for the studio. The future “experience” for the Wonderlands brand is now in the works
“Wonderlands has smashed our target expectations, both critically and commercially, and I’m thrilled to report that in addition to the great financial rewards from this win, which will come our way in the coming quarters, we’ve established a solid beachhead,” he said. “We now clearly have a new franchise on our hands, with future experiences already in development at Gearbox.”
Unlike the mainline Borderlands series, Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands is a high fantasy game, which is what Gearbox has been trying to create since it made the Lord of the Rings games years ago. It stars Tiny Tina, voiced by Ashley Birch, with a supporting cast of Will Arnett, Andy Samberg and Wanda Sykes.
Here at GameSpot, our Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands review gave the fantasy game a 7/10. Reviewer Darin Bonthuis said it doesn’t reinvent the Borderlands wheel but is a competent first-person shooter, though it’s “fun but forgettable.”
Gearbox acquired Embrace in 2021 for more than $1 billion. As part of the purchase, Gearbox is getting money, or “rocket fuel,” as the company puts it, “to fuel Gearbox’s powerful creative engine.” Despite the buyout, 2K Games continues to publish the Borderland series, including Wonderland.
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