<s>
Viva	B-Device
Piñata	I-Device
is	O
a	O
2006	O
life	O
simulation	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Rare	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
was	O
headed	O
by	O
Gregg	O
Mayles	O
and	O
the	O
team	O
behind	O
the	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
series	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
an	O
idea	O
from	O
Rare	O
co-founder	O
Tim	O
Stamper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Viva	B-Device
Piñata	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
,	O
handled	O
by	O
Climax	O
Group	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
started	O
the	O
Viva	B-Device
Piñata	I-Device
series	O
,	O
with	O
a	B-Application
direct	I-Application
sequel	I-Application
and	O
a	B-Device
portable	I-Device
version	I-Device
both	O
released	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Viva	B-Device
Piñata	I-Device
is	O
included	O
in	O
Rare	O
's	O
2015	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
,	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
30	O
games	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Viva	B-Device
Piñata	I-Device
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
life	O
simulation	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
restores	O
and	O
tends	O
to	O
a	O
neglected	O
garden	O
on	O
Piñata	O
Island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
hatch	O
the	O
egg	O
or	O
send	O
it	O
to	O
another	O
player	O
over	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
were	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
trade	O
their	O
piñatas	O
with	O
other	O
players	O
over	O
the	O
internet	O
via	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
co-founder	O
Tim	O
Stamper	O
conceptualized	O
a	O
gardening	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
handheld	O
Pocket	B-Device
PC	I-Device
platform	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
transferred	O
to	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Xbox	I-Application
and	O
,	O
ultimately	O
,	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
for	O
its	O
enhanced	B-Device
graphical	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Viva	B-Device
Piñata	I-Device
team	O
was	O
a	O
model	O
for	O
productivity	O
and	O
regular	O
output	O
within	O
Rare	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
12-person	O
teams	O
behind	O
earlier	O
Rare	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
development	O
teams	O
consisted	O
of	O
50	O
to	O
60	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Viva	B-Device
Piñata	I-Device
team	O
included	O
about	O
50	O
people	O
at	O
its	O
zenith	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
transitioned	O
its	O
development	O
teams	O
to	O
use	O
its	O
XNA	B-Device
package	O
to	O
streamline	O
and	O
reduce	O
duplication	O
in	O
engineering	O
efforts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
pressured	O
the	O
Viva	B-Device
Piñata	I-Device
development	O
team	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
themes	O
family-friendly	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
parent	O
company	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
resulting	O
franchise	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
market	O
appeal	O
of	O
their	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Viva	B-Device
Piñata	I-Device
was	O
planned	O
as	O
a	O
larger	O
intellectual	O
property	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
4Kids	O
Entertainment	O
had	O
agreed	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
Viva	B-Device
Piñata	I-Device
cartoon	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
having	O
selected	O
the	O
series	O
out	O
of	O
several	O
Microsoft	O
properties	O
offered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Viva	B-Device
Piñata	I-Device
in	O
2006	O
,	O
its	O
development	O
team	O
saw	O
it	O
as	O
incomplete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
's	O
Gregg	O
Mayles	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
well	O
and	O
steadily	O
on	O
par	O
with	O
their	O
expectations	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
executive	O
Phil	O
Spencer	O
added	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
considered	O
a	O
success	O
inside	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
press	O
conference	O
at	O
E3	O
2007	O
,	O
a	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
port	O
of	O
Viva	B-Device
Piñata	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
programme	O
which	O
offers	O
easier	O
installation	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	O
's	O
Games	O
Explorer	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
360	I-Device
Controller	I-Device
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Parental	O
Controls	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Games	B-Application
For	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
-	I-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2006	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
collaborated	O
with	O
amusement	O
park	O
Six	O
Flags	O
Mexico	O
to	O
promote	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
as	O
well	O
as	O
Viva	B-Device
Piñata	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Viva	B-Device
Piñata	I-Device
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andrew	O
Taylor	O
of	O
the	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
praised	O
the	O
vibrant	O
use	O
of	O
colors	O
and	O
attention	O
to	O
detail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Will	O
Tuttle	O
of	O
Team	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
similarly	O
stated	O
the	O
colors	O
were	O
"	O
vividly	O
vibrant	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
design	O
aesthetics	O
"	O
remarkably	O
appealing	O
"	O
,	O
although	O
he	O
also	O
found	O
the	O
autosaving	O
slowdown	O
frustrating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Villoria	O
praised	O
the	O
"	O
surprisingly	O
deep	O
"	O
strategic	O
gameplay	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
"	O
entertaining	O
and	O
fulfilling	O
"	O
experiences	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Viva	B-Device
Piñata	I-Device
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
six	O
awards	O
by	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
and	O
Sciences	O
for	O
its	O
10th	O
annual	O
awards	O
covering	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Viva	B-Application
Piñata	I-Application
:	I-Application
Trouble	I-Application
in	I-Application
Paradise	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
Trouble	O
in	O
Paradise	O
were	O
later	O
re-released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
2015	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
compilation	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
server	O
that	O
handled	O
their	O
piñata	O
sharing	O
features	O
had	O
been	O
shut	O
down	O
by	O
that	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2019	O
,	O
both	O
games	O
were	O
enhanced	B-Device
to	O
run	O
at	O
native	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
X	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
made	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
DS	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Viva	B-Device
Piñata	I-Device
:	I-Device
Pocket	I-Device
Paradise	I-Device
,	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
party	O
game	O
spin-off	O
,	O
Viva	B-Application
Piñata	I-Application
:	I-Application
Party	I-Application
Animals	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
October	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
