[Metro.uk]

In a world of CGI and digital special effects, the plasticine farmyard of Shaun the Sheep has shown that sometimes it’s better to keep things simple. But, like bringing a combine harvester to a shire horse convention, the series is going hi-tech.

In collaboration with gaming giant Nintendo, the stop-motion characters from Aardman Animations will appear in three dimensions on the 3DS handheld console. On a weekly basis from March 7, 15 one-minute episodes, featuring Shaun, Timmy, Bitzer and The Farmer, will be available to download for free.  …

The one-minute episodes have plenty of harmless adult references, despite  being aimed at eight to ten-year-olds. An episode where Shaun turns into a platform-style Super Mario character to an eight-bit  soundtrack is a team favourite – even if the idea of making Shaun 2D for a 3D episode seems contradictory. 

‘Before 3D, we didn’t have to worry about what we had in the background,’ says Malone. ‘But shooting in 3D, you really can see the space between the characters. …

I ask Sproxton what kind of games Shaun would play on it. 
‘Probably a game involving wool, a knitting game, perhaps, or a grass maze,’ he laughs. ‘It would involve food at some point.’

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