Some of the best gaming franchises around never successfully made the jump to the newer generations (Streets of Rage), or just died out all together (Earthworm Jim). Sadly, the TMNT line of games' and their steady decline in the modern gaming world is a travesty.

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As of today, Dora the Explorer and SpongeBob have four new brothers. Or four new pets, depending on how you look at it. Nickelodeon has acquired the global rights for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for $60 million. Considered one of the most successful franchises in the past 25 years, the Turtles have had a successful run in cartoons, movies, toy lines, and of course video games.

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