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Bollywood’s Aki and Pawpaw have become the first Nollywood characters to have their own video game.
Developed by Play Network Studio, in collaboration with Blueportal Software, the ‘Epic Run’ game sees the duo go on an epic run in an attempt to escape trouble.
The pair was voiced by the Nollywood actors behind these comic characters, Chinedu Ikedieze and Osita Iheme.
The final stages of the first ever Nollywood Game, Aki & Paw Paw Epic Run, was first announced in 2021 by Charles Okpaleke.
His studio acquired the rights to the Aki and Pawpaw brand back in 2021 and produced a remake of the Aki And Pawpaw movie which was released in the same year. The movie opened with ₦30 million before landing a licensing deal with Netflix.
Recall that Ikedieze and Iheme first took on the Aki and Pawpaw roles in the 2002 Aki Na Ukwa movie.
Over 20 years later, they have become Nollywood household names, hilarious memes, and Nigerian pop culture icons.
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