A game by Extra Toxic for browser, originally released in 2006, and remastered by Tons of Bits for PC in 2021, and released for Switch in 2024.
The mid-2000’s were something of a transformative period for Nintendo, with the launch of the Nintendo DS in 2004 and the Wii in 2006. The Nintendo DS represented yet another handheld console success for the company, while the Wii reignited the fires of Nintendo’s home console popularity after being overshadowed (yet still profitable) for the previous two generations. This part of Nintendo’s history is much discussed and very well documented, but less well known are the adventures of a certain snowman named Chubby.
In 2006, to celebrate their new systems and upcoming games, Nintendo offered a playable advent calendar entitled
UPIXO in Action: Mission in Snowdriftland, with one level available for play each day from December 1-24, counting down the days to Christmas. The Flash-based game was a platformer starring a snowman named Chubby Snow who wore red shoes and a bellboy cap. Chubby traveled through four (mostly snowy) themed areas bopping enemies on the head, collecting snowflakes, and searching for hidden hearts that permanently extended his life meter.
