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Video Game: Nicktoons MLB

Nicktoons MLB is a baseball game for the Xbox 360, Wii, DS, and soon 3DS. that features both Nickelodeon's Nicktoons and real life MLB players. It was developed by High Voltage Software* and published by 2K Play. It is pretty much a Spiritual Successor to 2K Games' arcade baseball game The Bigs, to the point that it actually runs on The Bigs' engine.

The game features all 30 MLB teams and the following 23 Nicktoons characters*:

From Sponge Bob Square Pants: SpongeBob SquarePants, Patrick Star, Sandy Cheeks, Larry Lobster, Flying Dutchman
From Danny Phantom: Danny Phantom
From T.U.F.F. Puppy: Dudley Puppy, Kitty Katswell
From The Adventures Of Jimmy Neutron and Planet Sheen: Jimmy Neutron*
3DS-Only
, Sheen Estevez, Nesmith, Ultra Lord
From Fanboy and Chum Chum: Fanboy, Chum Chum
From Avatar: The Last Airbender: Aang, Katara, Toph, Prince Zuko
From Invader Zim: Invader Zim, Gaz
From The Ren & Stimpy Show: Ren Hoek, Stimpy, Powdered Toast Man, Yak
From Monkey Quest: Hiro Mightypaw*
3DS-Only

Here's the trailer for those who are interested.

Nicktoons MLB provides examples of:

Announcer Chatter: Brought to you by Perch Perkins and GIR!
Ascended Extra: Jimmy Neutron cameos on a loading screen in the Wii/360 versions, before becoming playable in the 3DS version.
Backstory: The baseball cards for all the playable Nicktoons have a short explanation of what brought them to the game or what they are currently doing.
Big Boo's Haunt: Ghost Zone Field
Blow You Away: Aang's hits and pitches cover the ball in air. Also in his intro.
The Cameo: Many of the Nicktoons from the represented series who didn't make the roster appear on in-game baseball cards. Other Nicktoons characters whose series didn't make the cut, period, appear on the loading screens.
Continuity Nod: One of the adds that can be seen in some of the stadiums says "Chum is Fum", a reference to the Sponge Bob Square Pants episode "Chum Bucket Supreme".
- When Dudley hits a turbo pitch, he frightfully asks "Was that thunder?", a reference to his fear of thunder in the T.U.F.F. Puppy episode "Thunder Dog".
Dishing Out Dirt: Toph's hits and pitches cover the ball in earth (dirt). Oddly, unlike the other Avatar characters, she doesn't use bending in her intro.
Everything's Better with Rainbows: SpongeBob's hits and pitches cover the ball in bubbles, with a trailing rainbow.
Go Karting with Bowser: You can play baseball with Zim and The Flying Dutchman!
Gotta Catch 'Em All: The baseball cards.
Green Hill Zone: All of the real MLB stadiums.
Ground Shattering Landing: Ultra Lord's intro.
Idiosyncratic Difficulty Levels: The three difficulties in order of easiest to hardest are Rookie, Pro and All-Star.
Jungle Japes: Ook Park*
3DS-Only
Lazy Artist: Almost all of the baseball cards reuse already exsisting artwork of the characters featured. This is also true for some of the characters who make cameos on the loading screens.
Leaning on the Fourth Wall: Gaz:
"This feels like a... video game... somehow."
Making a Splash: Katara's hits and pitches cover the ball in water. Also in her intro.
Massive Multiplayer Crossover
Off Model: Ren
- Fridge Brilliance: Considering how John Kricfalusi preferred his works to be Off Model.
- SpongeBob looks more like a guy in a mascot costume.
Playing with Fire: Zuko's hits and pitches cover the ball in fire. Also in his intro.
Roger Rabbit Effect: One of the game's more interesting aspects.
Say My Name: Subverted. Characters will say their own name when you select them on the character select, but they don't shout it. Also, Ultra Lord sometimes says "Ultra Lord!" (but not to loudly) when there is about to be a turbo pitch.
Sliding Scale of Silliness Versus Seriousness: The game takes itself pretty seriously despite the concept. Except for the commentary.
- And funnily enough, due to lack of The Bigs' over-the-top moves, Nicktoons MLB is more realistic than The Bigs!
Slippy Slidey Ice World: Frosty Freeze Field
Spiritual Successor: As mentionned above. This may be due to The Bigs developer Blue Castle Games becoming Capcom Vancouver and thus unable to work with 2K ever again.
Suckiness Is Painful: One of the loading screens features Squidward playing the clarinet and Jimmy Neutron singing, with some MLB players and Nicktoons holding their ears in pain.
Under the Sea: The Poseidome
The Unexpected: Larry Lobster, Flying Dutchman, Gaz, Powdered Toast Man and Yak. Hiro Mightypaw in the 3DS version.
Wutai: Air Temple Courtyard