South Park's creators have revealed that the future of the cartoon may lie in video games rather than television.

In discussion with EW at E3, Trey Parker and Matt Stone said that after the success of 2014 video game South Park: Stick of Truth, they were motivated to continue in the gaming market.

"What really surprised us, and what we really learned from The Stick of Truth, was how, for many people around the world, that was their first exposure to South Park," said Parker.

"All these young kids, going, 'I love that video game! I think there's a show, too?'

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[Matt Stone and Trey Parker]

"It's not something we can ignore. We're gamers, and gaming is such a big part of South Park. We could have done a movie instead of this, but we chose to do it as a game instead."

"This" is their new game South Park: Fractured But Whole, which has a superhero theme.



Discussing the series' future, Parker suggested that the pair may do semi-serialisation on TV and concentrate on the gaming world.

"We... know that [gaming] might be the future of South Park," he said. "This might be where things are going."

[South Park: The Stick of Truth]

Matt added: "I think in 20 years, 10 years, people will be playing more. That convergence of entertainment, whether it's VR or a more immersive thing. Maybe that is the future of South Park."

South Park: Fractured But Whole will be released December 6.

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