Landmark Creative Collaboration between
Activision and Nintendo Offers Fans New Skylanders that Also Work
as amiibo Figures – Available in all Nintendo Starter Packs
Fans Attending E3 2015 will be First to Get
Hands-On with the New Skylanders and their Vehicles!
Today Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of
Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), and Nintendo announced
during Nintendo’s Digital Event at E3 2015 an unprecedented
collaboration designed to deliver to fans an amazing gameplay
experience never before seen. Skylanders® is packing some major
star power with the introduction of two of Nintendo’s iconic
characters -- Donkey Kong and Bowser -- as guest stars in
Skylanders SuperChargers. The characters will be available
exclusively in Skylanders SuperChargers Starter Packs for
the Wii U, Wii and Nintendo 3DS family of systems, available now
for pre-order. E3 2015 attendees will be the first to get their
hands on the characters and their specially created vehicles.
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Developed by Vicarious Visions, Skylanders SuperChargers
introduces Turbo Charge Donkey Kong and Hammer Slam Bowser, which
usher in a first-of-its-kind collaboration for the Skylanders
franchise. These new characters will be exclusive to the Nintendo
platforms. As the pioneers of the toys-to-life category, Skylanders
is innovating yet again by infusing magic into the Turbo Charge
Donkey Kong and Hammer Slam Bowser figures, enabling them to be
playable in both Skylanders SuperChargers and select amiibo
compatible games with a simple twist of the characters’ bases.
“Activision Blizzard has always cherished our collaboration with
Nintendo, and we are grateful for decades of partnership,” said
Bobby Kotick, Chief Executive Officer of Activision Blizzard.
“Since we made the first toys-to-life game, some of our most
dedicated players have been Nintendo fans around the
world. Skylanders is delighted to welcome beloved guest
stars Donkey Kong and Bowser into its magical world.”
The goal with this creative collaboration is to honor the
personalities and heritage of Donkey Kong and Bowser that fans have
come to love from previous games, while creating a fresh look and
feel for the guest stars in Skylands. For example, Turbo Charge
Donkey Kong’s powers and attacks include barrel throws and
exploding bongos and other classic Donkey Kong powers that pay
homage to the lore of the character, as well as exciting new moves
for the iconic character. Hammer Slam Bowser’s powers range from
commanding Koopas, summoning Warp Pipes as well as fierce
fire-breathing attacks.
“Activision’s Skylanders games have been very popular on
Nintendo platforms, and we hope this collaboration will delight
fans of the franchise,” said Satoru Iwata, President of Nintendo
Co., Ltd. “We believe this unique approach will help expand the
entire category and make it appealing to even more players.”
The trailblazing vehicles-to-life innovation of Skylanders
SuperChargers is realized when players take the helm of
powerful, tricked-out land, sea and sky vehicles.
Skylanders SuperChargers is a high octane
action-adventure videogame where fans have the freedom to speed
across Skylands’ roads in vehicular combat, race down roaring
rapids and engage in aerial dogfights as they barrel roll through
enemy swarms.
Skylanders SuperChargers gameplay is revved up on
Nintendo platforms, as Portal Masters can also pilot and steer
Turbo Charge Donkey Kong and Hammer Slam Bowser’s custom designed,
never-before-seen vehicles, Barrel Blaster and Clown Cruiser. The
special Skylanders guest stars and vehicles will be playable,
cooperatively or alone, in Skylanders SuperChargers on the
following Nintendo platforms: Wii U, Wii and the Nintendo 3DS
family of systems. Both characters and vehicles are playable in
Skylanders SuperChargers across all three Nintendo systems.
In Skylanders SuperChargers, the evil Kaos has unleashed
The Darkness to take control of Skylands. Fortunately, a special
team of Skylanders known as the SuperChargers has been assembled to
pilot an incredible fleet of vehicles with the power to travel
through the destruction – over land, sea, and sky! But with
Skylands on the verge of collapse, the Skylanders have reached out
across all dimensions to call for reinforcements. Answering the
call is the most unexpected duo – Donkey Kong and Bowser! Using
their own elite vehicles to magically travel between worlds, they
have joined the epic battle against Kaos and The Darkness!
Skylanders is bringing another trailblazing innovation with the
launch of Skylanders SuperChargers on September 20, 2015 in
North America. The new game supports all 300+ Skylanders toys from
previous games, enabling all Skylanders characters to pilot land,
sea or sky-based vehicles. The vehicles are playable in-game and
many feature moving parts, making them also fun to play with in the
physical world. Players will also have the ability to customize all
vehicles in-game with super cool modifications and upgradeable
weapons.
For the ultimate gameplay experience, players can pair a
SuperCharger Skylander with its signature vehicle to create a
SuperCharged combination, unlocking exclusive mods that rev up the
performance of the vehicle and abilities of the character. Players
can also have fun seeing Turbo Charge Donkey Kong and Hammer Slam
Bowser pilot any of the 20 SuperCharger vehicles available in the
new game.
Fans can pre-order Skylanders SuperChargers at select
retail destinations worldwide. The Skylanders Wii U Starter Pack’s
suggested retail price is $74.99 and includes Turbo Charge Donkey
Kong and his signature vehicle, Barrel Blaster. The Skylanders Wii
and 3DS Starter Packs’ suggested retail prices are $74.99 and
$64.99, respectively, and include Hammer Slam Bowser and his
signature vehicle, Clown Cruiser. All three Skylanders
SuperChargers Starter Packs for Nintendo platforms also include
Super Shot Stealth Elf, newly designed Portal of Power®+ and the
full AAA game*.
About the
Skylanders®
Franchise
The award-winning, $3 billion Skylanders franchise has sold
through more than 250 million action figures1 since pioneering the
toys-to-life category in 2011 with the debut of Skylanders® Spyro’s
Adventure. The game originated a play pattern that seamlessly
bridged physical and virtual worlds across multiple platforms. In
2012, Skylanders® Giants further evolved the genre and added
LightCore® characters to the collection of interaction figures.
Skylanders® SWAP Force™, which launched in 2013, introduced an all
new play pattern – swapability. In 2014, Skylanders® Trap Team
reversed the magic of bringing toys to life by allowing players
pull characters out of the digital world into the physical world
and became the number 1 kids’ console game globally1. The game was
also the first console game to simultaneously bring the entire AAA
experience to tablets.
About Activision
Publishing
Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision
Publishing, Inc. is a leading global producer and publisher of
interactive entertainment. Activision maintains operations
throughout the world. More information about Activision and its
products can be found on the company's website, www.activision.com
or by following @Activision.
About Nintendo
The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive
entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures
and markets hardware and software for its Wii U™ and
Wii™ home consoles, and Nintendo 3DS™ and Nintendo
DS™ families of portable systems. Since 1983, when it launched
the Nintendo Entertainment System™, Nintendo has sold more than 4.3
billion video games and more than 680 million hardware units
globally, including the current-generation Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, and
Nintendo 3DS XL™, as well as the Game Boy™, Game Boy Advance,
Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi™ and Nintendo DSi XL™, Super NES™,
Nintendo 64™, Nintendo GameCube™, and Wii systems. It has also
created industry icons that have become well-known household names
such as Mario™, Donkey Kong™, Metroid™, Zelda™ and Pokémon™. A
wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in
Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo’s operations in
the Western Hemisphere. For more information about Nintendo, please
visit the company’s website at http://www.nintendo.com.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements:
Information in this press release that involves Activision
Publishing's expectations, plans, intentions or strategies
regarding the future, including statements about the expected
release dates of Skylanders SuperChargers, are forward-looking
statements that are not facts and involve a number of risks and
uncertainties. Factors that could cause Activision Publishing's
actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in
the forward-looking statements set forth in this release include
unanticipated product delays and other factors identified in the
risk factors sections of Activision Blizzard's most recent annual
report on Form 10-K and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form
10-Q. The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon
information available to Activision Publishing and Activision
Blizzard as of the date of this release, and neither Activision
Publishing nor Activision Blizzard assumes any obligation to update
any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements
believed to be true when made may ultimately prove to be incorrect.
These statements are not guarantees of the future performance of
Activision Publishing or Activision Blizzard and are subject to
risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond
its control and may cause actual results to differ materially from
current expectations.
©2015 Activision Publishing, Inc., SKYLANDERS, SKYLANDERS
SUPERCHARGERS, SKYLANDERS TRAP TEAM, SKYLANDERS SPYRO’S ADVENTURE,
SKYLANDERS GIANTS, SKYLANDERS SWAP FORCE, LIGHTCORE, PORTAL OF
POWER and ACTIVISION are trademarks of Activision Publishing,
Inc.
¹²The NPD Group, GfK Chart-track, Activision Blizzard internal
estimates, including toys and accessories
+ The newly designed Portal of Power will not be available in
the Nintendo 3DS versions.
* Gameplay content, functionality, and features will differ for
Nintendo 3DS and Wii versions
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