Skylanders Brings New Characters and
Adventure Pack to Excite Players
Fans Playing Skylanders Imaginators
Game and Skylanders Creator App Have Created More Than 25 Million
Characters¹
Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of
Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), is delivering the
innovation of Skylanders® Imaginators to the next wave of
gamers when the highly-anticipated Nintendo Switch™ launches March
2017. This March also marks the debut of some of Skylanders
Imaginators’ most anticipated characters, as well as a
brand-new expansion pack. Now Portal Masters all over the world can
engage in new content, toys and experiences with the award-winning
Skylanders Imaginators this spring!
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The award-winning Skylanders® Imaginators
makes its way to Nintendo Switch™ this March! Skylanders
Imaginators for Nintendo Switch introduces fans to a vast digital
library that allows players to easily load and store their 300+
toys from the Skylanders franchise directly to the new home gaming
system—offering a truly on-the-go experience. (Graphic: Business
Wire)
No Portal of Power®? No problem with Nintendo Switch.
Skylanders Imaginators for Nintendo Switch provides gamers
unique ways to play, including the introduction of a vast digital
library that allows players to easily load and store 300+ toys from
the Skylanders® franchise* directly to the new home gaming system.
The arrival of the digital library empowers players to take their
Skylanders Imaginators adventure on-the-go whenever and
however they want.
“Since Skylanders Imaginators and Skylanders™
Creator launched, fans have made more than 25 million
Imaginators using the expansive creation tools in the game and app.
We couldn’t be more excited to extend that experience to Nintendo
Switch players,” said Paul Reiche, co-founder and studio head, Toys
for Bob. “We’ve seen some amazing Skylanders created, and as kids’
collections continue to grow, we’re proud to offer more depth and
variety to fans in ways never before possible with this new
system.”
“Skylanders Imaginators has ignited the imaginations of
fans everywhere, and we’re looking forward to continuing to support
their gameplay experiences with Nintendo Switch, along with new
toys and content coming this year,” said Josh Taub, senior vice
president of Skylanders Product Management, Activision. “There are
now more than 300 million Skylanders toys in the hands of fans²,
which equates to nearly two toys sold every second since
Skylanders® Spyro’s Adventure launched. And with the new season of
the animated series Skylanders™ Academy slated for Netflix this
fall, we are thrilled that fans can enjoy playing, watching and
creating Skylanders no matter where they are.”
Building on the franchise’s signature gameplay and collectible
toy experience, Skylanders Imaginators pushes the boundaries
of innovation and imagination with the upcoming release of the
Cursed Tiki Temple level pack. The Cursed Tiki Temple level
pack takes kids on an all-new adventure as they unlock more than
100 new offerings for their Skylanders Imaginators –
a first in franchise history! The pack comes with Sensei character
Wild Storm who will unleash a new level to players; a life
Creation Crystal; and an Imaginite Mystery Chest all for the
suggested retail price of $29.99 on March 12 at participating
retailers nationwide.
Skylanders Imaginators gives kids an unprecedented level
of choice -- including appearance, powers, abilities, names,
catchphrases, musical themes and much more -- to create the most
unique Skylanders characters they can imagine. This spring, fans
can also be on the lookout for the arrival of new heroes in the
world of Skylanders Imaginators, including Skylanders Sensei
Grave Clobber. Once a great pharaoh who ruled the Golden
Desert long ago, Grave Clobber was buried by his seven jealous
brothers in an underwater tomb while he was sleeping. He eventually
rose from his watery grave, clobbered each of his brothers and
became the perfect choice to be a Sensei trainer for the Brawler
Class. This mummy may surprise you with his range of powers,
packing a serious punch as well as telekinetic powers!
Skylanders Imaginators for Nintendo Switch will be
available for the suggested retail price of $59.99. The game is
rated E10+ by the ESRB. The Cursed Tiki Temple level pack
and new Skylanders Senseis will support all major gaming
platforms including Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Wii U™ system;
Xbox 360™ and Xbox One™ video game and entertainment systems
from Microsoft; and PlayStation® 3 and PlayStation® 4 computer
entertainment systems. Skylanders Creator is a free app that
players can download from iOS and Android app stores for select
mobile devices. For more Skylanders information, visit:
www.skylanders.com.
Skylanders™ Academy, the new animated comedy-adventure
show inspired by the Skylanders franchise, debuted on Netflix on
October 28, 2016. Jam-packed with humor and heart, Skylanders
Academy offers epic action for kids of all ages. The Netflix
original series season one debuted in 190 countries, with a second
season planned for late 2017.
About the
Skylanders®
Franchise
The award-winning, $3.5 billion Skylanders® franchise has sold
through more than 300 million toys2 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 category 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 to
pull characters out of the digital world into the physical world
and became the number 1 kids’ console game globally2. Skylanders®
SuperChargers launched in 2015 and expanded upon the franchise’s
signature gameplay to introduce vehicles-to-life for the first
time. On Oct. 16, 2016, Skylanders Imaginators captured kids’
imaginations like never before with the ability to create your own
Skylander.
About Activision
Publishing
Headquartered in Santa Monica, Calif., Activision
Publishing, Inc. is a leading global producer and publisher of
interactive entertainment. Activision maintains operations
throughout the world and is a division of Activision
Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), an S&P 500 company. More
information about Activision and its products can be found on the
company's website, www.activision.com or by
following @Activision.
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 with respect to
Skylanders Academy or about the expected features, functionality,
products and release dates of Skylanders Imaginators and the Cursed
Tiki Temple level pack 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.
©2017 Activision Publishing, Inc., SKYLANDERS, SKYLANDERS
IMAGINATORS, SKYLANDERS CREATOR, SKYLANDERS SUPERCHARGERS,
SKYLANDERS TRAP TEAM, SKYLANDERS SPYRO’S ADVENTURE, SKYLANDERS
GIANTS, SKYLANDERS SWAP FORCE, SWAP FORCE, LIGHTCORE, PORTAL OF
POWER and ACTIVISION are trademarks of Activision Publishing,
Inc.
*Excludes Traps and vehicles, which are not playable in the
Nintendo Switch version of the game
¹ Based on Activision Blizzard internal estimates² The NPD
Group, GfK Chart-track, Activision Blizzard internal estimates,
including toys and accessories
© 2017 Activision Blizzard Studios, LLC. SKYLANDERS ACADEMY is a
trademark of Activision Publishing, Inc.Nintendo trademarks and
copyrights are properties of Nintendo.
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