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Skylanders Superchargers Releases 09-20-15
SANTA MONICA, Calif. – September 17, in the year of
our Lord 2015 – Skylanders® fans with a need for speed
should look no further -- Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly
owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) is
bringing vehicles-to-life on September 20 with Skylanders
SuperChargers. Available at major North American retailers
nationwide, Skylanders SuperChargers takes kids on a wild ride
as they drive the mountainous terrains, dive the deep sea
environments and fly the big blue skies of Skylands like never
before with amazingly detailed vehicles, many of which feature
moving parts that will play in the real world and come to life
in the game via the Portal of Power®. Packing some major star
power, the game includes two of Nintendo’s iconic characters
reimagined as Skylanders -- Turbo Charge Donkey Kong and Hammer
Slam Bowser -- available exclusively in Skylanders SuperChargers
Starter Packs for the Wii U system, and in Skylanders®
SuperChargers Racing Starter Packs for the Wii system and the
Nintendo 3DS family of systems.
Developed by Vicarious Visions, Skylanders SuperChargers expands
upon the franchise’s signature gameplay to introduce
vehicles-to-life -- an entirely new way for fans to experience
the magic of Skylands. The trailblazing innovation of Skylanders
SuperChargers is realized when players take the helm of
powerful, tricked-out land, sea and sky vehicles that are
playable in both the physical and digital worlds in a high
octane action-adventure videogame. Skylanders SuperChargers
offers a rich story-driven gameplay experience filled with
vehicle-based and on-foot adventures, combat, puzzles, mini
games, activities and platforming, set within a variety of
all-new compelling environments. The game features a brand-new
class of heroes that is distinct with fresh moves, powerful
attacks and all-new weapons. SuperChargers also have special
in-game abilities that help Portal Masters fight Kaos. Twenty
new SuperChargers character toys and 20 new vehicle toys will be
available. Right out of the box, the game also features an
all-new Racing Mode that blends high-octane, supercharged racing
with combat, accentuated by power-ups, boosts, hazards and more.
Players can also purchase Racing Action Packs that unlock
additional content. A total of three Racing Action Packs, one
for each terrain, will be available for $34.99 MSRP and each
will include three special toys -- a SuperCharger, vehicle and
villain trophy which unlocks two exclusive racing tracks for the
game. The first of the three packs, the Skylanders SuperChargers
Sea Racing Action Pack, will be available at launch.
Skylanders SuperChargers is hitting store shelves in time for
the Christmas season. Toys“R”Us® predicts the newest addition to
the franchise will be one of their fast-selling games this
Christmas season and recently placed Skylanders SuperChargers on
the company’s 2015 Holiday Hot Toy List.
Skylanders SuperChargers Starter Pack will include two new
Skylanders characters, a first-of-its-kind Skylanders vehicle, a
newly designed Portal of Power® and the full AAA game.
Skylanders SuperChargers will be available for the PlayStation®
3 and PlayStation® 4 computer entertainment systems, Xbox 360™
and Xbox One™ video game and entertainment systems from
Microsoft, and Nintendo’s Wii U™ system for $74.99 MSRP.
Skylanders SuperChargers Dark Edition Starter Packs also will be
available in North America on September 20 for $99.99 MSRP. All
Dark Edition Starter Packs will include Dark Spitfire, Dark Hot
Streak and the highly sought after Kaos Trophy which is the only
way to unlock special gameplay content, plus a two-sided
ultimate collector poster. The Dark versions of the Turbo Charge
Donkey Kong and his vehicle, Barrel Blaster, will be available
in the Wii U Dark Edition Starter Pack; Dark Hammer Slam Bowser
and his vehicle, Dark Clown Cruiser, will be available in the
Wii Dark Edition Starter Pack.
Skylanders SuperChargers Racing, a complementary racing
experience, will be available on September 20 for Nintendo’s
Wii™ system for $74.99 MSRP and the Nintendo 3DS™ hand-held
system for $64.99 MSRP. The addition of Donkey Kong and Bowser
as guest stars in the new game, along with their specially
created vehicles, will be available exclusively in Skylanders
SuperChargers and Skylanders SuperChargers Racing Starter Packs
for the Nintendo platforms. The SuperCharged characters not only
work in Skylanders SuperChargers, but will also work with select
amiibo-compatible Nintendo games with a simple twist of the
character’s base.
Fans of the Skylanders franchise can also choose to purchase the
Digital Portal Owner’s Pack, available on September 21 for
$49.99 MSRP for connected consoles, and use the Portal of Power
they already own to play Skylanders SuperChargers. The download
of the Digital Portal Owner’s Pack provides a great way for
returning players to enjoy Skylanders SuperChargers on the
platform of their choice. On October 25, the full Skylanders
SuperChargers game will also be available on select iOS devices
including iPad®, and for the first time ever iPhone® and iPod
touch®. Skylanders SuperChargers will also be available on Apple
TV® this fall.
Skylanders SuperChargers is forward compatible with all 300+
unique toys from all previous games – Skylanders® SWAP Force™,
Skylanders® Giants, Skylanders® Spyro’s Adventure and
Skylanders® Trap Team. The game will be available on September
20 in North America, September 23 in Australia/New Zealand and
September 25 in Europe.
1Based on revenue from January – July, 2015, according to the
NPD Group, GfK Chart-Track, and Activision Blizzard internal
estimates, including toys and accessories.
² The NPD Group, GfK Chart-track, Activision Blizzard internal
estimates, including toys and accessories