Nintendo 3DS Delivers Complementary Experience
to Console Game on October 5 with 14 Exclusive Villains, New
Storyline and Two Skylanders Toys Not Available in Any Other
Starter Pack
Fans Can Now Play Multiplayer Skylanders
Skystones for the First Time on Nintendo 3DS
Skylanders® fans can go on a villain vanquishing adventure this
fall with Skylanders Trap Team for Nintendo 3DS as they take
on the evil Dream Sheep and 13 other villains exclusive to the
platform. Launching day and date on October 5 with the console and
tablet versions of the game from Activision Publishing, Inc., a
wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ:
ATVI), Skylanders Trap Team for Nintendo 3DS features an
all-new adventure with its own levels, locations and gameplay. The
game also uses the special features of the system, which gives
players the ability to experience unique interactions with the
captured villains. Additionally, Skylanders Trap Team on
Nintendo 3DS introduces a multiplayer version of the fan-favorite
card game Skylanders Skystones that uses Wi-Fi connectivity,
marking the first time Portal Masters can play the mini-game with
friends and family.
Skylanders Trap Team for Nintendo 3DS
features an all-new adventure with its own levels, locations and
gameplay. (Photo: Business Wire)
Skylanders Trap Team takes advantage of the interactive
features of Nintendo 3DS in fun ways. For instance, after villains
are defeated in combat, players can use the bottom Touch Screen to
pull them out of the game and trap them in the Traptanium Vault.
Then, once captured, players can use the Touch Screen and
microphone to poke, tickle and spin villains to make them
dizzy.
Using the Portal of Power® included in the Skylanders Trap
Team Nintendo 3DS Starter Pack, players can load in their
Skylanders characters directly into the system, allowing greater
flexibility for playing on the go. Additionally, two powerful
Skylanders characters will be available at launch only via the
Nintendo 3DS Starter Pack -- Gusto, a Trap Master with an oversized
Traptanium™ Boomerang that delivers the ultimate blow to bad guys;
and Barkley, the Mini version of Skylanders Giants’™ Tree Rex.
Throughout the game, Portal Masters can summon captured villains
to unleash devastating attacks and fight side-by-side with their
Skylander. They can also play as captured villains in 13 unique
villain “bootcamps” created by the evil Dream Sheep, the master
villain in the game. Additionally, players can discover each Trap
Master’s signature Trap Attack by collecting Traptanium™ orbs
dropped by enemies when defeated, enabling players to wipe out evil
foes with one awesome attack.
The Nintendo 3DS version of Skylanders Trap
Team also enables fans to play with all of the toys from
Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure®, Skylanders Giants™ and Skylanders
SWAP Force™, enabling true cross-platform play. All of the
characters’ abilities, levels and customization will carry forward
into Skylanders Trap Team.
Skylanders Trap Team on Nintendo 3DS, developed by
Beenox, will be available for a suggested retail price of $64.99 on
October 5 in North America, October 2 in Australia and October 10
in Europe. The game is rated E10+ by the ESRB. For more
information, visit: www.skylanders.com.
About the
Skylanders®
Franchise
The award-winning, $2 billion Skylanders franchise pioneered the
Toys-to-Life category in 2011 with the debut of Skylanders Spyro’s
Adventure®. The game originated a new play pattern that seamlessly
bridged physical and virtual worlds across multiple platforms. In
October 2012, Skylanders Giants™ further evolved the genre and
added the mega-sized Giant Skylanders and LightCore® characters to
the collection of interaction figures. Skylanders SWAP Force™
launched in October 2013 and introduced an all-new play pattern -
swapability. The Skylanders franchise was the top selling kids’
videogame of 20131, and is now one of the top 20 videogame
franchises of all time2. Skylanders Trap Team™, the newest
installment due out in North America on October 5, 2014, reverses
the magic of bringing Toys-to-Life - incredibly letting kids pull
characters out of the digital world into the physical world. For
more information, please visit: www.skylanders.com and
Activision.com/presscenter.
About Activision
Publishing
Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision
Publishing, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and
distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products.
Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, Brazil,
Mexico, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy,
Sweden, Spain, Denmark, the Netherlands, Australia, Singapore,
mainland China, Hong Kong and the region of Taiwan. More
information about Activision and its products can be found on the
company’s website, www.activision.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 date of Skylanders Trap Team™ 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.
© 2014 Activision Publishing, Inc., SKYLANDERS, SKYLANDERS TRAP
TEAM, SKYLANDERS SPYRO’S ADVENTURE, SKYLANDERS GIANTS, SKYLANDERS
SWAP FORCE, TRAPTANIUM, PORTAL OF POWER, LIGHTCORE, TOYS TO LIFE,
and ACTIVISION are trademarks of Activision Publishing, Inc.
¹According to The NPD Group, GfK Chart-Track and Activision
Blizzard internal estimates, including toys and Accessories
² According to The NPD Group and GfK Chart-Track
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Brown, 424-744-5864dior.brown@activision.com
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