#1 Kids Console Game in the World1 Brings
Vehicles-To-Life, A New Toys-To-Life Category
Skylanders SuperChargers Drives Franchise’s
Innovation Even Further with Number of Firsts, Including Online
Multiplayer and Racing Gameplay
Donkey Kong and Bowser Join the Incredible Cast
of Skylanders Characters as Guest Stars for the First Time,
Available Exclusively for Nintendo Platforms
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.
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SuperCharged Sky Slicer and SuperCharged
Jet Stream navigate through the big blue skies of Skylands, where
vehicles come to life, in Skylanders SuperChargers available this
Sunday. (Photo: Business Wire)
“Remember when you were a kid and pretended that your toy cars
came to life, zooming around your living room on the most epic
racetracks of your imagination?” said Eric Hirshberg, CEO of
Activision Publishing. “Well, we are about to bring that fantasy
one step closer to life with Skylanders SuperChargers. We
are reimagining toys-to-life by bringing race cars to life, along
with helicopters, motorcycles, jet planes and submarines, as you
race through Skylands and compete against other players for the
first time. Our fans are going to love playing this game. I know I
do.”
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.
To celebrate the arrival of Skylanders SuperChargers and
the addition of racing to the franchise, Skylanders became the
official partner of racing champion Max Chilton for the season
finale of Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires. Chilton, a
24-year-old former Formula 1 driver and fan of the Skylanders
franchise, blazed the tracks of Laguna Seca in a Skylanders-themed
race car on September 12-13. “SuperCharged” Chilton shattered Tony
Kaanan's 1997 track record in the qualifying race, broke the race
lap record set by Helio Castroneves in 1996 and ended the season on
the Indy Lights podium for Carlin. Skylanders also “SuperCharged”
Enea Bastianini from the Gresini Racing Team to take the win at the
San Marino and Riviera di Rimini GP in Italy, his first career
victory in the Moto 3 World Championship. Bastianini will take to
the track again in his Skylanders SuperChargers-branded race
suit at the Aragon Grand Prix in Spain on September 25-27.
Skylanders SuperChargers is hitting store shelves in time
for the holiday frenzy. Toys“R”Us® predicts the newest addition to
the franchise will be one of their fast-selling games this holiday
season and recently placed Skylanders SuperChargers on the
company’s 2015 Holiday Hot Toy List.
“The Skylanders brand continues to capture our customers’
attention every year by delivering on its promise to redefine play
by merging the physical and digital worlds, which is why the newest
addition to the franchise has been named to our annual Toys“R”Us
Holiday Hot Toy List,” said Richard Barry, Executive Vice
President, Global Chief Merchandising Officer, Toys“R”Us, Inc. “We
are excited to support the launch of Skylanders
SuperChargers and fully expect to be the global destination for
fans to experience this truly innovative adventure in
gameplay.”
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.
For more information please visit https://www.skylanders.com/ or
follow us on Instagram @SkylanderstheGame, Twitter @SkylandersGame
and Facebook.com/SkylandersGame. Assets for Skylanders
SuperChargers are available at http://press.activision.com.
About the
Skylanders®
Franchise
The award-winning, $3 billion Skylanders franchise has sold
through more than 250 million action figures2 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 to
pull characters out of the digital world into the physical world
and became the number 1 kids’ console game globally1.
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 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 about the
expected release date of Skylanders SuperChargers and Skylanders
SuperChargers Racing 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
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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, SWAP FORCE, PORTAL OF POWER, LIGHTCORE and
ACTIVISION are trademarks of Activision Publishing, Inc.
1 Based 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
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