Nintendo's newest gaming console, SWITCH, is launching on March 3, 2017. This next generation gaming system has been designed to provide flexibility in where its users can play the device in today's mobile society. Connect the device to a docking station that allows game play on television screens as video game consoles have traditionally done or take it with you on the go as a mobile device. It's new adaptable Joy-Con grips start off as a traditional-style stand-alone controller for a single user playing games on a television, can be broken in two and held in each hand for motion controlled game play similar to Wii nunchuks or can be divided to be used by two competing players in multi-player games. Plus Joy-Con grips can be attached to either side of the console to support handheld play when using the Switch as a mobile gaming system. Nintendo is striving to provide gamers with the functionality and flexibility they've been craving with the SWITCH.
One of the drawbacks of a new gaming system like the SWITCH is there is often a lag between when the hardware manufacturer releases the device and game developers catch up to providing a decent catalog of titles that are playable on it. Fans of Skylanders won't have to worry about that though when it comes to SWITCH as the Imaginators edition of the popular video game franchise will be available right away when Nintendo releases its new gaming console. All of Skylanders previous Toys-to-Life characters will be compatible to play on the first day the console is available when Portal Masters utilize the Nintendo SWITCH ImaginatorsStarter Pack. Also taking advantage of the portability of the SWITCH, for the first time Portal Masters will be able to load and store the Skylander Toys-to-Life characters they've purchased, more than 300 in all, to a digital library so they can be accessed when players take their SWITCH out and about. This allows players to avoid dragging around their physical portal docks and Skylanders figures to utilize them when playing the SWITCH in its mobile mode.Very nice!Skylanders Imaginators for Nintendo SWITCH will be available for a suggested retail price of $59.99 when the system launches.
Also coming for Skylanders Imaginators this March will be the
Cursed Tiki Temple level pack. This new pack takes players on an all-new
adventure where they can unlock more than 100 new offerings for their
Imaginators. The pack includes a new Sensei character, Wild Storm, a
life Creation Crystal, and an Imaginite Mystery Chest. The Cursed Tiki Temple level pack will be available for a suggested retail price of $29.99 on March 12 at participating retailers nationwide. TheCursed Tiki Temple level packand newSkylanders Senseiswill support all major gaming platforms includingNintendo 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.
As the Summer Games in Rio move into their final week add some Skylander fun into the mix as your family cheers on its favorite athletes. Just as you can customize your characters in the upcoming Skylanders Imaginator video game, personalize these Skylanders printouts and their accessories in the colors of the teams you are rooting for to add some Skylander spirit to the Summer Games.
As the events in Rio wrap up it is time to start think about training for the 2020 games! How can use a kid's passion for Skylanders video games to get them outside getting exercise and inspiring them to want to be healthy like an athlete #trainingfor2020? We used our family's Skylander figures in a weight lifting challenge and as a baton for a backyard relay race.
What creative ways can you utilize Skylander toys-to-life figures to inspire your kids to pretend they are training to be an athlete for the 2020 Summer Games? Share your pictures and videos with the Skylanders team on Instagram and Twitter using the hashtags #Skylanders and #Trainingfor2020 and they'll share some of their favorites with the world.
For more information about the newest installment of the Skylanders video game franchise Imaginators, visit www.skylanders.com/Imaginators
If your kids enjoy playing Activision's Skylanders video games as much as mine do or your family is interested in trying out these toy-to-life games for the first time you are going to want to swing by a Game Stop store on Saturday, January 9. There will be some great deals and savings to be had as Activision brings in the new year with a bang kicking off 2016 with an exclusive "Skylanders Day" at Game Stop.
This Saturday, January 9th participating Game Stop locations across the United States will allow Portal Masters to take advantage of some amazing Buy One Get One Free (BOGO) deals on Skylander products. Pickup the recently released Skylanders SuperChargers starter pack for only $39.99 (or the Dark Edition for $59.99) and received an additional Skylanders starter pack from a previous edition of the gaming franchise (Skylanders Swap Force, Skylanders Trap Team or Skylanders Giants) for FREE! Also Skylanders SuperChargers characters and vehicles are BOGO during this special event.
Skylanders SuperChargers is also releasing a new character, Birthday Bash Big Bubble Pop Fizz to celebrate the video game franchise's 5th birthday in 2016. Keep an eye out as this figure who sets a record for having the longest Skylander character name is just beginning to appear on store shelves.
It is customary tradition at the Skylanders Academy for all of the
Skylanders to gather around and sing the birthday song to the guest of
honor. For fun, any Skylanders that arrives late must sing the birthday
song
solo in front of the entire Academy. But rather than seeing this as an
embarrassment, Pop Fizz continues to see this as an opportunity to show
off his new Big Bubble party instruments, and so he arrives late every
time.
