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Activision hasn’t confirmed platforms yet, though you can bet this will arrive on Wii and probably the 3DS as well.

New Game to Build on the Landmark Success of its Predecessor, Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure™

Next Chapter in the Franchise Introduces More Than 20 New Figures Including Super-Sized Giants and Characters Featuring Light Technology

Global Marketing Partnership With Toys”R”Us Grows Alongside The Game

Santa Monica, CA – February 7, 2012 – Bring Your Toys To Life™. This novel premise takes a monster step forward with the worldwide unveiling of Skylanders Giants, the follow-up to the most successful kids’ IP launch of the year.¹ Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), will debut the sequel at the North American International Toy Fair in booths 3151 and 3251 at the Javits Center in New York City from February 12-15.

Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure uniquely combined collectible real-world toys with an epic virtual game world, creating a new platform for communal play that was embraced by parents and kids everywhere. Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure was the #1 best-selling kids’ franchise worldwide in 2011, as well as the #1 overall new IP launched in North America, according to The NPD Group, Charttrack and GfK.


TNT Racers footage

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TNT Racers hit the European Wii Shop Channel last week, but it’s currently unavailable in North America.


The Last Story footage

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Wedbush’s Michael Pachter has provided predictions for the January 2012 NPD report. The actual data will be made available on Thursday.

Wedbush January 2012 sales estimates (change year-on-year):

Xbox 360 – 390,000 units (+2%)
PlayStation 3 – 235,000 units (-12%)
3DS – 215,000 175,000 units
Wii – 175,000 units (-45%)
DS – 65,000 units (-78%)

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As was the case in Europe, Nintendo of America is letting fans choose the reverse covert art for Xenoblade Chronicles. The image with the most amount of “likes” will appear in the game’s packaging.

The company said on their Facebook page:

“Nintendo fans! We’re making the Xenoblade Chronicles box extra special with a collectible reverse cover and we want you to be part of the creative process. Help us decide what image should be included by hitting Like on your fave image to vote. The artwork with the most Likes will be immortalized on the reverse side of the cover.”

The image choices can be found in the gallery above. You can vote for your favorite here.


Ahead of the much anticipated European launch of The Last Story on 24th February
fans can check out a new website, Iwata Asks interview and videos!

6th February 2012 – Hironobu Sakaguchi’s latest RPG The Last Story™ arrives exclusively on Wii later this month, adding another head-turning title to the list of exclusive adventures on offer for Wii players.

From today, you can discover more about the latest title from esteemed game creator Hironobu Sakaguchi by visiting the official website for The Last Story, watching a newly released teaser video for the game and reading an exclusive interview with some of the people who brought it into being.



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