Following recent leaks, Activision has made the next entry in the Skylanders series official. Skylanders Imaginators will launch on October 16 for Wii U and other platforms. Unlike past years, there’s no sign of Wii and 3DS versions.

Details that we heard about yesterday were spot on. Skylanders Imaginators will let players make their own Skylanders for the first time, there will be a new elementally-aligned toy type called the Creation Crystal, and Skylanders Senseis are being introduced.

You can find the first Skylanders Imaginators below. We’ve also included the official announcement with more details after the break.

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Lost Reavers version 2.0.0 out now

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Lost Reavers has received a pretty big update. The game has been updated with a new level, weapons, events, costumes, and bug fixes. Today’s update is 1,340MB, so you may need to make some extra room for the extra content.

Thanks to Cameron and Dez for the tip.

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Splatoon’s Squid Sisters performing at Japan Expo

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Splatoon’s Squid Sisters have already seen two concerts in Japan. Nintendo’s now expanding their reach, as a new performance is set to be held at the Japan Expo in France on July 8.

Nintendo tweeted out the news a short while ago:

The #SquidSisters are coming to Europe: Callie and Marie will perform live in concert at Paris's @JapanExpo 08/07! pic.twitter.com/SRbx6tIS7Q
— Nintendo UK (@NintendoUK) June 1, 2016

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Miiverse maintenance happening next week

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Miiverse will be undergoing some major maintenance next week, during which the service will be down. While Miiverse is down, game functions that use Miiverse will not be available either. Nintendo gives the specific examples of BLADE functions in Xenoblade X, uploading courses or showing comments in Super Mario Maker, and uploading screenshots, stages, and replays in Super Smash Bros. for 3DS and Wii U. The estimated maintenance times are listed below:

North America (EST): June 6th, 10PM to June 7th, 6AM
North America (PST): June 6th, 7PM to June 7th, 3AM
Europe: June 7th, 4AM to 12PM
UK: June 7th, 3AM to 11AM
Japan: June 7th, 11AM to 7PM

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Update: More footage – 23 minutes of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Wii U footage

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Update: Added more footage after the break.

Footage from Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Wii U continues to pour in. Have a look at another 23 minutes of gameplay below.

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Rumor: Next Skylanders game is “Skylanders: Imaginators”, launches in October

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii U | 14 Comments

Activision will soon be announcing the next entry in the Skylanders series. Based on some apparent leaks, it seems that the new game will be titled “Skylanders: Imaginators”.

Main developer Toys for Bob is back as the main developer of the project. Wii U is a target platform, but there’s no word on Wii or 3DS versions at present.

The big hook this time around is that it’ll be possible to make your own Skylanders, which go by the name Skylanders Imaginators. Additionally, there’s a new toy type known as Creation Crystal which “allows players to create and transport their unique Skylanders to consoles at anytime, anywhere”. New guest stars called “Senseis” are also being introduced which features 20 new characters and 11 former villains.

More unconfirmed – but probable – information about Skylanders: Imaginators can be found below. We’ve also included some images that have surfaced thus far in the attached gallery. The game is scheduled for October 16 in North America.

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Another Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Wii U clip

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Another gameplay clip for the Wii U version of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games has emerged. Here’s the latest footage:

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Terraria Wii U hitting the European Wii U eShop on June 9

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On Wii U, Terraria will be heading to retail in late June. But it seems that the eShop launch will be taking place a bit sooner.

A listing on the eShop pins down Terraria’s digital release in Europe for June 9. There’s a decent chance that Terraria will also be put up on the North American eShop at around the same time.

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