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London, UK – Oct. 15, 2013 – Portal Masters can now wield the power of choice as they defend the Cloudbreak Islands and battle the evil Kaos (and his mum) when the magic of Skylanders SWAP Force™ hits store shelves nationwide today. Available now for Nintendo Wii™, Nintendo Wii U™, Nintendo 3DS™, the Xbox 360 games and entertainment system and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system as well as, day-in-date for PlayStation®4 and Xbox One. Skylanders SWAP Force introduces an all new innovative play pattern – swapability - that lets players freely interchange the top and bottom halves of 16 special characters by mixing and matching their powers and moves into more than 250 unique character combinations*, that are brought to life in the game.

The third instalment in the popular franchise from Activision Publishing Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), Skylanders SWAP Force is already positioned to be one of the must-have games this Christmas; having been named in Smyths Toys Superstores ‘Top Toys For Christmas’ list as well as the Toys “R” Us Terrific Twenty, which includes their list of hot Christmas toy predictions.

"Skylanders is a brand built on one thing: magic. With each and every Skylanders title, we want to deliver new, delightful innovations to our young fans that continue to blur the lines between physical and digital play," said Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision Publishing. "With Skylanders SWAP Force, we've taken this genre to a whole new level by giving players the greatest power of all: choice. In a franchise known for breakthrough innovation, I have no doubt that SWAP Force is our most innovative Skylanders game yet. And we're thrilled to share it with fans of all ages today."


Building on the franchise’s signature gameplay and collectible toy experience, Skylanders SWAP Force pushes the boundaries of innovation and imagination with an all new play pattern – swapability – that gives kids more choice than ever before over how their SWAP ForceTM characters fight and move. Set in a richly detailed next-generation world, the game takes kids on an all-new adventure with 40 new collectible characters each with unique powers and personalities -- 16 new SWAP ForceTM characters, 16 core Skylanders characters and eight new LightCore™ characters. Additionally, fans can play Skylanders SWAP Force with their entire collection of 100+ characters from Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure® and Skylanders GiantsTM.

Skylanders SWAP Force features a new next generation graphics engine** that brings the game’s detailed characters and rich environments to life like never before. The game also features new abilities – such as flying, climbing, and teleporting – which can be used throughout Skylands. Friends and family can join the fun with drop-in/drop-out cooperative play as well as experience action-packed gameplay in various Battle and Survival Modes that feature all new arenas.

Additionally, players can embark on an all new unique Skylanders SWAP Force adventure on the Nintendo 3DS that features game levels and story that are unique to this platform. The 3DS version also includes three new characters – Rattle Shake, Volcanic Eruptor and Free Ranger – which are not found in any other Skylanders Starter Pack. All characters introduced in Skylanders SWAP Force will also be playable on Skylanders Lost IslandsTM and Skylanders BattlegroundsTM mobile games.

Oct. 17, 2013 - NEW YORK -- StreetPass NYC, the largest unofficial Nintendo 3DS fan club in the United States of America, celebrated the New York Comic Con 2013 weekend at the Jacob Javits Center with various memorable fan-run events that will make the convention's eighth year one for the New York video game history books.

The festivities started on October 11th at 11:00 PM EST with a once in a life time announcement that shocked all the Pokemon Trainers at the Pokemon X & Y Launch (located at the Nintendo World Store in Rockefeller Center New York); a surprise proposal of marriage from StreetPass Long Island Co-Founder "Jeff Weinstein" to Co-Founder "Debbie Lee Gluzband" on the main stage in front of hundreds of Nintendo gamers lined up to purchase the game at midnight.

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An issue has been found with the Pokémon X and Pokémon Y games, released for Nintendo 3DS on 12th October 2013. After the player saves the game in certain areas and then reloads the save file, the controls may become unresponsive.
Please follow the instructions below in order to avoid this problem.
For players who are already experiencing this issue, please be aware that we are currently preparing an application to fix it, and will make it available to download from Nintendo eShop as soon as it is ready. We apologise for the inconvenience.

The Problem
In some rare cases, if the player saves the game in certain areas of Lumiose City (see below map), then ends the game, the controls will not respond when the saved game is reloaded.

How to Avoid This
Please make sure you don’t save the game while in the areas marked on the map below (blue area). You can still save the game anywhere else in Lumiose City, including inside buildings such as Pokémon Centers.



Solution for Players Already Experiencing this Problem
We are preparing an application to recover saved game data for players whom this has happened to. This will be made available to download from Nintendo eShop as soon as possible.

We apologise sincerely for any inconvenience and ask you to please keep an eye on our website over the coming days for the latest information and updates.

RUSH for Wii U is almost done. Everything looks good for a submission at the end of next week. pic.twitter.com/mcpCte1uD2

— Eelke Schipper (@EelkeSchipper) October 18, 2013

AMAZING Wii U Zelda deal. Geez, absolute bargain http://t.co/AUdCa7gxEl

— ChandraONM (@ChandraONM) October 18, 2013

Jewel Master: Cradle Of Egypt 2 (http://t.co/kUxPsUlQOn) Monster High: 13 Wishes (http://t.co/hOR4cgWaKc) should be arriving soon to 3DS.

— Vernon Schieck (@kitroplious) October 18, 2013

On the plus side - there is now a patch available to Star Wars Pinball on Nintendo 3DS that should resolve the crashing issues.

— Zen Studios (@zen_studios) October 18, 2013

Unepic WiiU is now finished, lotcheck just started for the approval! Good Luck! @unepic_fran @Dan_Adelman @WiiUTweets @indiegamescom

— EnjoyUp (@enjoyupgames) October 18, 2013

We're pleased to confirm that #HometownStory will be available on the Nintendo eShop beginning October 22nd! :D

— Natsume Inc. (@Natsume_Inc) October 18, 2013

Nintendo issued a press release about the Lumiose City bug. Areas in blue are places where you should NOT save. pic.twitter.com/IEwzHceaIo

— Tamashii Hiroka (@TamashiiHiroka) October 18, 2013