Parents everywhere — rejoice! Here’s a great big box that your kid would be overjoyed to unwrap this holiday season. In a press release, Nintendo has announced today that on November 15th, a Wii U Skylanders bundle will be available as an MSRP of $299.99.
Here’s what you’ll get inside:
- a white Wii U Basic system
- a Skylanders SWAP Force starter pack that includes:
- Skylanders SWAP Force Wii U software
- a Portal of Power®
- three Skylanders figures, including Ninja Stealth Elf (one of the Core Skylanders) and two SWAP Force™ characters: Blast-Zone and an exclusive color shift Washbuckler
- a collector poster, trading cards and sticker sheets
- a Nintendo Land™ game disc
If it’s on their list, this is a heck of way for your child to get started with Nintendo’s newest console. If you’re wondering if the game is worthwhile, check out our review of the Wii U version of Skylanders SWAP Force!
Matt has a love for video games that has existed since he could comfortably grasp a joystick and play Combat on the family Atari 2600. While fond memories of SNES and shareware PC games still dance in his head, he is dedicated to enjoying as much of modern gaming as possible on all platforms. Matt has served as a game critic for several publications since 2009.
When not playing games and writing reviews, Matt is an Ethernet network engineer for an international bandwidth provider. He is a musician through schooling, as well as a recording engineer, and he remains active composing and recording music. Matt also is a Crossfitter and an avid fan of MMA and hockey (go Flyers!).
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