A great big Skylanders box — perfect for the Xmas tree

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!