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Skylanders, Toys, Video Game

Donkey Kong and Bowser to Guest Star in Skylanders SuperChargers

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I open up my e-mail while at lunch and get this press release below. I am blown away! I can’t believe that Skylanders will have Nintendo characters Donkey Kong and Bowser as playable figures in Skylanders SuperChargers. But on top of that the figures themselves can also work as amiibo figures. That is an innovative way to incorporate two types of technologies into one game. I’m only speculating here but I wonder if that opens things up to there being some Skylanders characters making their way into some Nintendo games like Super Smash Brothers or Mario Kart. It makes you think.

While the press release will detail the announcement I went through a bunch of photos and posted them over to Instagram along with two very short gameplay videos. It looks amazing! Check out more of my Instagram images below. Continue reading Donkey Kong and Bowser to Guest Star in Skylanders SuperChargers →

Press Release, Video Game

Tons of Nintendo News Leading to E3

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The theme from Nintendo this year for E3 is to bring E3 to the people. I go to a ton of conferences and E3 is one that I have not been able to attend. I hazard to guess that the majority of gamers out there have never been to E3 but are eagerly awaiting news that will be coming out of the event. Nintendo is doing something different this year and it is bringing their unreleased games into Best Buy so that gamers can experience them. I learned about this while watching the May 17 Nintendo Direct address. The video is 28 minutes long and has so much information contained within it. Continue reading Tons of Nintendo News Leading to E3 →