While there has been lots of noise and pizzazz around the Wii U version of Skylanders SuperChargers at E3, not so much attention has been spent on the Wii and 3DS versions. When Superchargers was announced it was clear that both Wii and 3DS were not the same as the other console editions.
Having supported the Wii with a feature-matched iteration each year, 2015 is the moment when the level of horsepower required was simply too much. However, rather than dropping the Wii platform like Disney Infinity and the Lego video-games, Activision has promised to continue supporting it this year. What we didn't know was exactly what a "complementary" experience looked like.
This week we have sight of the packaging and official name for the Wii and 3DS game, Skylanders SuperChargers Racing. With a vehicle theme already present in the main game, it's not a huge stretch to imagine a Mario Kart-style experience that uses the different Skylanders rides in a battling raceway.
The question is how the game will combine the three classes of air, land and water? Will there be separate races for each type or will they be able to race against each other? Also, how will the driver-car combos work out in a racing scenario? We put all these questions to Activision representatives on the company's E3 booth, and no answers were forthcoming - in fact, they refused to even talk about these editions. The Wii and 3DS versions weren't even on display at the event.
However it breaks down, Skylanders SuperChargers Racing looks like it will take the kart customisation of Mario to the next level with an impressive array of mods already shown for the Wii U game. This enables players to apply modifications to the vehicles in the main game before bringing them to the Wii or 3DS where, presumably, these mods would be supported.
On the packaging we can also see a couple of the Skylander characters that we will be racing with. Eruptor and Rollerbrawl are returning, each with their own vehicle. Combine this with Bowser and Donkey Kong and it all sounds decidedly like a kart racer.
News of the Wii and 3DS game of course came along with the surprise collaboration of Skylander amiibo. Some would suggest that a kart racer Skylanders game staring Nintendo characters is too close to Nintendo's own property, but after this week it seems anything is possible.
Stretching things further, could this be a version of Mario Kart with Skylanders characters added — the other half of the Activision partnership? Sure that's a little far fetched but stranger things have happened — and did this week at E3.
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Hmm... I kinda want this version on Wii U too!
I've never played these games but they do seen to try n change up the toys and gameplay with each release which I can appreciate.i can't help but wonder if this is a test run for some sort of "skylanders:amiibo invasion" game for the future.
@BarryDunne Yeah, maybe like an open world game where you play as a cop or something.
Can't believe they would show the 2 boxes, say that Bowser is exclusive to those boxes, and then refuse to even talk about the game.
Did Andy or anyone else at Family Gamer at least find out if the 2 amino will ever be sold separately or do we need to buy games they are refusing to acknowledge? That sounds pretty sucky if we have to buy games they won't even talk about.
Did they at least give a release date?
Oh sorry, didn't know you guys posted a video about the games we don't know anything about.
Questions:
If they are only Kart racers, why put Elf in their w/of a vehicle?
Will their be multiplayer online or off? Does the Wii even work online anymore?
So many questions. Stupid silent Activion. It's E3, talk about the games!
diddy kong will finally race again?
@ScorpionMG Nope, only co-pilot
It sure will be an expensive year for me with this, Disney and Lego.
R.I.P. Wallet T-T
@rjejr wii and DS don't have online anymore
Interesting! I'll keep an eye on this, I wouldn't mind another good Wii racer.
@Mega719
No, but 3DS does. And this game is coming to Wii and 3DS so...
@JaxonH @Mega719 - So no online on Wii. Well that makes sense if anybody wants to play a kart racing game all by themselves. But 3DS could have it. hmm, the plot thickens.
So basically Activision put these special amiibo Skylanders in the packages b/c the games will be worse than licensed IP shovelware? Wonderful.
I just jumped into Skylanders thanks to a wonderfully discounted Wii Swap Force Dark Edition, and I'm finding it very funny (I love couch co-op games)... and now THIS!!! I'm seriously considering to pre-order a game for the very first time in my life...
Eugh.
If the wii u is the one getting the main game I wonder if hardware sale will see a slight bump.they could push the bc and point out that buying a wii u means you could play superchargers and this racer.
I was never a fan of the main game; I only played the 3ds exclusives. I loved them because they were more like Spyro. Even though the fourth 3ds Skylanders game was no longer a platformer, I loved the uniqueness and variety of gameplay. I expect the same this year. Oh and Gamestop needs to stop releasing Eons Elite. My bank account is crying. Even though I've never used them, the presentation is amazing.
@winter123 me too i loved that they were thier own game not a game that has to try to be the console versions hopefully the game isnt just racing and there is on foot gaming too
Tbh I was about to give up on Skylanders. While the characters looked cool, Superchargers' vehicle gimmick didn't amaze me all that much. And they were getting in the way cost-wise as I was more focused on amiibos. But this amiibo collaboration really rejuvenated my interest. I kept watching the showcases for this game on Nintendo Treehouse at E3 and it looks fantastic!
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