Skylanders SWAP Force Wii U bundle launching on November 15th

Nintendo today announced that a Wii U Skylanders SWAP Force bundle will be launching on November 15th for $299.99. The PS4 will have a bit of competition that day we see.

The Skylanders SWAP Force Wii U bundle will include a Wii U Basic system (not the deluxe) with Nintendo Land and a Skylanders SWAP Force stater pack, which includes the game, a portal and 3 Skylanders figures including an exclusive Wash Buckler color.

Check out the details below.

A new Wii U bundle featuring Activision Publishing Inc.?s Skylanders SWAP Force starter pack delivers an amazing amount of value for people looking for a great video game deal. The bundle launches Nov. 15 at a suggested retail price of $299.99 and includes everything needed to start the new adventure plus an assortment of Skylanders extras that will satisfy current fans and newcomers alike.

?There are so many great elements to this Skylanders SWAP Force Wii U bundle that we almost couldn?t cram them all into the box,? said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America?s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. ?This amazing deal provides a huge amount of entertainment for kids and their families to play together.?

The bundle comes with:

• a white Wii U Basic system
• a Skylanders SWAP Force starter pack that includes:a Nintendo Land game disc
  • 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

The third installment of the award-winning toys-to-life Skylanders franchise, Skylanders SWAP Force lets players mix and match the top and bottom halves of up to 16 SWAP Force figures that are available for purchase and transform them into more than 250 unique characters*. Fans also can play Skylanders SWAP Force with their entire collection of 100+ characters from Skylanders Spyro?s Adventure and Skylanders Giants. The Wii U version of the game stands apart, with touch-screen interfaces on the Wii U GamePad controller and the ability to play the entire game on the GamePad while someone else watches TV. A portable version of Skylanders SWAP Force is available on Nintendo 3DS.

Remember that Wii U features parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit http://www.nintendo.com/wiiu.