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As with recent collector card trends like Pokémon and Yu-Gi-Oh!, collectors won’t know what cards might be in each booster pack they buy; Mattel are keen to stoke the furious swapping scene that has always been a part of trading cards. The addition of RFID takes it one step further, with initially identical cards eventually being unique through continued gameplay.

The success of any console system depends on the quality of its games. So far Mattel has announced Cartoon Network’s Ben 10, Interstellar Wrestling League and the aforementioned Marvel X-Men as all being available from launch, with Marvel Heroes hitting shelves a month later.

HyperScan will be available in October for $69.99, which includes a controller, Marvel X-Men game and six game cards in addition to the console itself. Optionals include extra controllers at $19.99 each, an Intellicard case at $7.99, a console & accessories case at $19.99 and of course extra games at $19.99, while booster card packs run to $9.99.

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