The first Skylanders title arrived in 2011, and the second arrived in 2012. The third, Skylanders: Swap Force was recently announced for 2013, and Activision doesn’t seem like they’ll be slowing down.
Take a look at the rise and fall of Toys-To-Life games and see the magic it brought into everyone's home with games like Skylanders.
In theory, the idea of using physical toys to complement video games seems completely bulletproof. Who wouldn’t want to immerse themselves in virtual lands all while having an actual toy to accompany them throughout their journey into the unknown? Players’ imaginations know no bounds, and that’s exactly what toys-to-life games are all about—they bring toys to life. What could go wrong, right?
The Activision CEO on rescuing Call of Duty, re-launching Destiny's and what comes next for Skylanders.
Of course gamers are a part of their creative process.. creatively finding new ways to milk them.
He meant "revenue process" ... :) ... I for once not buying any CoD crap right after Modern Warfare and sticking to it.
No shit but we are apart of financial success or failure I certainly hope you haven't forgotten that Eric.
Activision, the kings of oversaturation. As if the kids who like it today will even care about this in 3 years, let alone 10...
I don't know a single kid that knows what the game is or has any interest in the game at all. I help at schools and have little brothers, not one kid.
Thats what I don't get. Angry Birds, fine I can see stupid people that go crazy whenever they see the red bird slapped on something. However Skylanders? I see so much stuff with it slapped on it, yet no interest from anyone. So where is coming from? What market is buying it?
I saw Skylanders costumes, didn't see one kid wear it on Halloween. I saw Minecraft, Halo, and Assassins Creed though....
I still am completely lost as to what this even is? I just see the expensive toys at stores other than that I had no idea it was an actual game.
Just from the toys alone I am assuming the game must be fairly awful?
Well, shit.
Ha I was just listening to parents complaining about how much their kids love this stuff, and how expensive they are. Thats why I never want kids, making you spend you're money on stupid sh*t they won't care about in a year.