The Amazon exclusive
Skylanders Giants figure is... Read More
It's available in - store now for # 14.99 — the standard RRP for
a Skylanders Giants figure.
NFC technology has made huge leaps and bounds in the world of gaming with the introduction of the popular Skylanders and
Skylanders Giants figures and video games, plus the incoming Disney NFC utilizing game called...
The next round of
Skylanders Giants figures will be sold in Toys R Us on December 21, 2012.
Not exact matches
Depending on the collection of
Skylander figures that you already own, the number of areas that can just be opened by your wallet will vary - and so will the fun you will have with the
Giants.
Although
Skylanders Giants is also knocking on a bit now, it's the prices for the
giant figures have hit rock bottom.
Walmart: Walmart exclusive Glow - In - The - Dark
Skylanders Giants Starter Pack ($ 74.96; for Wii, Wii U, 3DS and other popular systems);
Skylanders Giants Ultimate
Figure Bundle - includes all non-exclusive first wave single - character packs ($ 168.00, free site - to - store shipping); 3 DS games for $ 20; 3 Wii games for $ 20; Frogger 3D (3DS, $ 13.65, free site - to - store shipping); Golden Sun: Dark Dawn (DS, $ 10.15, free site - to - store shipping); Walmart exclusive Chase McCain Lego figure with your Lego City: Undercover pre-order (Wii U, $ 59.96, available November 18th), Resident Evil Revelations (3DS, $ 19.96, free site - to - store S&H); Kirby's Dream Collection ($ 39.96, free site - to - store S&H); Code of Princess with artbook and soundtrack (3DS, $ 39.96, free site - to - store shi
Figure Bundle - includes all non-exclusive first wave single - character packs ($ 168.00, free site - to - store shipping); 3 DS games for $ 20; 3 Wii games for $ 20; Frogger 3D (3DS, $ 13.65, free site - to - store shipping); Golden Sun: Dark Dawn (DS, $ 10.15, free site - to - store shipping); Walmart exclusive Chase McCain Lego
figure with your Lego City: Undercover pre-order (Wii U, $ 59.96, available November 18th), Resident Evil Revelations (3DS, $ 19.96, free site - to - store S&H); Kirby's Dream Collection ($ 39.96, free site - to - store S&H); Code of Princess with artbook and soundtrack (3DS, $ 39.96, free site - to - store shi
figure with your Lego City: Undercover pre-order (Wii U, $ 59.96, available November 18th), Resident Evil Revelations (3DS, $ 19.96, free site - to - store S&H); Kirby's Dream Collection ($ 39.96, free site - to - store S&H); Code of Princess with artbook and soundtrack (3DS, $ 39.96, free site - to - store shipping)
Over the past couple of months, I've been doing more and more research into
Skylanders to try to understand it better, I've been looking at the different
figures in the stores, how they have branded their
figures for compatibility (such as if the
figures will work on
Giants or Swap Force), how
figures have been upgraded with each generation and more.
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Skylanders:
Giants Figures (Toys for Bob / Activision)
Those who are returning to the world of
Skylanders can use characters from Spyro's Adventure or
Giants to play as Activision has enabled
Skylander fans to use their previous
figures in this latest version of the game, 3DS version included.
There was a lot of confusion about
Skylanders Giants when it first launched, as people were buying the
Giants figures and expecting them to work on the first Spyro's Adventure game, which is not the case.
Skylanders Giants comes as the second iteration of what will likely become a yearly franchise for at least the foreseeable future from Activision and developer Toys for Bob that adds some new gameplay dynamics and, more importantly, a slew of new
figures for gamers to collect.
The
Skylanders phenomenom continued this past week as Activision released
Skylanders Giants to the masses and a whole new
figure scale and LightCore technology with it.
Activision and Toys for Bob are continuing the Toys R Us exclusive Legendary
Skylanders figures for the upcoming launch of
Skylanders Giants in late October.
Series 2 Pop Fizz was also a little larger than most standard
Skylanders figures, but that was due to the
giant potion bottle he stood atop.
Skylanders Giants, the sequel to
Skylanders Spyro's Adventure — the # 1 best - selling kids» game of 20112 — generated more than $ 195 million in U.S. sales, inclusive of accessory packs and
figures, in 2012.3 Additionally,
Skylanders Giants eclipsed domestic box office sales for each of the top holiday kids» feature films including «Wreck - It Ralph» and «Rise of the Guardians» in 2012.4