Sentences with phrase «own skylanders»

«Skylanders: Swap Force was the most successful game sold at Toys R Us last year and biggest action figure line, as well.»

Over half (53 %) of Skylanders sales came from the U.S., 36 % from Europe and 11 % from the rest of the world.

To date, there are more than 175 licensed Skylanders products from birthday plates and cups to bed sheets to clothes and clocks.

«With the commercial success that Skylanders has achieved and the disruption that it's brought two different industries, it was a matter of time before the competition got involved in the category,» said Hirshberg.

The retailer is already taking pre-orders for the new game and will continue its exclusive line of Skylanders Legendary action figures.

Come October 5, Skylanders: Trap Team will introduce a new interactive element to the game franchise, along with a new type of physical retail tie - in with 40 crystal traps, and over 50 new action figures.

Activision has followed the pattern it established with Call of Duty by enlisting a second developer, Vicarious Visions, to create games like Skylanders: Swap Force in tandem with Toys For Bob, which came up with the idea and is behind Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure, Skylanders: Giants and the new Skylanders: Trap Team game.

«Skylanders is a different type of game from Infinity.

According to video game research firm Newzoo, game sales of Activision's (ATVI) 2013 title Skylanders Swap Force sold about 3.9 million copies to date, slightly lower than the 2012 Skylanders Giants version at 4.65 million, which was comparable to Skylanders Spyro's Adventure sales in 2011.

Richard Barry, executive vice president and chief merchandising officer at Toys R Us, expects Skylanders: Trap Team to be the biggest launch ever for the franchise.

McDonald's (MCD) will continue its Happy Meal promotions with Skylanders for the second year in a row and Frito - Lay (PEP) will continue to integrate the video game characters into its products.

Gaming is just the tip of the iceberg for the Skylanders franchise.

Activision is working with General Mills (GIS) to integrate Skylanders into its cereals — and the franchise even has the potential of getting its own cereal.

Skylanders Swap Force sold most on the Wii at 1.6 million units, followed by the Xbox 360 (0.9 million) and PS3 (0.7 million).

«The fact that Skylanders has not been hurt by Disney Infinity could mean that the concept is so popular that there is room for two key players,» said Warman.

Each Skylanders action figure introduces a virtual counterpart within the game world, through a physical portal.

In fact, Skylanders was sort of the anomaly for awhile in that we had the category to ourselves for a spell because we invented it.»

According to a Gamestop representative, parallel products including Nintendo's Amiibo line and Activision's Skylanders are still very healthy.

Activision, meanwhile, is making hay with Skylanders and has the promising Destiny (from Halo developer Bungie) coming up.

The recent update to the Skylanders franchise allows players to combine different pieces to create custom characters that are visually represented in gameplay.

These included Activision Blizzard's (ATVI) Skylanders, Nintendo's (NTDOY) Amiibo, and Time Warner's (TWX) Warner Bros..

As much as Skylanders might have been seen by the outside world as Infinity's foremost competitor, it was another Star Wars game that added yet another challenge to Disney franchise.

For example, Disney Infinity and Skylanders share a model that requires constant, expensive game development to support the sale of toys.

The sale of extra hardware (e.g. Skylanders» «Portal of Power») is also required in order for people to bring their physical toys to life inside the digital game.

«We are making a phenomenal Skylanders game in 2016 that's being led by Toys For Bob, the development studio that pioneered the toys - to - life category.

Those three franchises plus Skylanders made up 71 percent of Activision's total revenues in 2015, and «a significantly higher percentage» of the company's operating income, according to the publisher.

Activision said in a February earnings release that casual titles - specifically Skylanders SuperChargers and Guitar Hero Live - fell short of sales expectations.

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Canned corporate optimism aside, toys - to - life in the style of Infinity and Skylanders is highly complicated, and the casual market on consoles is under the gun more than ever before thanks to mobile games.

The video - game publisher, which is behind popular franchises such as «Destiny» and «Skylanders», forecast 2018 adjusted profit of $ 2.51 per share and revenue of $ 7.48 billion.

Review: Skylanders Swap Force Xbox 360

I'd like to know more about these Skylanders cupcakes as I am having a party for my son in a couple weeks.

Mostly my Skylanders cupcakes used the swirled frosting technique in white, blue, and green frosting.

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The latest freebies include a free Skylanders poster from Toys R Us, a free Educents coupon book, free MP3 albums from Google Play, and more.

Top of Z's Christmas list is the new Skylanders game.

His friends at school are all Skylander mad, which means even though he has only played on their game he still knows all the characters names and what their special powers are.

During half term we were invited to the Mondrian Hotel for a special Skylanders Academy screening.

When I told him there was a competition to design your own Skylander he set to work immediately, and came up with this.

Family gaming systems like the WiiU, portable handheld systems like the Nintendo 3DS, and video game toys like Skylanders, Disney Infinity, LEGO Dimensions, and Amiibo are very popular amongst kids.

Skylanders Trap Team Wii / 360 / PS3 / 3DS adventuring guide.

Update on Skylanders Trap Team for collectors.

It's crappy old Skylanders, none of the characters are recogniseable any more.

Some of the animations are downright awful (for example, look at your Skylander as he exits a cannon).

Several of my favorite characters from the last game play different and feel wrong (this has become the norm between games in Skylanders - inconsistency in older characters» gameplay).

Skylanders Superchargers is a competent sequel, but it lacks some of the charm of its predecessors by focusing too much on its collection of vehicles.

My least favorite Skylanders game so far.

Skylanders: SuperChargers is a bit cheaper, and that is noticeable in the slightly boring and matte design of the Skylanders, which thankfully does no longer matter as soon as you step into your car to have a fun online race.

This is my least favorite skylander game ever.

Skylanders Superchargers revs up its cyber-engine to offer fans a huge variety of vehicular and action platforming gameplay.