http://www.engadget.com/2014/08/12/skylanders-trap-team-tablet-starter-pack/

With the news that Skylanders will not only release on consoles/hand-consoles but on Tablet at the same time...and it's the very same game....is this a BIG deal?

Well yes it is.  As far as I know, this is the first time a fully fledged game has released on Tablet at the same time as on console...and it's not a cut-down, tablet-centric game....it's the full Skylander Trap Team game.

I wonder if DF will do a huge comparison for this one...including performance on iOS/Android/FireOS as well as PS3/360 etc.

Will this start like for like releases with other games?  Probably not, but will this be the last.... I seriously doubt it.

One thing is for sure......I will pick one up once it reduces in price, as the controller will likely work with other games etc...and to get a cheap Bluetooth controller for the iPad is good.

Anyway, what do you guys think?

This should be signs of the shifting market. This seems to directly compete with the Wii U version as well, for obvious reasons.

Well ... I'd be a little worried if I was Nintendo, but really at this stage what can you do? Tablets/smartphones + kids is simply a runaway train.

If the game actually look exactly like the PS3/360/Wii U versions ... I think we are definitely getting closer to the day of a Nintendo handheld pumping out Wii U quality graphics too. So from a Nintendo fan POV it's kinda neat in that way even if its bad news for Nintendo as a business. 

Well they are also offering free Wii U codes if you buy the Wii version (also the Wii version apparently sells the best) so I'm not even sure how Nintendo should feel right now.