Rumor: Nintendo Set to Release a Skylanders-Style Game for Wii U

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fleischr said:

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fleischr said:
Fun fact -- the Wii U version of Skylanders has nearly outsold the Xbox One and PS4 versions combined.

If you ask me, they already had a corner on the market -- now they own it.

Funner fact -- the Skylanders bundle for the Wii U over the holiday did jack all for hardware sales. As far as I could tell it was the far less popular bundle compared to the Mario one. 

Skylanders isn't exactly the type of game X1/PS4 early adopters (mostly males in their late teens-30s) go for anyway, usually more kids get access to those types of consoles after a round or two of price cuts. 

Not contesting any of that. But even after we go through rounds of price cuts -- the Wii U version is still the most affordable entry point to the series in the next-gen. You combine that with Mario, Sonic, other games,  and this Nintendo NFC game, you have a compelling value proposition to families.

Compare also among the 7th gen sales -- the Wii version sells best, even if that system is significantly weaker than 360 and PS3.

My goddaughter has the game and she's crazy about it, but she has a Wii and PS3 in the house so there's no point in buying another system for Skylanders ... $300 buys you like a ton of Skylanders, so why use that money on buying a redudant system for the game. That's how most parents will see it (can't blame them). 

To me I think Disney Infinity is underperforming a little bit too. Maybe the idea will work better with a Star Wars NFC line and Marvel Comics one.