Viper1 said:
Did you see Skylanders or Disney Infinity becoming a hit before release? Now imagine a similar concept only vastly more expansive, built into the console and covering some of the biggest video game IPs in the world. |
Disney's property carry far more power then Nintendo's. We're not merely talking about gaming, we talking about worlds which a familiar and adored by most kids and their parents alike.
Skylanders was definitely unexpected, but again its main focus was young kids and it was designed to appeal to their sense of cool and adventure. Outside of Mario I don't Nintendo's IPs have relevance to a wider audience, and as for Mario he's a hugely popular established brand, but I don't think he has to appeal to sell tons of toys.
Not only that but toys in both of those games play a big, game altering role, new characters, gameplay possibilities and even gameplay content. its child friendly DLC. Amiibo howver is like unlocking a rather strange game mode which most people will most likely ignore. I could be wrong but I think the peope who will be buying amiibo's will proabbly be a niche demographic of hardcore Nintendo fans in their 20s/30s, not an army of kids whom are responsible for making Skylanders a thing.
