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LivingMetal on 13 May 2016
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zorg1000 said:
Aquamarine said:

This makes sense.

If you look at USA NPD sell-through, Disney Infinity sales were just falling off a cliff from iteration to iteration.

LTD sales of Disney Infinity 3.0 as of March 2016 NPD were 1.194 million, while the equivalent sales of Disney Infinity 2.0 as of March 2015 were 1.720 million. That's a decline of -31%. Toy sales were also falling off a cliff.

It was just a matter of time.

 

Skylanders is going to meet the same fate. The latest version of Skylanders has only sold 741.5K in the USA so far according to NPD figures, down -47% from last year's Skylanders.

Do you know how well Lego Dimensions has done?

From Digital Spy:

"Disney has confirmed that it will cease to self-publish console games, with toys-to-life series Infinity being among the casualties.

In its latest earnings report, the company revealed a $147 million loss in its second quarter.

That's compared to a Skylanders franchise valued at $3 billion and with a sixth core game coming out this autumn. Then there's LEGO Dimensions, which contributed to Warner's $3.2 billion revenue last November, and amiibo figures that g"

http://www.digitalspy.com/gaming/news/a793662/disney-infinity-cancelled-as-parent-company-says-it-will-no-longer-self-publish-console-games/

Take that as you will.