Disney Infinity canceled, Disney stopping as video game publisher

[Aquamarine]

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?

zorg1000 said:

LivingMetal said:

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.

thanks for the info but i was moreso asking about NPD numbers like Auqa gave for Disney/Skylanders.

Here's an indirect NPD comparison:

 

This comparison measures USA NPD sales of each year's release from launch date through the following March.

Suppose total toys-to-life (TTL) NPD sales (excluding standalone toys) for 2013 is 100%.

 

Skylanders:

Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure (2011-March 2012) - 41.5% of 2013's total TTL NPD sales

Skylanders: Giants (2012-March 2013) - 53.0% of 2013's total TTL NPD sales

Skylanders: Swap Force (2013-March 2014) - 46.3% of 2013's total TTL NPD sales

Skylanders: Trap Team (2014-March 2015) - 37.2% of 2013's total TTL NPD sales

Skylanders: Superchargers (2015-March 2016) - 18.3% of 2013's total TTL NPD sales

Disney Infinity:

Disney Infinity (2013-March 2014) - 53.7% of 2013's total TTL NPD sales

Disney Infinity 2.0 Marvel Super Heroes (2014-March 2015) - 43.7% of 2013's total TTL NPD sales

Disney Infinity 3.0 (2015-March 2016) - 28.2% of 2013's total TTL NPD sales

LEGO Dimensions:

LEGO Dimensions (2015-March 2016) - 33.7% of 2013's total TTL NPD sales

 

 

Comparison by year:

2011 TTL releases:

Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure (2011-March 2012) - 41.5% of 2013's total TTL NPD sales

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Total - 41.5% of 2013's total TTL NPD sales

 

2012 TTL releases:

Skylanders: Giants (2012-March 2013) - 53.0% of 2013's total TTL NPD sales

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Total - 53.0% of 2013's total TTL NPD sales

 

2013 TTL releases:

Skylanders: Swap Force (2013-March 2014) - 46.3% of 2013's total TTL NPD sales

Disney Infinity (2013-March 2014) - 53.7% of 2013's total TTL NPD sales

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Total - 100.0% of 2013's TTL NPD sales

 

2014 TTL releases:

Skylanders: Trap Team (2014-March 2015) - 37.2% of 2013's total TTL NPD sales

Disney Infinity 2.0 Marvel Super Heroes (2014-March 2015) - 43.7% of 2013's total TTL NPD sales

=

Total - 80.9% of 2013's total TTL NPD sales

 

2015 TTL releases:

Skylanders: Superchargers (2015-March 2016) - 18.3% of 2013's total TTL NPD sales

Disney Infinity 3.0 (2015-March 2016) - 28.2% of 2013's total TTL NPD sales

LEGO Dimensions (2015-March 2016) - 33.7% of 2013's total TTL NPD sales

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Total - 80.2% of 2013's total TTL NPD sales