I think the issue is that these characters do not have the widespread appeal like those of for example Nintendo.

I don't think they would be able to make enough of an impact in a market with Disney, Nintendo, LEGO and Skylanders, to justify pursuing this.

You consider Alundra children-friendly?

https://youtu.be/EHkN_uaZ5Ok?t=12m14s

https://youtu.be/cahE61AEREw?t=1m55s

I would buy them, but I doubt Sony will do it. Sony has had a major issue over the years when it comes to expaniding the PlayStation brand. With all of the great IP's they have, and the movie, tv, and music connections you would think they would of had a Sly, Jak, or Ratchet cartoon years ago. Hopefully, I am wrong, and now that Kaz is in charge things will change.

It is sad because PlayStation should be the biggest brand on the planet, if they had any decent management ios and android would have never happened, and windows would be on the ropes.

Anyways, I would love to have a Jak and Daxter digital figure, a kratos one, a Nathan Drake one, a Knack one, Street Fighter characters, Solid Snake, Cloud Strife, Nariko, and many more. These would be a great addition to sonys new gear.playstation store, and a good start toward wearable tech for PlayStation.

yeah i definitely want a new parappa game

If only for a PS All Stars sequel, amirite?

@OP

May I suggest a different question?

If there were Sony figures similar to the Skylander ones, which ones would you buy?

I'd definitely buy (for a reasonable price):
1. Knack (4-5 if they came in different powers)
2. Nariko and Kai
3. Kraros (and most if not all the gods)
4. Kat
5. Iota from Tearaway
6. The Journey dude with the scarf
7. Sackboy
8. Delsin (Infamous: SS)
9. Dude from Soul Sacrifice

And maaaybe Drake. I'd definitely buy 3rd party ones as well (Sword art online or Ni no Kuni ones would be great).

What about moneyz?

What Sony needs to do is start leveraging some of the contacts they have with Sony Pictures and produce some kid-oriented content for their platforms.

Why did the Vita fail in the west? Because Sony had nothing to sell to kids, which is the main demographic for handhelds in North America. They failed to develop any long-term IP with the PSP that would hook kids for the future. That's a fundamental mistake. Instead, they marketed toward the segment of the population that had moved on to smart phones and tablets and it bit them.

What they should do is go to someone doing well in cross-media for children and offer to form a partnership where they would develop a quality series of games and other media in exchange for exclusivity. That could include film, games, and even Skylanders type toys.

Off the top of my head, imagine a high quality Monster High game with a lot of promotion. There are a slew of possibilities, especially with IP that are trying to gain traction.

That's what Sony should be looking into.

I don't think Sony "Amiibos" would be anywhere close to the success as Nintendo's.

You have to realize that Nintendo's IPs and characters are household names and known globally from kids to adults. How many kids actually know of all those Sony IPs? How relevant are they?

Nintendo has its own theme park coming with Universal Studios which should put into perspective the grand scale of Nintendo characters. Mario is the biggest gaming franchise in the world - Spyro, Crash and Sackboy can't even come close to comparing. 

I think the difference is that Nintendo has a vast catalogue of iconic characters and IPs, whereas Sony is sort of lacking in that. I think they would need to revamp their old properties to make them recognizable again, because really I can only see Ratchet & Clank and LBP working right now.