How Nintendo’s Wii U Will Usher In A New Era Of Skylanders-Style Locked On-Disc DLC
Source: blogs.forbes.com - Friday, September 14, 2012
Skylanders Giants ties your toy purchases to the content of your game. With the coming of the Wii U, expect lots more titles to adopt this business model. Activision’s line of Skylanders toys has been a huge success, outpacing the publisher’s expectations, and outselling other popular toy brands like Star Wars . With Skylanders Giants quickly approaching – the game launches on October 21st across all platforms with a later Wii U launch – Activision has released a new trailer showing off some of the new toys, as well as the many ways the game can be played. Alongside the console game you can play the Skylanders Cloud Patrol on iOS as well as the free browser-based Skylanders Universe online. And of course, all of this ties directly to whatever toys you’ve collected through the game’s “portals.” Here’s the trailer: Cross-Platform Convenience, On-Disc DLC I’ve been critical of game developers taking every single gaming experience, including single-player games, and tying it to mobile, browsers, and so forth – essentially, I don’t think every game needs to be online or on Facebook or in your pocket wherever you go. The flipside to this is a game like Skylanders Giants. Skylanders ties digital games to physical toys and, quite frankly, I’m surprised more companies haven’t copied this or done more to create an umbrella experience like this that brings numerous digital platforms together with action figures. Largely this is due to a defUbisoft Video Game Franchise Receives Black Eye With Shaun White Intoxication And Vandalism Arrest
Source: www.forbes.com - Monday, September 17, 2012
Although there’s been no new game officially announced, Shaun White has had an open-ended relationship with video game publisher Ubisoft. White, taking a page from mentor Tony Hawk’s skateboarding playbook, has released a pair of Shaun White Snowboarding games and a Shaun White Skateboarding title. The last game was released in 2010.
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