Activision revealed today at the American International Toy Fair 2012 that their popular new franchise Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure would indeed be receiving follow-up treatment to the game. Skylanders Giants is thus far being called the “Next Chapter in the Franchise Introduces More Than 20 New Figures Including Super-Sized Giants and Characters Featuring Light Technology” (from Activision press release) and not so much a direct sequel. We know they’ll be new Skylanders released (more then 20 including 8 giant-sized figures) and from the reveal trailer it looks like Flynn and his balloon show up – giving gamers familiar Skylands to explore.
Activision has confirmed that all previously released Skylanders (and their power-ups) will be 100% compatable with Skylanders Giants – basically making a combination of two vast games to play with all the figures and expansions. Parents who are keeping track of their wallets will be shelling out more then they had hoped for as the Skylanders franchise is currently the ‘gotta have them all’ generation that was formally exclusive to Pokemon.
Suggested Retail Price for the Skylanders Giants Starter Pack is $69.99 which means we should expect another 30-40 hour experience of gigantic proportions. We hope retailers double their orders this time around for the 2012 holidays as Skylanders figures were in short supply once word got out how fun it was being a ‘Portal Master’.
COIN-OP TV has been covering Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure since day one and has over 40 gameplay videos and tutorials on the YouTube channel – you can watch them all conveniently by clicking on this playlist button:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL095B7F21A5D45857
Related:
Skylanders Announcement Interview from E3 2011
https://coin-op.tv/?p=3652
Skylanders Nintendo 3DS Interview:
https://coin-op.tv/?p=3850
[..YouTube..] FIRST !
[..YouTube..] So is this a new game, dlc or more figures?
[..YouTube..] omg omg omg
[..YouTube..] okay, now I am so wanting those giants and get new skylanders.
[..YouTube..] Can’t wait to see you 101 these giants!
[..YouTube..] i wonder if you still use the portal
[..YouTube..] @InsaneTurtle9 i would bet money that the same portal and original figures work with the new game
[..YouTube..] @BlackNerdComedy skylanders 102!
[..YouTube..] @Benicthehedgehog giant skylanders – will i have room to store ’em all!
[..YouTube..] @elitehanter562pred pretty cool right!
[..YouTube..] @omegadeathreaper all of the above
[..YouTube..] @ThePaludinho thx for watching!
[..YouTube..] @coinoptv u´r welcome !
I´m new at your channel so …
CAN YOU EXPLAIN A LITTLE ABOUT YOUR CHANNEL ??????????????????????
[..YouTube..] 1:20
Trigger Happy’s face = ROFL
[..YouTube..] omg. i want i want i want!!! PS: BLACK NERD SENT ME!!!
[..YouTube..] @coinoptv who knows. but I get the feeling that they will be fun to use, and I am sure i got some room to use them since i would like to put my skylanders all in a bag and tak out all or any of the ones that I would like to use.
[..YouTube..] is it me or did this come out at a good time “New York !Giants! win the Super Bowl and now we have giants 😛
[..YouTube..] i didn’t even finish the collection of the first one :.(
[..YouTube..] What systems is this game going to be on
[..YouTube..] @Sudsmaster100 it’ll be on everything – Wii, Xbox, PS3, PC
[..YouTube..] >:( I have to wait a whole year! Why activision WHY?!!!!!
[..YouTube..] @sudmaster100 same systems as before.no word on 3ds version yet though
[..YouTube..] Another cool idea they could do is on there website you could make your own skylandr pay a small fee for it about the price for a normal single character and then in a few days they send you that figure that you made to play anyone else think it’s a good idea
[..YouTube..] What new skylanders are there
[..YouTube..] this is so cool
[..YouTube..] @MrTomskaa Only two have been confirmed, Eaglegun, an air skylander and Alchemist, a mgic skylander. Oh and the giant who’s called Tree Rex… Yeah, they went there.
[..YouTube..] Cool video it looks fun
[..YouTube..] @Shockwavecomms
Dude, that Air Skylander isn’t called Eaglegun. -_- You’re only basing this all on a picture a user renamed who has no idea who has no idea what that Air Skylander is named as well…
[..YouTube..] End of 2012 sth very very BIG is coming……the DRAGON
[..YouTube..] 😀
[..YouTube..] wow.
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[..YouTube..] cool
[..YouTube..] I want this so bad. Looks awesome.
[..YouTube..] I want so bad.
[..YouTube..] Awesome
[..YouTube..] @coinoptv What about DS/Vita/PSP?
[..YouTube..] of course they were going to make this trailer right after the super bowl=P lol
[..YouTube..] @coinoptv It is also for 3DS to
[..YouTube..] @jojopetv No it will not be for DS, Vita, or PSP
[..YouTube..] @jojopetv The systems that this game will be on are Wii, PS3, Xbox 360, and 3DS
[..YouTube..] What kind of man wears a mask under his mask?
Oh wait. Nevermind.
[..YouTube..] can you use the origanal skylanders on this version as well as the new giants
[..YouTube..] @coinoptv So ill be able to play skylanders on the nintendo 64 and SNES sweet
[..YouTube..] @coinoptv and 3ds
[..YouTube..] woooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[..YouTube..] that sounds cool. I hear they will have are eight giant characters so I assume that means one for each element. the big tree guy looks like life and I’ve seen a blue furry one who I guess might be magic. does any one know the names of the giants?
[..YouTube..] cant wait
[..YouTube..] cant wait