[Games] 1st Official Skylanders Deals and Spotting Thread!

[Afrodiziak]

If I was 5 years old I'd be all over these things.

[PozzyD]

Looks like a bunch of BS.

[YippoHippo]

I'm too lazy and tired to google what these are. Heck I thought it was for the skyland the Chinese grocery store. Any one wanna summarize what it is and why it's so 'popular' in less than 50 words please?

I wouldn't say 'popular' but, there is 32 Skylanders to collect and you can play as any Skylander by placing them on the 'Portal of Power'. However, you will need to purchase more Skylanders if you want to unlock everything. So, you might as well purchase all 32.

[tao2001]

I guess this just hasn't caught on here. I could run to Walmart right now and pick up and bunch of these things.

[Tron Javolta]

Do they sell the 3ds version in store at ebgames? I cannot find it on their website.

[7-Endless]

Do they sell the 3ds version in store at ebgames? I cannot find it on their website.

Yup, although I see more of the 3DS version starter pack at Walmart or TRU.

[7-Endless]

I guess this just hasn't caught on here. I could run to Walmart right now and pick up and bunch of these things.

This is basically the hot ticket item for kids right now. One of the Walmart reps mentioned to me that as soon as the news reported Skylanders as the #2 most wanted item for kids just before Christmas - they have been flying off the shelves.

I'm just trying to find an air element and undead element character so that my son can unlock the other areas that require these types of characters.

[JWL]

I wouldn't say 'popular' but, there is 32 Skylanders to collect and you can play as any Skylander by placing them on the 'Portal of Power'. However, you will need to purchase more Skylanders if you want to unlock everything. So, you might as well purchase all 32.

So to play the video game fully you have to buya bunch of action figures. Clever marketing. So what would be the total cost to play the game with all 32 characters at MSRP? How does that compare to the normal $70 cost of a game?

[Canadianpsycho]

and this

I certainly hope these are children's rooms... My virgin detector is going crazy.

[Dover2000]

Good idea for this threa op. my son is going crazy trying to find more. They are sold out everywhere except the main game pack. Some of these individual guys are going for over $30 each on eBay. Crazy

[KINGJAMES WITNESS 23]

I certainly hope these are children's rooms... My virgin detector is going crazy.

[DaWinman]

I guess this just hasn't caught on here. I could run to Walmart right now and pick up and bunch of these things.

You're definitely in the boonies then, as all the WM, FS, BB, etc. stores around here are totally cleaned out. Like as in, totally empty shelves without a single Skylander on them.

I only ended up buying the extra toys the kids requested for Christmas, and it wasn't that hard to find even the tough ones (like the Zap/Hex/Dino-Rang bundle) in November but things have definitely changed.

[kool1]

I am priviledged to start the 1st Official Skylanders Spotting Thread. The demand for this product has been so high during the holidays I am very surprised why there has been little talk about this product on RFD. Skylanders has already or will soon revolutionize the toy/gaming trend. To kick this thread off in the right direction, EB Games is offering the Start Up package for only $49.99 which is almost 30% off. Combined with Elkwood's promocode save another $5 to make it $44.99

Thanks Elkwood for bringing that info to this Thread!

Found here:
http://www.ebgames.ca/xbox-360/games...re-pack/309243


If you are in the GTA, and have been looking for this, you will know that this has been Out of Stock for many weeks, EVERYWHERE. When you ask an employee if they have Skylanders in stock, they roll their eyes and give you the bad news.

If you live in GTA, they currently have stock of the PS3 and Wii version at the EB Games in Dufferin Mall as of 4pm, but sadly no individual figures.

If you want the individual figures, they have a few left at the EB Games on Bloor Street + Bathurst. They released new stock at 4:30pm and after my purchases, there are 7 left and a Wii and PS3 Starter package left. I took a picture of what's left here:

http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/...skylanders.jpg



I am hoping other Skylanders fans will post Skylanders deals and available stock on this thread.

Enjoy!

Thanks for the tip - my son has been dying to spend his Christmas cash on this. Ordered with $5 off!

[7-Endless]

So to play the video game fully you have to buya bunch of action figures. Clever marketing. So what would be the total cost to play the game with all 32 characters at MSRP? How does that compare to the normal $70 cost of a game?

No, you can get by with the starter pack but there are lots of areas or sections within a level that can only be unlocked by a certain character type/element - that's where the hook is because Activision knows that all the kids will bug their parents for these other characters.

[BluEL]

I have a credit on a gift card, can I use my gc online to order?

Playing the game with all 32 characters will cost over $300! Rough calculation of the 3-packs for $25.

Edit: made my order online and used my edge credit/gc, but they charged me taxes. I thought with the edge card the taxes are included, i.e. what you see is what you pay and the exact amount just comes off the card.