Disney Infinity moves 3 million starter packs

by Thomas Schulenberg on Jan 18th 2014 12:00PM

Disney Infinity may have been named as a reference to its own potential revenue - The New York Times reports that Disney Interactive has sold three million Disney Infinity Starter Packs, which include figurines of three Disney characters and the game itself. Infinity was also the tenth best-selling game of 2013, according to data from the NPD Group.

Activision's Skylanders Swap Force, Infinity's main competition, was not one of the top 10 best-selling games of 2013, but the Skylanders series' revenue from retail sales surpassed $1.5 billion earlier this year. Consoles have received annual installments of the Skylanders franchise since its introduction with Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure.

Plans to expand Infinity's cast have resulted in new figurines for Disney's Frozen, Wreck-It Ralph and Tangled films, with references to classic moments from past films being recreated in Infinity's Toy Box mode. With Infinity's introduction doubling Disney Interactive's fourth-quarter earnings, Infinity's play set is likely to keep expanding. Future additions might not be determined by developers though - only The Claw knows who will go and who will stay.

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Skylanders Giants starter kit stomps on Amazon Gold Box

by Sinan Kubba on Jul 23rd 2013 9:00AM

If, like some of us, you've been peering over the windowsill, staring sadly at all the happy, smiling faces playing with their Skylanders Giants, wishing you had the excuse to say what-the-hey and jump in to some toy-portal-fun-stuffs, then today's Amazon Gold Box might be for you. The online retailer's daily deal squishes the game's starter kit, complete with game, Portal of Power, and three figures, to less than half-price at $29, which is pretty handy.

Elsewhere, the lightning deals aren't quite as exciting as previous Gold Box fare, although unusually the first deal of the day, a $20 PlayStation Move controller, is already sold out. The next deal, starting 6AM PT/9AM ET is the Move navigation controller, so expect a similarly wallet-friendly price and speedy sales. Based on the not-so-cryptic blurbs, we're forecasting flashes of lightning deals in the Epic Mickey 2 and Hitman: Absolution regions among others.

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Disney Infinity starter pack priced $74.99, Play Sets $34.99

by Sinan Kubba on Jan 16th 2013 1:15PM

The Disney Infinity starter pack, which will include the game, three figures and their three respective 'Play Sets,' will cost $74.99 when it debuts this June. The three figures bundled with the starter pack are Pirates of the Caribbean's Jack Sparrow, The Incredibles' Mr Incredible, and Sully of Monsters University.

Each of the 20 launch figures has its own associated 'Play Set,' these being gameplay worlds and stories linked to the character and their original habitat. Play Sets will cost $34.99, while Power Disc bundles, which sit underneath character figures and provide in-game buffs, will start at $4.99.

If you want to learn more, check out Mike Schramm's in-depth look at Disney's newly unveiled answer to Skylanders.

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Generation IV Starter Pokemon: Turtwig

Turtwig, or Naetle in Japanese, is an adorable turtle-like Grass Pokemon. He is #387 in the National Pokedex and is the grass starter for Sinnoh region in the Generation IV games. He is mostly green and brown, with a little twig growing out of the top of its head. His shell is actually made out of soil, and is slightly soft and moist. Your rival in Diamon, Pearl and Platinum would choose Turtwig as their starter if you chose the water Pokemon, Piplup. Turtwig evolves into Grotle at level 18, and into Torterra at level 32. Turtwig and his evolutionary line are the third set of turtle Pokemon, following Squirtle, Wartortle and Blastoise of Generation I, and Torkoal in Generation III. In Generation V, a fourth line of turtle Pokmemon were introduced; Purotooga and it's evolved form Abagoura. Turtwig is the only turtle Pokemon of the Grass type.
Turtwig's highest base stat is Attack, closely followed by Defense. It's worst stat is it's Speed, which makes sense as Turtwig is a turtle Pokemon. Since Turtwig is a grass Pokemon, he is strong against Ground, Rock, and Water type Pokemon. He is weak against Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice, and Poison types. Its strongest Special Attack is Leaf Storm, which it learns as a Torterra at level 45. Turtwig's strongest Physical Attack is Crunch, which it learns at level 37 as Torterra. It can learn a total of twenty-two TMs including moves it wouldn't normally be able to learn, like Rest and Grass Knot. It also can learn the HM01 Cut, and HM04 Strength.
In the Anime, there have been three Turtwigs owned by characters in the series. The main one would be Ash's Turtwig, which he caught in the episode "Gettin' Twiggy With It!". Ash's Turtwig was a confident yet loving Pokemon, and would show its affection by biting, a lot like Jame's Carnivine. Out of all the Turtwigs shown in the Anime, Ash's Turtwig is the cutest and has the most personality. Gardenia, a Gym Leader in Sinnoh, also has a Turtwig. Ash and Gardenia battled their Turtwigs against each other in a Gym battle, with Gardenia's Turtwig being the victor. The third Turtwig seen in the Anime was owned by Ash's rival, Paul. Paul's Turtwig was only seen in a flashback and never actually in battle, so its skills are not known.
Turtwig is in other Pokemon games, such as the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon series, the Pokemon Ranger series, and the new Wii game "PokePark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure". In "PokePark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure", Turtwig is one of the Pokemon you can use in Bulbasaur's Daring Dash. In the game, you can see Turtwig in all his cuteness in 3D, and hear his voice when he cheers if you win.
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