So my question to you guys is what other franchise would you like to see receiving the Skylander's treatment?

So just to reiterate what franchises would you guys like to see get the Skylanders treatment? Figurines, portal etc.

Pokemon. Imagine all those damn figures, IMAGINE IT.

I think it'd be cool to see a Magic the Gathering type thing. I mean, it's already collectable and ridiculously expensive. Also, I dig the fantasy style Magic has.

Pokemon and My Little Pony.

Really.

Pokemon. Imagine all those damn figures, IMAGINE IT.

Marvel Ultimate Alliance with action figures is a pretty cool idea.

@SuperWristBands said:

I think it'd be cool to see a Magic the Gathering type thing. I mean, it's already collectable and ridiculously expensive. Also, I dig the fantasy style Magic has.

Yeah I'd buy that

Probably something already based on collection like card games or action figures.  I don't want to see other video game franchises go that way.  
 
That redesign for Spyro kind of makes me sad.

Crazy Bones.

I think it'd be cool to see a Magic the Gathering type thing. I mean, it's already collectable and ridiculously expensive. Also, I dig the fantasy style Magic has.

League of Legends

Pokemon and would be such a good fit, I would buy those.

League of Legends

Deadly Creatures with real bugs. Making sure the scorpion doesn't scuttle off the podium would add an extra element of jeopardy.

I'd settle for an entirely new IP so long as there was actual data on the toys so you could eventually get more levels, characters etc than was on the disc.

Maybe Kamen Rider would be nice...I dunno.

In the end I still wouldn't play it unless the core game was actually good and appealing to me.

CoD with included Soap on a Rope (rapelling from a chopper).

Gundam.

Pokemon, Digimon, Gundam. All 3 would be awesome. I would actually buy toys again! >:D

Lego.

Lego.

@Masha2932 said:

@Ravenlight said:

Lego.

I'd thought of Lego but i couldn't figure out how the building mechanic would work. Legos to me are the building blocks, if it's just the Lego figurines then the game wouldn't interest me. Although It would be cool if you could build your own figurine and have it appear in game.

It would work just like traditional Lego but you'd need to purchase and scan each individual brick. No re-scanning the same brick.

DARK SOULS

Prepare to SPEND

I think Dungeons & Dragons would be a pretty awesome toy/videogame mash-up. Imagine all the different races, classes equipment, stats, loot, locations it just goes on and on.

Viva Piñata. Done.

@Masha2932 said:

@Ravenlight said:

Lego.

I'd thought of Lego but i couldn't figure out how the building mechanic would work. Legos to me are the building blocks, if it's just the Lego figurines then the game wouldn't interest me. Although It would be cool if you could build your own figurine and have it appear in game.

It would work just like traditional Lego but you'd need to purchase and scan each individual brick. No re-scanning the same brick.

@Masha2932 said:

Id chips are cheap enough.

The consumer doesn't need to know that. How will our shareholders get rich otherwise?

Warhammer would be great

Pokemon sounds perfect for this idea. Also, maybe some sort of Marvel vs. Capcom spinoff that utilizes this, with even more characters than the ones present in the fighting games.

@Commisar123 said:

Warhammer would be great

This is actually an amazing idea. The figures already exist so all they'd have to do is put chips in them. Then people can play the table top game online. Games Workshop still gets paid and Warhammer fans can literally play whenever they feel like it. Everybody wins.

@RockmanBionics

I'd settle for an entirely new IP so long as there was actual data on the toys so you could eventually get more levels, characters etc than was on the disc.

I wonder if that's necessary. To put that much memory on the actual device just to store level data would probably be prohibitively expensive (people are already complaining about the things costing $8!)

I don't see a problem with the shipping game disc having extra content already on there that they will sell in the future. There's really no difference between that and them having DLC already produced for the game and waiting to release it until the time is right.

Skylanders was in development for a long time - a lot of that time was spent building out all of these 'extra' levels and characters so that when the game ships, all that data is already on the disc. There's nothing wrong with them wanting to charge extra for that content because that was the intention from the beginning. The entire game is delayed release in order to get all that extra stuff on there.

I think Skylanders is a great IP with interesting characters and I am excited to see where they take it.

Pokémon. And Gears of War.

Naw, I'm good. I'd be happy if this hideous money sink flopped hard and was quickly forgotten.

Basically any tabletop game - HeroClix would be perfect for this kind of system, and it should just a huge throw down of all the licenses they have: DC, Marvel, Street Fighter and one or two others.

@robcat09 said:

@RockmanBionics

I'd settle for an entirely new IP so long as there was actual data on the toys so you could eventually get more levels, characters etc than was on the disc.

I wonder if that's necessary. To put that much memory on the actual device just to store level data would probably be prohibitively expensive (people are already complaining about the things costing $8!)

I don't see a problem with the shipping game disc having extra content already on there that they will sell in the future. There's really no difference between that and them having DLC already produced for the game and waiting to release it until the time is right.

Skylanders was in development for a long time - a lot of that time was spent building out all of these 'extra' levels and characters so that when the game ships, all that data is already on the disc. There's nothing wrong with them wanting to charge extra for that content because that was the intention from the beginning. The entire game is delayed release in order to get all that extra stuff on there.

I think Skylanders is a great IP with interesting characters and I am excited to see where they take it.

I don't really care what justifications they have for their 'on disc DLC', I only dislike it because it limits the amount of content in the game to what is already on there, putting a definite cap on what they can do with it. I guess they could eventually release a sequel that used both the old and new toys though, that could be cool.

In the end, I think Skylanders is a kids game that just doesn't have enought to it for me to get invested in it either way.

Fucking Warhammer and 40K.

He-man

@jaycrockett said:

Marvel Ultimate Alliance with action figures is a pretty cool idea.

As long as they made the game much deeper and far more worthwhile, I would absolutely get into this. I love the Marvel Ultimate Alliance games, and if they could somehow tailor the general gaming experience to change up depending on the characters you introduce, that would be even cooler.

Saints Row.

Saints Row.

Pokemon, or better yet Smash Bros.

Super Smash Brothers?

dude, Warhammer 40k hands down!!!!!

Pokemon.

@Largo6661 said:

dude, Warhammer 40k hands down!!!!!

Yes. Though knowing games workshop each figure would be $20 each and you'd still have to paint it but it would be fun to scan in figures and play some turn based games online.

@RockmanBionics said:

@robcat09 said:

@RockmanBionics

I'd settle for an entirely new IP so long as there was actual data on the toys so you could eventually get more levels, characters etc than was on the disc.

I wonder if that's necessary. To put that much memory on the actual device just to store level data would probably be prohibitively expensive (people are already complaining about the things costing $8!)

I don't see a problem with the shipping game disc having extra content already on there that they will sell in the future. There's really no difference between that and them having DLC already produced for the game and waiting to release it until the time is right.

Skylanders was in development for a long time - a lot of that time was spent building out all of these 'extra' levels and characters so that when the game ships, all that data is already on the disc. There's nothing wrong with them wanting to charge extra for that content because that was the intention from the beginning. The entire game is delayed release in order to get all that extra stuff on there.

I think Skylanders is a great IP with interesting characters and I am excited to see where they take it.

I don't really care what justifications they have for their 'on disc DLC', I only dislike it because it limits the amount of content in the game to what is already on there, putting a definite cap on what they can do with it. I guess they could eventually release a sequel that used both the old and new toys though, that could be cool.

In the end, I think Skylanders is a kids game that just doesn't have enought to it for me to get invested in it either way.

Hmm, interesting. I guess they could still do downloadable content, as long as they warn you when you buy the toy. Probably a bit unwieldy though so you may be right. That's actually kind of a bummer, I didn't consider that.

None.

I think a Lord of the Rings version would be kinda neat. Style it after the Return of the KIng game (but bigger/better), and be able to switch heroes at any time. Put 3 on and play co-op or with AI.

DnD would be great though. The portal would need to be pretty big to fit the character, each piece of clothing, weapons, items, daily spells, summons, etc. but it seems crazy enough to be perfect. So much money!

What's wrong with having selectable characters in a game? I'd hate to see DLC get to the point where we're actually expected to buy physical goods, just to use something already in the game.

I honestly don't understand why anyone thinks this is a good idea at all.

You guys are crazy. Why would you want to spend more money to buy things that should already be in the game. You people sadden me these days.