darkSpyro

The buzz on Oahu is that new figures will be out on the 18th of November. Anybody else have anything on this? Is this just possibly a full release of wave 2, or is this a possible wave 3 date?

This thread is meant to find information not cause further confusion. If you don't have decent info please don't post.

Nice find!!

This has to be Wave 3.

Thumpback was planned for Wave 2.

My target said Hot Dog and A Catpult And Zap

^ If true... Maybe there'll be Wave 2.5 with just the second Battle Pack? Like when they just released LTH and Dragon's Peak?

That would be good.. but Thumpback would also be included.

Who is on the wave? And What is a relaible source that led you to these findings?? Hopefully !!!!!!

This was something I heard from a gamestop employee and then from a toys r us employee in separate conversations without mentioning the other, but again, this could just be the main dose of wave 2 since all those figures are still super spotty, Hot Head in particular. Please don't get overly excited and overly speculate.

This makes sense as November 18th is the day the WiiU launches.

Probably the Wii U Starter Pack, iPod/iPhone/iPad Starter Packs, the left Battle Pack, Ninjini, Thumpback, Eye-Brawl and the few S2 and Lightcore skylanders left will be in Wave 3

Thats toooo much for a wave I think wave 3 is Battlepack
Thumpback*crossfingers*
Eruptor,PrismBreak Drobot WreckingBall,StealthElf
Chill,,Shroomboom Light-core
EDIT:Who else thinks that the waves are comming too fast last year wave 3 was in january.

Welp, what about the variants? Jade Flashwing, GITD Sonic Boom, Scarlet Ninjini, Polar Whirlwind, and Molten Hot Dog.

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This makes sense as November 18th is the day the WiiU launches.

There we go. That was the solid piece of info I was looking for. Nintendo may have struck a deal to have a few goodies saved for them and the Wii U. But this may just mean Thumpback or something if what people are saying is true and he was supposed to be packaged with Hot Head originally.

Maybe at the end we'll have a variant wave?

For some reason I find it hard to believe that all the figures could be released before the game has even been out for more than a month...

I think it is the full release of wave 2 and Thumpback.

He was shown in the Wii U trailer

Yep ^

Wait, so was S2 Spyro..

Well, either Wave 3, or revised 2. with Spyro and Thumpback..

Thumpback's gotta come out!

THUMPY!

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For some reason I find it hard to believe that all the figures could be released before the game has even been out for more than a month...

I found it hard to believe 80% of the figures were released by the 2nd day.

It is what it is.

Well, mai birthday's the 6TH, and Im probably getting nothing but MONNEH!
HALLELUJAH

If the 3rd wave is coming out in november...........I don't have a plan how to pay that stuff BUT I WILL GET IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

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For some reason I find it hard to believe that all the figures could be released before the game has even been out for more than a month...

Well, for SSA:

Hex, Dino-Wrang and Wrecking Ball were out near or right after the game. When the game actually launched (excluding Wave 2 guys) there was really only like 9 more that were left. (brought across like...6 months)

So it's not too crazy I'd say. There's still a lot of characters left, not to mention the variants and stuff.

I'd guess that Wave 3 will probably be out December or so though. So this might be like a soft release of some new stuff. Thumpback would be neat and I'd run over small children for S2 Spyro.

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Hex, Dino-Wrang and Wrecking Ball were out near or right after the game.

No, I'm pretty sure they came out November/December, didn't they?

Yeah! Thumpback in wave 3. Waited for so darn long for him.

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Hex, Dino-Wrang and Wrecking Ball were out near or right after the game.

No, I'm pretty sure they came out November/December, didn't they?

Mmm...maybe? I remember seeing them very early after the game came out. At least near me they were.

"Wave 2
One month after the release of the game the second wave of new characters was released."
So, nope...

It's hard to remember sometimes because it was new and we weren't all trying to get ahead of the scalpers last time like we are this time. Hot Head validates our paranoia. It's rare and it seems like more copies go to eBay and amazon versus directly into the hands of actual consumers.

well im just hoping for ninjini since shes the only one on my wishlist not realsed

November 18 was the original release date for Wave 2, before they decided to do an accelerated release.

Definitely the Wii U pack.

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Quote: awesomerockets

For some reason I find it hard to believe that all the figures could be released before the game has even been out for more than a month...

I found it hard to believe 80% of the figures were released by the 2nd day.

It is what it is.

Hey, if people are gonna pay for it, why not release them?? It's more money for Activision to precede the Holiday sales! Seems like lots of people are getting their holiday shopping done BEFORE Black Friday this year, instead of starting their shopping then... so they could potentially miss out on more money if people were done shopping by the time wave 3 hits for Blk Fri... I'm not complaining, sign me up!! lol

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For some reason I find it hard to believe that all the figures could be released before the game has even been out for more than a month...

A few reasons for that.

* Skylanders proved itself last year. This year, they're fairly confident that "if you ship it, it will sell."

* Games in general haven't sold as well this year as in others, with them dropping from $60 to $20 in a couple months. The more Skylanders are available, the better Activision's 2012 Sales Revenue will look. And the better the sales are in Skylanders this holiday season, the more likely stores will "buy deep" and carry a lot of product for NEXT year's game.

* Even if all the standard figures are out, there's no reason why they can't have a wave or two of "special" figures during the spring and summer months. You've got Punch Pop Fizz, could Ketchup-Flavored Hot Dog be far behind? (Granted, it's more likely you'll see figures that just show up as "special" since there's no name data in the game for a Ketchup-Flavored Hot Dog; like maybe a complete set of Glow In The Dark Skylanders for collectors to track down.)


That last point is actually my biggest fear. I don't expect it this year, but NEXT year's game may be where they push the envelope too far, come out with too many 'exclusive' figures and rare gimmicks, and make it so even the most hardcore collectors give up.


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Hot Head validates our paranoia. It's rare and it seems like more copies go to eBay and amazon versus directly into the hands of actual consumers.

"Rare" is in the eye of the beholder. I saw a Hot Head in Target yesterday when I wasn't actively even looking for him. On a MONDAY, so it's not likely the shipment came in that day unless it was delayed from the hurricane or something. Didn't manage to get him (because I figured giving it to the 7-year-old actively eyeing him was more important than ME keeping it), but he's out there.

It's just common sense that the last few will be harder to get than the original wave - your "casual scalpers" have woken up by this point, and by the holidays a lot more kids will have the game open and will actively want more figures. If you want to have a complete set, buying them early before your competition wakes up is the way to go.

I saw The wave 2 on the first day I went shopping and the day they came out! When I went to the store they were putting out the displays and you could open up the boxes and I found one with and Flaashwing So I was super excited... I believe will come out will the wii U in my opinion because his package was shown in the commmercial! I want

i want so bad! now if i could just get some money...

me too thumpterra12

thats the ultra rare kappatar? i like it! i just need 10$ to get hot head, or save for .i think ill get hot head and get mmore l8er.

Last time, here were the waves:

Wave 1: Game Release Date

Wave 2: November 11th or so

Wave 3: Mid to late January

Wave 4: Early April

Wave 5: Sometime in June

There's at least 2 months between waves. For Giants, there wasn't even a month between wave 1 and 2

Wave 1: October 21st

Wave 2: October 23-28

Wave 3: Predicted to be mid November

Wave 4: I'm guessing early-mid December

I guess kids were losing interest between waves, so they shortened the length.

So we have either the 18th or the 22nd? So Sunday the 18th vs Thurs the 22nd (aka Turkey Day for those in the US). While I'd rather it was on the 18th for many many reasons, I think it's probably gonna be the 22nd, at least in the Continental US. Thanks Activision. Like I'm not helping out with our Thanksgiving dinner, or need to go to a location further than down the street for the celebration itself. Did you note the sarcasm? Good. I meant it!

I get that they want the monehs and all, but could they NOT make it conflict with a holiday? Of course, the 23rd would be 10 times worse, but at least they could place it on the 21st....

At least I can say I have less to find, but that's assuming TRU doesn't cancel them....they did with LCHex...

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Last time, here were the waves:

Wave 1: Game Release Date

Wave 2: November 11th or so

Wave 3: Mid to late January

Wave 4: Early April

Wave 5: Sometime in June

There's at least 2 months between waves. For Giants, there wasn't even a month between wave 1 and 2

Wave 1: October 21st

Wave 2: October 23-28

Wave 3: Predicted to be mid November

Wave 4: I'm guessing early-mid December

I guess kids were losing interest between waves, so they shortened the length.

Really? My assumption is that they are releasing as much as they can, so their sales will skyrocket (no pun intended) come Christmas time. It's ingenious really. ^^

You can't release on the 22nd in the states. Walmart is like the ONLY store open.

EXACTLY!!

http://memegenerator.net/instance/29785305

November 18th is the date the Wii U comes out in America.
In Australia Wave Two will come out a day before the Wii U- on the 29th.
I DON'T SMELL A MERE COINCIDENCE

TRU Bellevue, WA will be open 8pm Thurs 22nd for Black Friday deals and will have wave 3 then. ''' I just called them a few minutes ago and confirmed it.

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You can't release on the 22nd in the states. Walmart is like the ONLY store open.

Lol. I guess you don't follow deal sites. Wal-mart, Target, K-mart... list goes on. Most of them are either ope, or open at 8-9PM.

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^ If true... Maybe there'll be Wave 2.5 with just the second Battle Pack? Like when they just released LTH and Dragon's Peak?

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Thats toooo much for a wave I think wave 3 is Battlepack
Thumpback*crossfingers*
Eruptor,PrismBreak Drobot WreckingBall,StealthElf
Chill,,Shroomboom Light-core
EDIT:Who else thinks that the waves are comming too fast last year wave 3 was in january.

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I think it is the full release of wave 2 and Thumpback.

He was shown in the Wii U trailer

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Last time, here were the waves:

Wave 1: Game Release Date

Wave 2: November 11th or so

Wave 3: Mid to late January

Wave 4: Early April

Wave 5: Sometime in June

There's at least 2 months between waves. For Giants, there wasn't even a month between wave 1 and 2

Wave 1: October 21st

Wave 2: October 23-28

Wave 3: Predicted to be mid November

Wave 4: I'm guessing early-mid December

I guess kids were losing interest between waves, so they shortened the length.

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TRU Bellevue, WA will be open 8pm Thurs 22nd for Black Friday deals and will have wave 3 then. ''' I just called them a few minutes ago and confirmed it.

Ok problem. I'm not trying to say anything to offend you, but I just dont believe any of this would happen at all, except for taka's post.

@ Nibelilt: I highly doubt a wave 2.5 just to release the second battle pack.

@Takadox360: Your post seems logical. The release of one giant is good along with two Lightcore
And a few s2 along with the battle pack. But, it makes the most sense if wave three for giants comes out around that time. IMO

@ZapNorris: like I said, why would they make a wave 2.5 JUST to release Thumpback and the battle pack. Dumb idea for them to do that IMO.

@Eyebrawl4616: Just no. Your list is innocent, but they wouldn't release it in a four month period, then they would be done for. Most likely wave 3 in Janurary and wave 4 in Feburary or march.

@TheLurk: see you just cannot go off what an employee says. They could be absolutely wrong and just saying you called and confirmed doesn't prove anything. Why?
Reasons:
1)I just can't believe it because this is just from one person, not from a majority.
2) There is no physical proof other than you just putting it out there that it is.
3) You can't go off what employees say most times because they get confused and they may not even know at all.

It's just hard to grasp that that will happen seeming how wave 2 JUST came out less than a month ago.

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You can't release on the 22nd in the states. Walmart is like the ONLY store open.

Lol. I guess you don't follow deal sites. Wal-mart, Target, K-mart... list goes on. Most of them are either ope, or open at 8-9PM.

And yet another sign of the dismemberment of the family unit in the states. HOORAY!!

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@ Nibelilt: I highly doubt a wave 2.5 just to release the second battle pack.

No, I think it's pretty likely. Dragon's Peak would like a word with you. And I would guess they'd kick in LSE with it.

http://memegenerator.net/instance/29893054 nuff said http://memegenerator.net/instance/29893148