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Lack of a racing mode will keep this from being the definitive version for me (it seems the Wii U version will remain the version with the most content), but I'm sure I'll still get it sometime down the line when I can get it by itself for a few dollars at Gamestop.

I wonder why they took the racing mode out, though? Issues with scanning in the vehicles and traps, maybe?

Why is the Wii U version the version with the most content?

Bowser and DK!

I realize they don't have a portal owner's pack because there is no portal. But, couldn't they just release the game by itself? Also, there is no need for them to put the exact same figures and crystal in the pack. Put something new in there and it would definitely get people to buy it. With features removed however, it may deter buyers to have to spend the money. Why do I want to buy the same game I have, that doesn't do as much and get duplicates of stuff that I obviously don't need. If it was $30 I might get it just to have in on the Switch, even though some features don't work. My only thought is since it was not release on the Wii or 3DS this time, maybe they are thinking people that didn't have a Wii U will be getting the Switch and will need the complete starter pack. Thoughts?

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Lack of a racing mode will keep this from being the definitive version for me (it seems the Wii U version will remain the version with the most content), but I'm sure I'll still get it sometime down the line when I can get it by itself for a few dollars at Gamestop.

I wonder why they took the racing mode out, though? Issues with scanning in the vehicles and traps, maybe?

Why is the Wii U version the version with the most content?

Bowser & DK (with their vehicles).

Yeah, but... Better graphics, though. Bowser and DK are alright Skylanders, but they aren't worth the Wii U version IMO. Especially because the Creator takes way longer to load on the Wii U version than it does on Xbox One or PS4

I planned to not buy most Wii U games with Switch ports, but I'll get the Wii U version because of the Racing, even if SuperChargers already has it. Bowser and DK are compatible in the Switch too, but still.

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I realize they don't have a portal owner's pack because there is no portal. But, couldn't they just release the game by itself? Also, there is no need for them to put the exact same figures and crystal in the pack. Put something new in there and it would definitely get people to buy it. With features removed however, it may deter buyers to have to spend the money. Why do I want to buy the same game I have, that doesn't do as much and get duplicates of stuff that I obviously don't need. If it was $30 I might get it just to have in on the Switch, even though some features don't work. My only thought is since it was not release on the Wii or 3DS this time, maybe they are thinking people that didn't have a Wii U will be getting the Switch and will need the complete starter pack. Thoughts?

I think the objective is bring in new players, not call in people who already played. Basically.

Thinking about it, if I do get the switch pack, then this could be a good oppurtunity for me to try that Imaginator-Sensei figure idea I had a while ago. 'Cause it's not like I need two King Pens or Golden Queens. I just need to decide what two characters I could do for it then...

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I planned to not buy most Wii U games with Switch ports, but I'll get the Wii U version because of the Racing, even if SuperChargers already has it. Bowser and DK are compatible in the Switch too, but still.

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I realize they don't have a portal owner's pack because there is no portal. But, couldn't they just release the game by itself? Also, there is no need for them to put the exact same figures and crystal in the pack. Put something new in there and it would definitely get people to buy it. With features removed however, it may deter buyers to have to spend the money. Why do I want to buy the same game I have, that doesn't do as much and get duplicates of stuff that I obviously don't need. If it was $30 I might get it just to have in on the Switch, even though some features don't work. My only thought is since it was not release on the Wii or 3DS this time, maybe they are thinking people that didn't have a Wii U will be getting the Switch and will need the complete starter pack. Thoughts?

I think the objective is bring in new players, not call in people who already played. Basically.

Aren't Bowser and DK compatible on the Wii U? Why is everyone making a big deal that they are compatible?

Yes, they are.

Maybe to attract Nintendo fans again. Maaaybe?

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I planned to not buy most Wii U games with Switch ports, but I'll get the Wii U version because of the Racing, even if SuperChargers already has it. Bowser and DK are compatible in the Switch too, but still.

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I realize they don't have a portal owner's pack because there is no portal. But, couldn't they just release the game by itself? Also, there is no need for them to put the exact same figures and crystal in the pack. Put something new in there and it would definitely get people to buy it. With features removed however, it may deter buyers to have to spend the money. Why do I want to buy the same game I have, that doesn't do as much and get duplicates of stuff that I obviously don't need. If it was $30 I might get it just to have in on the Switch, even though some features don't work. My only thought is since it was not release on the Wii or 3DS this time, maybe they are thinking people that didn't have a Wii U will be getting the Switch and will need the complete starter pack. Thoughts?

I think the objective is bring in new players, not call in people who already played. Basically.

^ This. There doesn't seem to be a lot of launch titles for the Switch. So people buy it for their kids, kids get bored, parents look for next game to shut kids up so they buy Skylanders because there's not a lot of other options initially.

Well that's great that it's coming to Switch and after I've watched the presentation of it, I think I can get it and that's not only for Skylanders or the upcoming Pokémon game. (okay maybe just that too.) But there are many questions that you guys have thinking as I am and yes one of them is crucial.

1. Will my Portal of Power work in Switch even if the portal's not included in the Starter Pack?
Without the Portal in any Skylanders games might break the purpose of Skylanders being a magical dimension and besides, I prefer the Portal more then using the In Built NFC Reader to add my toys in my digital collection.
2. If this version will not have Racing, will this have other modes to balanced out the other consoles? Okay this is another crucial thing but If PVP became a Switch exclusive for awhile or never, I'm getting it pronto.
3. Can Vehicles and Traps be added to the digital collection with the Traptanium Portal?
This version will bring up to 300+ figures so if we're not adding Vehicles or Traps in our collection then what's the point of having them and besides, I smell a Switch version of Trap Team around the long corner.

If you guys have any theories of these questions then I can join you with these.

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Well that's great that it's coming to Switch and after I've watched the presentation of it, I think I can get it and that's not only for Skylanders or the upcoming Pokémon game. (okay maybe just that too.) But there are many questions that you guys have thinking as I am and yes one of them is crucial.

1. Will my Portal of Power work in Switch even if the portal's not included in the Starter Pack?
Without the Portal in any Skylanders games might break the purpose of Skylanders being a magical dimension and besides, I prefer the Portal more then using the In Built NFC Reader to add my toys in my digital collection.
2. If this version will not have Racing, will this have other modes to balanced out the other consoles? Okay this is another crucial thing but If PVP became a Switch exclusive for awhile or never, I'm getting it pronto.
3. Can Vehicles and Traps be added to the digital collection with the Traptanium Portal?
This version will bring up to 300+ figures so if we're not adding Vehicles or Traps in our collection then what's the point of having them and besides, I smell a Switch version of Trap Team around the long corner.

If you guys have any theories of these questions then I can join you with these.

You really think so? What about the other games?

who will buy the switch version now?... havent everyone that is interested bought it for the wiiu, xb360, xbone, ps4, ps3 and finished the game and now they are gonna buy it again?? dont make sense... i just dont see any parents paying 300 dollars for the switch and then pick up imaginators and buy all the figures for it.

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who will buy the switch version now?... havent everyone that is interested bought it for the wiiu, xb360, xbone, ps4, ps3 and finished the game and now they are gonna buy it again?? dont make sense... i just dont see any parents paying 300 dollars for the switch and then pick up imaginators and buy all the figures for it.

Who says they have to buy the game and the Switch at the same time?

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who will buy the switch version now?... havent everyone that is interested bought it for the wiiu, xb360, xbone, ps4, ps3 and finished the game and now they are gonna buy it again?? dont make sense... i just dont see any parents paying 300 dollars for the switch and then pick up imaginators and buy all the figures for it.

Who says they have to buy the game and the Switch at the same time?

are they gonna buy the switch without any games??... there is no bundles, you will have to buy a game for it.

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who will buy the switch version now?... havent everyone that is interested bought it for the wiiu, xb360, xbone, ps4, ps3 and finished the game and now they are gonna buy it again?? dont make sense... i just dont see any parents paying 300 dollars for the switch and then pick up imaginators and buy all the figures for it.

Who says they have to buy the game and the Switch at the same time?

are they gonna buy the switch without any games??... there is no bundles, you will have to buy a game for it.

That's what Breath of the Wild is for... Imaginators is just another option.

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who will buy the switch version now?... havent everyone that is interested bought it for the wiiu, xb360, xbone, ps4, ps3 and finished the game and now they are gonna buy it again?? dont make sense... i just dont see any parents paying 300 dollars for the switch and then pick up imaginators and buy all the figures for it.

This version is not meant for people who already have the game. It's for new players.

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That's what Breath of the Wild is for... Imaginators is just another option.

When you're the only living being on Earth who is not planning to buy Breath of the Wild...

i have doubt that any nintendo fans would pick it up in the first place, they would pick zelda and mario games first.

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i have doubt that any nintendo fans would pick it up in the first place, they would pick zelda and mario games first.

Mario isn't out til the holiday season, most unfortunately.

I'll probably get the Switch version after I get BotW. The Wii U version will be my main version but the Switch version will be great for leveling up characters and playing Skylanders on the go.

I would be tempted to buy Switch just for the ability to play Skylanders on the go if there was more than one Skylanders game I could play on it. But with Imaginators probably being the only Skylanders game that will ever be playable on it I won't be buying a Switch.

I pre-ordered my Nintendo switch along with breath of the wild and skylanders Imaginators (even tho I already have it on Wii U and PS4). Have to say I was really hopping for a switch port so that was a day one buy for me.

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i have doubt that any nintendo fans would pick it up in the first place, they would pick zelda and mario games first.

Mario isn't out til the holiday season, most unfortunately.

what about mario kart 8 deluxe?

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i have doubt that any nintendo fans would pick it up in the first place, they would pick zelda and mario games first.

Mario isn't out til the holiday season, most unfortunately.

what about mario kart 8 deluxe?

Not a launch title, either.

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i have doubt that any nintendo fans would pick it up in the first place, they would pick zelda and mario games first.

Mario isn't out til the holiday season, most unfortunately.

what about mario kart 8 deluxe?

The 28th of April.

100 NEW PARTS.

DOOMLANDER PARTS PLEASE. I WANT TO CREATE THEM SENTINEL, BOWSLINGER, AND SWASHBUCKLER AS IMAGINATORS.

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Lack of a racing mode will keep this from being the definitive version for me (it seems the Wii U version will remain the version with the most content), but I'm sure I'll still get it sometime down the line when I can get it by itself for a few dollars at Gamestop.

I wonder why they took the racing mode out, though? Issues with scanning in the vehicles and traps, maybe?

Why is the Wii U version the version with the most content?

It has DK and Bowser as playable characters (which the Xbox and Playstation versions don't have) and it has the racing mode (which the Switch version doesn't have).

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Yeah, but... Better graphics, though. Bowser and DK are alright Skylanders, but they aren't worth the Wii U version IMO. Especially because the Creator takes way longer to load on the Wii U version than it does on Xbox One or PS4

Graphics/performance vs content is a matter of personal preference, but the fact remains that the Wii U version does have the most content (whereas it would be tied with the Switch version if the Switch version hadn't lost racing mode, which was my point).

I'm almost tempted to trade in my PS3 starter pack and get the Switch version. I know there won't be much differences, I just prefer to play games on the go and I like the idea of switching between my Skylanders in-game without having to scan them on the portal every time.

I just hope that have a digital version on the Switch Store....

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Well that's great that it's coming to Switch and after I've watched the presentation of it, I think I can get it and that's not only for Skylanders or the upcoming Pokémon game. (okay maybe just that too.) But there are many questions that you guys have thinking as I am and yes one of them is crucial.

1. Will my Portal of Power work in Switch even if the portal's not included in the Starter Pack?
Without the Portal in any Skylanders games might break the purpose of Skylanders being a magical dimension and besides, I prefer the Portal more then using the In Built NFC Reader to add my toys in my digital collection.
2. If this version will not have Racing, will this have other modes to balanced out the other consoles? Okay this is another crucial thing but If PVP became a Switch exclusive for awhile or never, I'm getting it pronto.
3. Can Vehicles and Traps be added to the digital collection with the Traptanium Portal?
This version will bring up to 300+ figures so if we're not adding Vehicles or Traps in our collection then what's the point of having them and besides, I smell a Switch version of Trap Team around the long corner.

If you guys have any theories of these questions then I can join you with these.

No. On one of the corners of the Joy-Con controllers (bottom right, I think), you can scan in your skylanders ONCE. Then you don't need the figure until you update the stats of the character, then you tap the figure again. Portal free!

I'm assuming story mode only, the Switch is not going to be as powerful as an XBOne or a PS4.

No, vehicles are probably too big to be scanned in, and there is no way to read traps, as there is no trap slot.

Isn't there a USB port on the back of the dock?

I'll pick this up, just not on launch. I'll wanna play BOTW and 1,2,switch (digital cow milking is the future) so this will wait

What do you think you're seeing in this picture?

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Isn't there a USB port on the back of the dock?

It looks like there are two USB ports on the side of the dock, but the portable screen itself only has a USB-C socket, so you wouldn't be able to connect a portal directly to the Switch while on the go. Scanning the figures in seems like the most reasonable option for the sake of portability.

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The character select screen.
It doesn't reveal anything new, but I thought it's neat to see it.

We already got a glimpse in one B-Roll. But still, pretty neat.

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Isn't there a USB port on the back of the dock?

It looks like there are two USB ports on the side of the dock, but the portable screen itself only has a USB-C socket, so you wouldn't be able to connect a portal directly to the Switch while on the go. Scanning the figures in seems like the most reasonable option for the sake of portability.

Well at least there's still a chance that we can we our portal when NOT on the go. I'm not exactly all up for this portability, I just want to play Super Mario Odyssey!

EDIT: Disregard

Not new; that menu is in all versions of the game, I'm pretty sure. The new menu is the one that actually allows you to change/scan your Skylanders (as seen in the GIF).

Ah, whoops, it looked like the digital library. Note to self: don't make posts before morning coffee :>

Now what has me worried...
you know how King-Pen's a Brawler? So is Grave Clobber. Now I'm nervous that we're gonna be seeing Grave Clobber exclusive to some special Switch Starter Packs that have him instead of King-Pen.

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Now what has me worried...
you know how King-Pen's a Brawler? So is Grave Clobber. Now I'm nervous that we're gonna be seeing Grave Clobber exclusive to some special Switch Starter Packs that have him instead of King-Pen.

We already saw the Switch Starter Pack, and Grave Cobbler is coming on his own a bit later, so I personally doubt it.

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Now what has me worried...
you know how King-Pen's a Brawler? So is Grave Clobber. Now I'm nervous that we're gonna be seeing Grave Clobber exclusive to some special Switch Starter Packs that have him instead of King-Pen.

We already saw the Switch Starter Pack, and Grave Cobbler is coming on his own a bit later, so I personally doubt it.

I do too, but I worry that Activision is gonna pull a trick like that. They did with Chompy-Mage and a few of the Creation crystals so far.

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Now what has me worried...
you know how King-Pen's a Brawler? So is Grave Clobber. Now I'm nervous that we're gonna be seeing Grave Clobber exclusive to some special Switch Starter Packs that have him instead of King-Pen.

I doubt that would happen. Even if that's the case, he would still be sold separately for those who already own the game on other systems.

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Now what has me worried...
you know how King-Pen's a Brawler? So is Grave Clobber. Now I'm nervous that we're gonna be seeing Grave Clobber exclusive to some special Switch Starter Packs that have him instead of King-Pen.

We already saw the Switch Starter Pack, and Grave Cobbler is coming on his own a bit later, so I personally doubt it.

I do too, but I worry that Activision is gonna pull a trick like that. They did with Chompy-Mage and a few of the Creation crystals so far.

They specifically referred to Grave Clobber when talking about the new figures coming this year, so I wouldn't worry too much

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We already saw the Switch Starter Pack, and Grave Cobbler is coming on his own a bit later, so I personally doubt it.

I do too, but I worry that Activision is gonna pull a trick like that. They did with Chompy-Mage and a few of the Creation crystals so far.

They specifically referred to Grave Clobber when talking about the new figures coming this year, so I wouldn't worry too much

Yeah, thanks. I hope they don't do that, but we'll have to see.

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I do too, but I worry that Activision is gonna pull a trick like that. They did with Chompy-Mage and a few of the Creation crystals so far.

They specifically referred to Grave Clobber when talking about the new figures coming this year, so I wouldn't worry too much

Yeah, thanks. I hope they don't do that, but we'll have to see.

switch starter pack is confirmed to have the same stuff as the regular, sans portal

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They specifically referred to Grave Clobber when talking about the new figures coming this year, so I wouldn't worry too much

Yeah, thanks. I hope they don't do that, but we'll have to see.

switch starter pack is confirmed to have the same stuff as the regular, sans portal

Yeah, but you remember with SuperChargers how some starter packs had Gold Hot Streak instead of regular? I was thinking of that.