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Over 100 million Skylanders have been sold so far [CLOSED]
kappapopm Ripto Gems: 1186
#1 Posted: 21:59:49 06/02/2013 | Topic Creator
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Activision's Skylanders franchise surpassed $500 million in total revenue, with over 100 million toys sold throughout the U.S., the company announced at their Toy Fair 2013 press conference.

The franchise reached this milestone faster than any other kids' game, and even outsold popular toy lines and action figures including Beyblades, WWE and Star Wars.


Read more at .> http://www.destructoid.com/ove...ar-244131.phtml

Let's be honest here. The actual key to longterm success is to market your products to nagging brats whose parents are either too lazy or rich to say no when they ask for dozens of toys.
Edited 1 time - Last edited at 22:03:37 06/02/2013 by kappapopm
SuperSpyroFan Diamond Sparx Gems: 9414
#2 Posted: 22:13:58 06/02/2013
Perhaps it's all the middle-class, and upper-class buying all this merchandise, and it also could be the employers of the company buying it too.
XSparxX Emerald Sparx Gems: 4752
#3 Posted: 22:43:10 06/02/2013
.....And then comes Pikachu around the corner with Pokemon Y and X this October and strikes back...I don't think SF has a chance in October against Pokemon.
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HIR Diamond Sparx Gems: 9034
#4 Posted: 00:41:23 07/02/2013
Now to wait for the half-billion milestone. <.<;
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SuperSpyroFan Diamond Sparx Gems: 9414
#5 Posted: 09:33:58 07/02/2013
Don't you think from how Skylanders is getting so popular, that it's getting a bit overrated? Or is that subject for debating?
gillgrunt987 Diamond Sparx Gems: 7681
#6 Posted: 12:52:13 07/02/2013
*shrugs* Even with a slightly hefty price tag, parents still buy them. And kids too...
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