A few Disney Infinity sales tidbits
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Disney Interactive shared the following sales bits during its press conference for the Disney Infinity 2.0 reveal:
– Over 3 million Disney Infinity Starter Packs have been sold since launch
– $500 million estimated global retail sales
– In the US, Disney Infinity has outperformed the competition in terms of total sales revenue
Another little nugget for you: 10 million Toy Boxes downloaded for Disney Infinity thus far.
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New Disney Infinity reveal – live stream
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Disney Infinity 2.0’s August release mention was “incorrect”
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Yesterday we heard that Disney Infinity 2.0 could be launching in August. That information was based on a deleted post on the official Disney Fan Club D23 website. As it turns out though, the report was “incorrect.”
Disney Interactive passed along the following statement to Game Informer:
“In D23?s News Briefs published April 15, 2014, we erroneously reported about the launch of the next chapter of Disney Infinity. This information was incorrect. More news about Disney Infinity will be shared on April 30, and we hope you will check back for that update.”
Planes: Fire & Rescue and Violetta games heading to Wii, 3DS, DS
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Little Orbit is teaming up with Disney Interactive to bring two new titles to Nintendo platforms.
Planes: Fire & Rescue is due out this fall while a Violetta video game based on the tween telenovela, Violetta, from Disney Channel will launch in late summer. Both titles will be available on Wii, 3DS, and DS.
Planes: Fire & Rescue is releasing in North America, Europe, and Australasia. Little Orbit intends to bring the Violetta game to Europe and Australasia, and South America.
Overviews of both games are as follows:
Planes: Fire & Rescue will extend the storyline of the film, taking fun to the skies with action-packed fire-fighting. Players can embark on adventures with all their favourite characters from the movie.
Violetta will take players on an all-star experience as they experiment with music and rhythm and to become a star performer. Players will collect points to unlock costumes, art and more to customize their musical experience.
Rumor: Disney Infinity 2.0 to launch in August
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A couple of tidbits about Disney Infinity 2.0 have appeared from a report on the official Disney Fan Club D23 – including a release window.
D23, which has since pulled its post, stated that Disney Infinity 2.0 will launch this August. The game will feature “familiar Marvel characters, objects, and vehicles”.
Official details about Disney Infinity 2.0 will be shared during a reveal event on April 30.
Star Wars not currently planned to join Disney Infinity
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Recently, the Disney Store posted a Darth Vader figurine photo on Facebook, which features a base similar to the existing Disney Infinity toys. This led to questions regarding the possibility of Star Wars joining the popular sandbox game.
The Disney Store has since clarified that the photo is not at all connected to Disney Infinity, noting that there are “no plans for Star Wars to join Disney Infinity at this moment in time”.
The full message reads:
“Whilst there are no plans for Star Wars to join Disney Infinity at this moment in time… please do continue to check back for more exciting updates to our Star Wars collection.”
Disney and Marvel to unveil Disney Infinity collaboration later this month
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We got a first glimpse of Disney an Marvel’s collaboration for Disney Infinity last week. Later this month, we’ll be seeing the full extent of their partnership.
Disney has started sending out media invitations for an event set to take place on April 30. The company plans to show off “the latest chapter of Disney Infinity”, though it’s unclear if this refers to a brand new game or an add-on to the existing title.
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“Disney Infinity 2.0 Edition” video teases Marvel characters
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Looks like Disney Interactive is planning something new for Disney Infinity… and Marvel characters will be involved!
Disney Infinity – Phineas and Ferb trailers
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Disney lays off 700 of its staffers
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Disney has seen massive layoffs at its gaming sector today. According to a New York Times report, 700 employees have been laid off. That accounts for 26 percent of its staff.
Disney Interactive president James A. Pitaro said:
“These are large-scale changes as we focus not just on getting to profitability but sustained profitability and scalability.”
