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Coming This June – Disney Infinity!

Disney is getting into the game of interactive figures that work cross platform on many video game consoles. The new game is called Disney Infinity and this is the new trailer for it.

I’ve watched the trailer a few times and here are some things I’ve noticed.

  • The platform has space for two characters and what I suspect is one for a Play Set.
  • The initial starter pack will include Sully from Monsters INC and the upcoming Monsters University, looks like the Play Set for that is Monster’s University.
  • Captain Jack Sparrow is also part of this set and I suspect many of the other pirates as well, the trailer shows Barbosa and Davy Jones at least.
  • I saw Wreck-It Ralph and that makes me happy.
  • The last figure in the starter pack is Mr. Incredible.
  • It looks like characters can use other characters signature items like Buzz Lightyear’s jet pack and wings.
  • I saw the Queen of Hearts’ Flamingo croquet mallet and more.
  • June is going to be a lot of fun for Disney video gaming fans and if Skylanders has taught us anything the buzz for this will get huge and the hunt for figures will be on.
  • Lots of speculation about characters beyond those that you can see in the trailer and how many total Play Sets will be in this first release.
  • There is also the option to create your own world in the game. That is very interesting to me.

So you have a combination of Skylanders, Minecraft and Disney. As long as the game plays well this should be a mega hit. I hope that there is something to see at Toy Fair next month.

Storing Media in the Stornas


Photo-A-Day #2832

Last week we went to IKEA to find ourselves a piece of furniture that would work for an entertainment center. We found a buffet called the Stornas (There is an accent there somewhere). today my Dad took me to IKEA so that I could buy it and bring it home. The rest of the day was spent building it. Now it is complete and I think it is going to work even better than I had thought. It has tons of space and we have already reclaimed some space and now there is less temptation for Andrew to go through all the DVDs and Skylanders. He can’t reach the top and so little fingers won’t be grabbing at the components or the Skylanders figures while we are playing or the Nintendo Wii U GamePad while it is charging.

Despite it taking a while I do so enjoy building IKEA stuff. I call it LEGO for Adults (but I like real LEGO, too)