Skylanders is a toys-to-life action-adventure video game series published by Activision.

Embark on an exciting new adventure with the Skylanders and the SWAP Force. For generations, the SWAP Force protected the volcano that replenishes Skylands' magic. That is until an epic battle caught them in an eruption that blasted them apart, sent them to Earth and gave them the ability swap powers.

October 13, 2013Skylanders: Swap Force / Initial release date Released: October 13, 2013 (US) October 18, 2013 (EU) October 16, 2013 (AU)

Activision has responded to the sales for Disney Infinity with an update on the performance of its own toy-game hybrid: Skylanders Giants sold more than 500,000 units in its first two weeks on sale, bringing the total revenue for the Skylanders franchise to more than $1.5 billion.

TL;DR: Activision pressured its developers to release games yearly so they could sell new Skylanders with some minor differences at a higher price. Consumers did not want to buy into toys-to-life every single year, and a year is generally not enough time to develop an interesting game.

The Skylanders series is a video game franchise by Activision Publishing, Inc. that contains the concept of toys and video games coming together. Playable characters are unlocked in the game when their toy action figures are placed on a device called the Portal of Power.

TL;DR: Activision pressured its developers to release games yearly so they could sell new Skylanders with some minor differences at a higher price. Consumers did not want to buy into toys-to-life every single year, and a year is generally not enough time to develop an interesting game.

If you are looking for the highest ranking characters in terms of stats, here are the top four:

• Ignitor (max strength)
• Stealth Elf (max agility)
• Chop-Chop (max armor)
• Trigger Happy (max luck)

So far, there are a total of 175 main Skylanders in the series.

The “Skylanders” series has topped $3 billion in sales, with over 250 million toys sold to date. And “Disney Infinity” topped $1 billion.

Potential Skylanders remastered collection could release in Q4 2023.