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Disney Infinity available for free on the NA eShop, starting today (Wii U)
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No idea, but you can easily find one online, probably used... but that doesn't really matter in that case.
And the base.
Hot Coldman
Banned
ahhh that's so smart
Sony and Microsoft should get on this too
Sony and Microsoft should get on this too
What is the base for? Doesn't the gamepad have NFC built-in?
Saint Gregory
Member
I wonder if Nintendo will even allow Activision and Disney to use the Wii U Pad's built-in NFC at some point or whether or not the NFC technologies are even compatible.
Can Skylanders and Infinity figures work on the other product's base?
Can Skylanders and Infinity figures work on the other product's base?
Publishers are already free to use the NFC chip of the GamePad, and unless I'm mistaken, it's always been the case. But they seem to prefer using their own proprietary system, maybe for convenience, and most assuredly for the $$$.
No.
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I'm guessing this lets anyone do the Toy Box building, kind of like the PC version. I'm actually planning on selling my Wii U base when I get the 2.0 version, so this is good.
shiftplusone
Member
This really helps my "not wanting to ever play disney infinity because wonderful 101 is the disc in the tray and I refuse to ever take it out" condition that I have developed.
I was wondering if we would ever get a digital version of one of these. I understand why they dont do it on day 1, but i'd love to be able to buy the retail box with a digital code in it.
This is basically that. This is great
I was wondering if we would ever get a digital version of one of these. I understand why they dont do it on day 1, but i'd love to be able to buy the retail box with a digital code in it.
This is basically that. This is great
Starwolf_UK
Member
Does it come with Club Nintendo coins?
I wonder if this is how Disney will keep the old figures value and drive interest in the next version of the game and expand the audience to people who may only be interested in one or two characters and not want to get the ones with the boxed release.
In the case of Activision/Disney the figure can always stay on their portal (plus some of them do things like light up) which is not practical to do with the Gamepad. It also means no mishaps of forgetting to sync the character save data back to the figurine (a thing many people forgot to do with Pokemon Rumble U).
I wonder if this is how Disney will keep the old figures value and drive interest in the next version of the game and expand the audience to people who may only be interested in one or two characters and not want to get the ones with the boxed release.
Its basically guitar hero instruments all over again. Could easily be compatible or have a standard but have made the decision not to.
In the case of Activision/Disney the figure can always stay on their portal (plus some of them do things like light up) which is not practical to do with the Gamepad. It also means no mishaps of forgetting to sync the character save data back to the figurine (a thing many people forgot to do with Pokemon Rumble U).
Spider_Jerusalem
Member
You just need one of these (and toys, obviously) and you're done: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IA4KH3S/?tag=neogaf0e-20
I am wondering the same thing. Gonna download it anyway just in case they change their mind and start charging.
DarthWalden
Banned
I know the answer is undoubtedly no but I'll ask anyways... Can you use the base from the 360 for this?
CaptainTiptop
Member
Smart. Hopefully it comes to the EU eShop too, as well as other platforms.
DarthWalden
Banned
Also I hope they do this for 2.0... This is the kind of game my kids play for 15-20 minut s and get board... Changing the discs to play this is a pain and mine is destroyed from my kids trying to do that...
I don't see why the dev can't make this a free download for all versions and platforms since you need the base and a toy at a minimum to do the toy box and a playsets piece if you wish to play the game at all.
I don't see why the dev can't make this a free download for all versions and platforms since you need the base and a toy at a minimum to do the toy box and a playsets piece if you wish to play the game at all.
ok, I might bite the bullet and buy that base and some Guardians of the Galaxy figures =/
nintendo is going to broke me with the Amiibo stuff
DXB-KNIGHT
Member
Free you say, my brother has a few Disney infinity figurines laying around
coldzero2006
Neo Member
Correct, this is aimed a Wii Infinity owners who have since bought a Wii-U, the reader and all the toys work exactly the same on Wii-U as they do on Wii
Spider_Jerusalem
Member
Exactly. Actually you can't do anything with it unless you've got the base and one toy. To play it in full, you'll need at least one toy for each PlaySet: Monsters, Incredibles, Pirates.
tim_pkmn89
Member
Check used game shops for the figures/bases.
They stated at E3 that they can, and that they plan to have cross compatibly with Amiibo should Disney and Activision put the Amiibo chip in their figures.
So my dream of Elsa being in Nintendo games could happen.
tim_pkmn89
Member
They're half off all the time.
Last Black Friday not even two weeks after the game came out, the starter set was $70->$35. (EDIT: Mixed up date, 3 months)
Too bad each figure here costs almost 3 times the price of one in dolars =/
Guardians of the Galaxy is for the sequel.
Guardians of the Galaxy is for the sequel.
what? there is a sequel? oh well, my wallet thanks you then
That's too bad. If all you needed was a toy I might bite.
Hari Seldon
Member
Are the toys going to be compatible with Disney Infinity 2?
tim_pkmn89
Member
I'm fairly sure it won't due to MS's requirements. The 360's base isn't forward compatible with the Xbox One.
Everything but the world playsets (likely due to space requirements) are forward compatible
Donald, Stich, Mulan, Aladdin, Merida.... all the disney characters that are worth it and all the Marvel characters
Nintendojitsu
Banned
Will a base for the 360 version work on the Wii U?
Yup, all peripherals and toys should be useable with all versions.
No, it's for cross platform toys. If they use the Wii NFC, they have to make a whole separate set of toys for one platform. By having a universal base you can take your toys with you from platform to platform.
My friends' kids have taken their Skylanders from DS to Wii to 3DS to PS4. As a parent myself, the idea of expensive toys being forward compatible makes me less terrified of the day my daughter decides she wants these games too.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Did anyone else see that this was free for PC on Amazon?
Not sure how much of the game you can enjoy before having to buy stuff but still.
Not sure how much of the game you can enjoy before having to buy stuff but still.