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-   -   Skylanders, Anyone? (https://forum.dvdtalk.com/video-game-talk/596168-skylanders-anyone.html)

Michael Corvin 03-21-12 03:47 PM
Re: Skylanders, Anyone?
 
Originally Posted by MasterofDVD (Post 11160909)
The only other story reminded of when Elaine on Seinfeld would say shut up and push somebody.

dsa_shea 03-21-12 04:18 PM
Re: Skylanders, Anyone?
 
Originally Posted by Michael Corvin (Post 11160699)
The manager posting on CAG confirmed the 3/25 for Dragon's Peak. He said they have street date stickers on them.



You are partially correct. There will be a 3-pack with Lightning Rod & Zook, but the third character is Cynder.

The the final triple pack is Ignitor, Camo & Warnado.
Will Wham Shell then be a single release only? I was hoping for a 3 pack of the last 3 characters we need aside from Sunburn. This 10 bucks a character is killing me.

Goldberg74 03-21-12 04:40 PM
Re: Skylanders, Anyone?
 
Amazon has the following right now (as of 4:40pm Central Time):

Double Trouble - $7.99
Chop Chop - $7.99
Drill Sergeant - $7.99
Flameslinger - $7.99

Draven 03-21-12 04:57 PM
Re: Skylanders, Anyone?
 
It's already been said in this thread, but I can't recommend zoolerts enough. That's how I found all of the remaining figs I had needed. Sure, sometimes I was ordering at 3 in the morning because I happened to be up and by my phone.

MasterofDVD 03-21-12 05:25 PM
Re: Skylanders, Anyone?
 
Originally Posted by Michael Corvin (Post 11160923)
Forgive me...I've been drinking and having a Walking Dead marathon. Skylander hunting took it out of me. ;)

Spiderbite 03-22-12 08:06 AM
Re: Skylanders, Anyone?
 
Originally Posted by BobO'Link (Post 11160907)
The only one I know of on your list is:

Voodood

Slam Bam is available but only in the Empire of Ice Adventure Pack.

The next wave (what people were looking for at TRU) should include: Zook, and Lightning Rod.

Sunburn will only be in the Dragon's Peak Adventure Pack, also supposed to be in this wave.

Ignitor, Warnado, Wham Shell, and Camo are rumored to be in the "final" wave around Easter or early Summer.

I'm not 100% on all this and much is from memory rather than research so someone correct me where I'm wrong. :)
Awesome. Thanks for the info. He had kids telling him at school for the last couple of months that they had ALL of the figures and I was telling him I didn't think they had all been released yet. This says me from having to hit stores all the time.

Hopefully I can stumble across an Empire Of Ice pack and Voodood in the future.

Draven 03-22-12 10:07 AM
Re: Skylanders, Anyone?
 
Originally Posted by brianluvdvd (Post 11161795)
Hopefully I can stumble across an Empire Of Ice pack and Voodood in the future.
Again, zoolert - that's how I got both of those.

BobO'Link 03-22-12 12:11 PM
Re: Skylanders, Anyone?
 
Originally Posted by brianluvdvd (Post 11161795)
Awesome. Thanks for the info. He had kids telling him at school for the last couple of months that they had ALL of the figures and I was telling him I didn't think they had all been released yet. This says me from having to hit stores all the time.
You're welcome! My grand son had kids tell him the same thing. I explained that they may have *all* of what's currently available but there was no way they had them *ALL* as they've not yet been released. I then showed him how I knew. Here's the site I've been using to track what and when:

http://1uponu.wordpress.com/2012/01/...release-dates/

So far he's been pretty accurate. While his list shows that all of them *should* now be available, I've not heard of anyone getting or seeing Ignitor, Camo, Warnado, or Wham Shell. What I find a bit disconcerting is that he shows Ignitor to be only in a 3 pack with Warnado and Camo *or* in the DS starter pack. If that's accurate it means looking for that 3-pack while holding onto singles for Warnado and Camo "just in case". Why can't Activision just make enough to satisfy the market before they release them?

Originally Posted by brianluvdvd (Post 11161795)
Hopefully I can stumble across an Empire Of Ice pack and Voodood in the future.
Don't forget to also look for

Zook
Lightning Rod
and Sunburn in the Dragon's Peak Adventure Pack

I've not seen them here yet but as they've been reported at TRU *and* zoolert (the triple pack w/Cynder/Zook/Lightning Rod was in stock at amazon for a couple of minutes this morning and I *missed it*!! - whorders already have it listed for $116!!?!?!) the search has begun... again... :(

And I'll second (third/fourth/fifth?) that zoolert recommendation. I just used it to pick up a Stealth Elf single. That's the last one we needed until this latest wave hits local stores.

Spiderbite 03-22-12 03:29 PM
Re: Skylanders, Anyone?
 
Originally Posted by Draven (Post 11161035)
It's already been said in this thread, but I can't recommend zoolerts enough. That's how I found all of the remaining figs I had needed. Sure, sometimes I was ordering at 3 in the morning because I happened to be up and by my phone.
Did you get them to text you or were you just checking the item feeds? I was thinking about signing up for an alert but am always kinda wary of giving my phone # out.

fujishig 03-22-12 03:40 PM
Re: Skylanders, Anyone?
 
If you're going to get them all anyway, why go for the singles (except for the exclusives)? Aren't they way more expensive than the 3 packs? Or do they come with anything extra?

BobO'Link 03-22-12 04:06 PM
Re: Skylanders, Anyone?
 
^3 packs are the way to go as there's nothing "extra" in the single packs, but 3 singles are only $4 more than the 3 pack *if* you manage to find them at stores who are not engaged in gouging. The only vendors I know of which do *not* gouge but charge MSRP ($7.99 or less) are Amazon, Hastings, Target, and WM B&M (Walmart.com charges $8.96). BB might charge MSRP in the stores but the one here seemingly never has any stock so I quit checking. I do not visit Game Stop either so I do not know if the B&M are MSRP or gouging like online. I'll purchase the singles locally when I find them and either return them if I manage to get the 3 pack they are in *or* sell them, at cost, to others who are also looking.

Spiderbite 03-22-12 04:25 PM
Re: Skylanders, Anyone?
 
Nothing extra but you kinda get what you can when you can find them, be it singles or three packs.

Michael Corvin 03-22-12 07:51 PM
Re: Skylanders, Anyone?
 
Check out the email Wal-Mart sent me regarding the Empire of Ice orders from back in January:

At the end of January, we reached out to let you know that a manufacturing shortage forced us to cancel your preorder(s) for the Skylanders Adventure Pack.

We know this was disappointing, so to show that we appreciate your interest in Skylanders and your choice to shop at Walmart, we've worked with our supplier to send you a free Skylanders Adventures action figure. (one figurine per affected customer)

We have sent the free action figure to the same delivery address as your original order, with no shipping charge and no purchase necessary. (Please note that this is not one of the figures from your original order.)

Your package should arrive within 10 days. You can track the delivery of your item by visiting the UPS Mail Innovations website and entering the following tracking number into their tracking system. Please allow up to 48 hours for them to include this order in their system.
Originally Posted by brianluvdvd (Post 11162546)
Nothing extra but you kinda get what you can when you can find them, be it singles or three packs.
Pretty much. Beggars can't be choosers.

BobO'Link 03-22-12 08:56 PM
Re: Skylanders, Anyone?
 
^That's pretty cool of WM. Be sure to let us know which figure they sent.

Draven 03-22-12 11:26 PM
Re: Skylanders, Anyone?
 
I got that same email. Very nice of them to do that.

Draven 03-22-12 11:28 PM
Re: Skylanders, Anyone?
 
Originally Posted by brianluvdvd (Post 11162466)
Did you get them to text you or were you just checking the item feeds? I was thinking about signing up for an alert but am always kinda wary of giving my phone # out.
I set up the text alerts. They came it at such random times that I never would have caught them on the website.

Michael Corvin 03-23-12 06:20 AM
Re: Skylanders, Anyone?
 
I just kept a Zoolerts window open at work all day.

Originally Posted by Draven (Post 11163038)
I got that same email. Very nice of them to do that.
Indeed. Especially since I canceled my order after I found it at Target. :lol:

BobO'Link 03-23-12 11:01 AM
Re: Skylanders, Anyone?
 
I just stumbled upon something interesting while looking to see what, if any, "new" singles are available at Amazon.

Cynder *is* currently available *BUT* has a different listing than the other singles:

List Price: $8.99
Price: $7.99 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details
You Save: $1.00 (11%)

Looks like the MSRP may be going up on these, or at least the "new" ones. All the others currently in stock do not have this type listing, just the $7.99 price line. Those are:
Chop Chop
Double Trouble
Drill Sergeant
Flame Slinger
Whirlwind

If that's the case *and* the 3 pack prices do not increase it'll definitely make the 3 packs the way to go whenever possible.

Have I said today that I'm sick and tired of the limited supply and extreme gouging by 3rd party sellers? If Activision can't get it together *soon* on releases for this original game I'll have serious doubt as to whether I want to put up with this fiasco *again* when "Giants" is released.

*EDIT*
Now Chop Chop has the same MSRP listing as Cynder.

dsa_shea 03-23-12 11:21 AM
Re: Skylanders, Anyone?
 
Ignitor is now available in a single pack as I saw several the other day at Toys r Us. Wham Shell, Slam Bam and Camo have not been made available yet. The Dragon's Peak Adventure Pack with Sunburn is supposed to come out on Sunday at Toys R Us according to people that work there in the game department. It is supposed to appear in the Sunday ad.

BobO'Link 03-23-12 02:51 PM
Re: Skylanders, Anyone?
 
^That jives with what the guy on that link I posted said a couple of months ago. That Ignitor would come out as a single at the same time as the "Cynder/Lightning Rod/Zook" 3 pack. And then *later* Ignitor would be in a 3 pack with Camo and Warnado - sometime around Easter or mid Spring. He's changed his story since then so... :shrug:

*EDIT*
A user post on that site now claims Activision has said Camo will be out between June 26th and July 6th along with Wham Shell and Warnado. Says the information is "straight from activision statement on the remaining 3 characters" but doesn't cite the source.

Michael Corvin 03-24-12 03:27 PM
Re: Skylanders, Anyone?
 
Originally Posted by BobO'Link (Post 11162917)
^That's pretty cool of WM. Be sure to let us know which figure they sent.
Well the email said 10 days... they added a zero on that. It showed up today. Double Trouble. What's also surprising is that it was in a bubble envelope and still in perfect condition.

Michael Corvin 03-24-12 03:37 PM
Re: Skylanders, Anyone?
 
Heads up! Dragon's Peak is in stock on TRU.com. $25 + shipping.

Worth it to me since gas just hit $4 and TRU is across town. $5 to not hunt it down and deal with hoarders? Sold.

Goldberg74 03-24-12 04:17 PM
Re: Skylanders, Anyone?
 
Originally Posted by Michael Corvin (Post 11164912)
Heads up! Dragon's Peak is in stock on TRU.com. $25 + shipping.

Worth it to me since gas just hit $4 and TRU is across town. $5 to not hunt it down and deal with hoarders? Sold.
Ditto! Sold!

BobO'Link 03-24-12 05:16 PM
Re: Skylanders, Anyone?
 
Thanks for the heads up Micheal Corvin! But WOW!!! I'd like to get one but by the time they add shipping and tax it's just over $33! I'll take my chances locally as there are no vendors selling these further than 2 miles away from my house.

dsa_shea 03-24-12 05:55 PM
Re: Skylanders, Anyone?
 
I thought that the Adventure Packs were once only 20 bucks. Am I wrong?


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