Despite the presentation of ‘Disney Infinity’ and its future arrival next summer, for now we have little information about the figures that will go on sale. John Blackburn from Avalanche Software has spoken about it and the system that the company wants to continue with the launches of new characters .
For now we know that the characters from Monsters University, The Incredibles and Pirates of the Caribbean will be, as figures , but the videos shown during their presentation also pointed to films such as Aladdin, Nightmare before Christmas or Wreck-It Ralph. For now, only objects have been shown, but it would be surprising if Disney threw franchises overboard with such a commercial pull.
About the Star Wars and Marvel figures in ‘Disney Infinity’
One of the most repeated questions by users is whether we will see Marvel or Star Wars characters , and according to Blackburn, he would be delighted:
As a developer, of course I want it. When Disney bought Lucasfilm I thought it would be amazing. But to this day we are still studying the issue, no decisions have been made. The idea that we usually follow is what would people like? What kind of franchises are best suited to gambling? If there are gameplay mechanics that add something meaningful to the Toy Box experience, then we love those franchises and will bring them into the game.
He also talks about how important John Lasseter has been for development, especially when creating the figures. According to the director of Toy Story they had to be of quality, that they invited to be bought and placed on a shelf by collectors.
It will be necessary to see if with the publication of limited editions the prices do not skyrocket even more than what is shown, but seen from the perspective of a company and seeing the figures that are currently reached in some figure sales, the Star Wars characters are meat cannon for those kinds of editions. Figures that, if the game is successful, within a few years we could see themselves being sold at exorbitant prices.
Via | Polygon | The ‘Disney Infinity’ sandbox officially unveiled
