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  • redfield85redfield85 Registered User regular
    Basically. Yea. The more you play, the more you unlock. If you beat the playset, you get an achievement (at least on 360).

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  • cshadow42cshadow42 Registered User regular
    edited August 2013
    cshadow42 wrote: »
    I've got the Wii version of Disney Infinity, and I can't figure out how to get online. Any suggestions?

    The Wii version lacks the online functionality, unfortunately.

    Dang it....wish they had stated that on the Disney Infinity website. I looked, and I thought the only thing the Wii version lacked was support for two players in the non-Toy Box adventures

    EDIT: Now I'm really miffed. I looked on the Disney Infinity website, and saw no mention of the Wii lacking online support. And, the downloadable toy boxes look really fun :( I chose the Wii version because I didn't want to spend money on an Xbox Live account.

    I wonder...if the Wii U is backwards compatible, would getting it allow me to play online without having to get another starter set?

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  • redfield85redfield85 Registered User regular
    cshadow42 wrote: »
    cshadow42 wrote: »
    I've got the Wii version of Disney Infinity, and I can't figure out how to get online. Any suggestions?

    The Wii version lacks the online functionality, unfortunately.

    Dang it....wish they had stated that on the Disney Infinity website. I looked, and I thought the only thing the Wii version lacked was support for two players in the non-Toy Box adventures

    Is this really surprising though? It is always buyer beware when online play/functionality and Nintendo meet.

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  • cshadow42cshadow42 Registered User regular
    Aside from using my Wii to watch Netflix, I had never availed myself of Nintendo's online experience.

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  • maximumzeromaximumzero I...wait, what? New Orleans, LARegistered User regular
    cshadow42 wrote: »
    cshadow42 wrote: »
    I've got the Wii version of Disney Infinity, and I can't figure out how to get online. Any suggestions?

    The Wii version lacks the online functionality, unfortunately.

    Dang it....wish they had stated that on the Disney Infinity website. I looked, and I thought the only thing the Wii version lacked was support for two players in the non-Toy Box adventures

    EDIT: Now I'm really miffed. I looked on the Disney Infinity website, and saw no mention of the Wii lacking online support. And, the downloadable toy boxes look really fun :( I chose the Wii version because I didn't want to spend money on an Xbox Live account.

    I wonder...if the Wii U is backwards compatible, would getting it allow me to play online without having to get another starter set?

    Well, unfortunately even if you ran the Wii software on the Wii U, it's still limited to the Wii software features.

    If you have a Wii U though, definitely return your Wii copy for a Wii U one.

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  • maximumzeromaximumzero I...wait, what? New Orleans, LARegistered User regular
    I have a tendency to scratch packs when I'm at a store these days, just for the heck of it.

    I found two rare packs at my local Wal-Mart today but I didn't buy 'em because I'm so close to a full set that I don't want to get any more duplicates.

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  • redfield85redfield85 Registered User regular
    Wait. They actually made a Wii version? Not just Wii U?

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  • maximumzeromaximumzero I...wait, what? New Orleans, LARegistered User regular
    edited August 2013
    They did. It lacks co-op in the playsets and any sort of online functionality.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1qu45NVl_U&feature=share&list=PL02RKkMS5T4ih3VjZ3E57r4y4G1uxCtg3

    It seems a bit baffling to us here, but the number of families with Wii consoles are huge, so it'd be stupid not to have a Wii SKU ready to go.

    And isn't the Wii the best-selling console in regards to Skylanders, or I misremembering that?

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  • Warlock82Warlock82 Never pet a burning dog Registered User regular
    You sure it lacks co-op? I thought it supported offline co-op (their wiimote didn't look to be synced correctly in that video). I dunno tho.

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  • maximumzeromaximumzero I...wait, what? New Orleans, LARegistered User regular
    Warlock82 wrote: »
    You sure it lacks co-op? I thought it supported offline co-op (their wiimote didn't look to be synced correctly in that video). I dunno tho.

    Only in Toy Box mode.

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  • Warlock82Warlock82 Never pet a burning dog Registered User regular
    That's pretty dumb then

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  • maximumzeromaximumzero I...wait, what? New Orleans, LARegistered User regular
    Jeez, "Mike's Scare Pig Dash" was more difficult than it had any right to be.

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  • Warlock82Warlock82 Never pet a burning dog Registered User regular
    edited September 2013
    Jeez, "Mike's Scare Pig Dash" was more difficult than it had any right to be.

    Yeah the best I can get is Silver. The pig is crazy unruly to control.

    Side note, I think Pirates may be my new favorite playset. Ship combat is super fun.

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  • Librarian's ghostLibrarian's ghost Librarian, Ghostbuster, and TimSpork Registered User regular
    Warlock82 wrote: »
    Jeez, "Mike's Scare Pig Dash" was more difficult than it had any right to be.

    Yeah the best I can get is Silver. The pig is crazy unruly to control.

    Side note, I think Pirates may be my new favorite playset. Ship combat is super fun.

    Yeah I've been having a ton of fun in the pirates set.

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  • maximumzeromaximumzero I...wait, what? New Orleans, LARegistered User regular
    edited September 2013
    I'm getting around to unlocking the weapon-based missions in the Cars playset. Some really neat stuff in here.

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    Ooo, Glowy.

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  • HallowedFaithHallowedFaith Call me Cloud. Registered User regular
    Warlock82 wrote: »
    Jeez, "Mike's Scare Pig Dash" was more difficult than it had any right to be.

    Yeah the best I can get is Silver. The pig is crazy unruly to control.

    Side note, I think Pirates may be my new favorite playset. Ship combat is super fun.

    I'm starting on Pirates tonight.

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  • Doctor DetroitDoctor Detroit Registered User regular
    Looks like TRU will have the next exclusive power disc starting next Sunday. Tron...skybox or terrain, I don't remember which.

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  • VikingViking Registered User regular
    edited September 2013
    The exclusive stuff really turns me off the game. It does not encourage me to shop at a specific store, instead it encourages me to throw my hands in the air and accept I will not own it all.

    *living in Australia we only really get 1 (terrible) retailer that does the exclusive thing and we end up missing out on a bunch of stuff as a result.

    I have now finished all the current sets, Pirates/Incredibles and Lone Ranger were most fun for me. Still missing half the wave one power discs.
    Now to spend some time with the toybox, and level up characters to make my hall of heroes all pretty.

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  • DehumanizedDehumanized Registered User regular
    edited September 2013
    I went to the Fantasia: Music Evolved panel today at PAX and got this thing:
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    Reverse side text: Enclosed is your exclusive Disney Infinity Sorcerer's Apprentice Mickey figure, which will work with the game when it launches on Aug 18, 2013. This is 1 of 5,000 figures created for the D23 Expo and is not available in stores until 2014. Place this Disney Infinity figure onto the Base and unlock it in the Toy Box mode to create new and exciting adventures. Additional information can be found at Disney.com/Infinity.

    I guess my question is, is this game worth it? I really hadn't paid any attention to Skylanders/Infinity, such that I don't even know what the gameplay is like.

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  • maximumzeromaximumzero I...wait, what? New Orleans, LARegistered User regular
    edited September 2013
    Looks like they couldn't give the damn things away at D23.

    You could sell that figure and pay for the game and most of the available figures with it easily.

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  • ManetherenWolfManetherenWolf Registered User regular
    I will give you $5 for it.


    Also found out a neat tidbit. the D23 5000 of them have silver stars on the hat. the release ones will have white instead. this makes no difference in game.

  • VikingViking Registered User regular
    I went to the Fantasia: Music Evolved panel today at PAX and got this thing:
    54ipR0IM

    Reverse side text: Enclosed is your exclusive Disney Infinity Sorcerer's Apprentice Mickey figure, which will work with the game when it launches on Aug 18, 2013. This is 1 of 5,000 figures created for the D23 Expo and is not available in stores until 2014. Place this Disney Infinity figure onto the Base and unlock it in the Toy Box mode to create new and exciting adventures. Additional information can be found at Disney.com/Infinity.

    I guess my question is, is this game worth it? I really hadn't paid any attention to Skylanders/Infinity, such that I don't even know what the gameplay is like.
    I am so jealous right now.

    As for the games worth, It really depends....
    It is a collection of average-to-decent Disney themed tie-in games. each between 5 to 9 hours long (maybe longer if you are a completionist)
    Usually involving light platforming, some easy combat, racing, collection and similar events.

    There is also a editor mode where you can make your own levels or virtual playgrounds and then share them online. (I suspect this is where the games staying power will show itself)
    One neat feature is the Toybox levels you make in the editor can be shared between platforms, so make a level on the PS3 and someone on the 360 can play it.

    If you have kids, or even someone you can play with who likes the various Disney universes then there is quite a bit of fun to be had here.

    *Note that to play co-op within a playset you will require a extra character purchase due to the restrictive nature of characters only being able to interact with their own universe i.e. Mr Incredible can not play in the Pirates playset (toybox mode is an exception to this and is a free for all as far as charcters go)

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  • maximumzeromaximumzero I...wait, what? New Orleans, LARegistered User regular
    edited September 2013
    As a toy nerd the figures themselves are pretty neat too.

    I'm excited to get Ralph for the figure itself as much as I'm excited to play him in the game.

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  • VikingViking Registered User regular
    Yeah I forgot to mention the figures are pretty great, larger and imo nicer painted than the Skylanders ones.
    They did a fantastic job unifying the figures into one stylised art style while still managing to have each world remain unique graphically.

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  • ManetherenWolfManetherenWolf Registered User regular
    Interesting bit of info I heard from one of the devs.

    Sorcerer's Apprentice Mickey is the most guarded piece of Disney IP. When they approached Disney about adding him, they immediately said he had to be a park exclusive figure. This went back and forth for awhile until they finally came to a decision on it. Also he is the most powerful character in the game.

  • AllforceAllforce Registered User regular
    I went to the Fantasia: Music Evolved panel today at PAX and got this thing:
    54ipR0IM

    Reverse side text: Enclosed is your exclusive Disney Infinity Sorcerer's Apprentice Mickey figure, which will work with the game when it launches on Aug 18, 2013. This is 1 of 5,000 figures created for the D23 Expo and is not available in stores until 2014. Place this Disney Infinity figure onto the Base and unlock it in the Toy Box mode to create new and exciting adventures. Additional information can be found at Disney.com/Infinity.

    I guess my question is, is this game worth it? I really hadn't paid any attention to Skylanders/Infinity, such that I don't even know what the gameplay is like.

    Hi5! I got one at the same panel. It was under the empty seat behind me, I just moved my seat and snatched it for the hell of it before someone else could. Looks like it goes for about 75-100 bucks on eBay.

  • InkSplatInkSplat 100%ed Bad Rats. Registered User regular
    Interesting bit of info I heard from one of the devs.

    Sorcerer's Apprentice Mickey is the most guarded piece of Disney IP. When they approached Disney about adding him, they immediately said he had to be a park exclusive figure. This went back and forth for awhile until they finally came to a decision on it. Also he is the most powerful character in the game.

    If that's true, that likely means that we won't end up seeing any Park Exclusive figures at all. Which, yay.

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  • Warlock82Warlock82 Never pet a burning dog Registered User regular
    edited September 2013
    Beat the Pirates Playset... it didn't seem to unlock anything as far as I could tell tho :( At this point I'm just trying to finish up the challenges (I apparently have at least one more.. gotta see if I can find it) and then get the dumb star for sailing for 2 hours :P

    I really wish there was some way to tell if I am missing capsules. I don't think there is, at least as far as I can see. I suspect I'm missing at least one ship part...

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  • VikingViking Registered User regular
    Pretty sure you only get an achievement for "finishing" a playset, the unlocks are all in capsules or locked behind the multi-character doors.

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  • maximumzeromaximumzero I...wait, what? New Orleans, LARegistered User regular
    Allforce wrote: »
    I went to the Fantasia: Music Evolved panel today at PAX and got this thing:
    54ipR0IM

    Reverse side text: Enclosed is your exclusive Disney Infinity Sorcerer's Apprentice Mickey figure, which will work with the game when it launches on Aug 18, 2013. This is 1 of 5,000 figures created for the D23 Expo and is not available in stores until 2014. Place this Disney Infinity figure onto the Base and unlock it in the Toy Box mode to create new and exciting adventures. Additional information can be found at Disney.com/Infinity.

    I guess my question is, is this game worth it? I really hadn't paid any attention to Skylanders/Infinity, such that I don't even know what the gameplay is like.

    Hi5! I got one at the same panel. It was under the empty seat behind me, I just moved my seat and snatched it for the hell of it before someone else could. Looks like it goes for about 75-100 bucks on eBay.

    Ugh, sucks not living near a coast.

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  • Warlock82Warlock82 Never pet a burning dog Registered User regular
    Viking wrote: »
    Pretty sure you only get an achievement for "finishing" a playset, the unlocks are all in capsules or locked behind the multi-character doors.

    Well it's Wii U, so I don't even get that :P

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  • AllforceAllforce Registered User regular
    Allforce wrote: »
    I went to the Fantasia: Music Evolved panel today at PAX and got this thing:
    54ipR0IM

    Reverse side text: Enclosed is your exclusive Disney Infinity Sorcerer's Apprentice Mickey figure, which will work with the game when it launches on Aug 18, 2013. This is 1 of 5,000 figures created for the D23 Expo and is not available in stores until 2014. Place this Disney Infinity figure onto the Base and unlock it in the Toy Box mode to create new and exciting adventures. Additional information can be found at Disney.com/Infinity.

    I guess my question is, is this game worth it? I really hadn't paid any attention to Skylanders/Infinity, such that I don't even know what the gameplay is like.

    Hi5! I got one at the same panel. It was under the empty seat behind me, I just moved my seat and snatched it for the hell of it before someone else could. Looks like it goes for about 75-100 bucks on eBay.

    Ugh, sucks not living near a coast.

    I live in Ohio man! Get your ass to PAX!

    I just wandered into that panel for shits and giggles because I had nothing else to do and John Drake cracked me up at the Giant Bomb panel the night before (where they threw entire Disney Infinity starter sets into the crowd, and people won the Sorcerer Mickey statues for twerking on Brad Shoemaker). Was interesting to see what they're doing with Fantasia, seeing a live demo of it really explained the game better than any press release so far.

  • InkSplatInkSplat 100%ed Bad Rats. Registered User regular
    Warlock82 wrote: »
    Viking wrote: »
    Pretty sure you only get an achievement for "finishing" a playset, the unlocks are all in capsules or locked behind the multi-character doors.

    Well it's Wii U, so I don't even get that :P

    If you go into the Vault, I think it is, where it shows your entire set of toys, when you highlight one, it tells you where its from, so you should be able to check that to see if there's one in the Pirate section of toys that is still grayed out. And it might actually give you a rough area to find it in.

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  • Warlock82Warlock82 Never pet a burning dog Registered User regular
    InkSplat wrote: »
    Warlock82 wrote: »
    Viking wrote: »
    Pretty sure you only get an achievement for "finishing" a playset, the unlocks are all in capsules or locked behind the multi-character doors.

    Well it's Wii U, so I don't even get that :P

    If you go into the Vault, I think it is, where it shows your entire set of toys, when you highlight one, it tells you where its from, so you should be able to check that to see if there's one in the Pirate section of toys that is still grayed out. And it might actually give you a rough area to find it in.

    Yeah, in completely random order and no sorting options. Again, this game has shit UI

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  • InkSplatInkSplat 100%ed Bad Rats. Registered User regular
    Warlock82 wrote: »
    InkSplat wrote: »
    Warlock82 wrote: »
    Viking wrote: »
    Pretty sure you only get an achievement for "finishing" a playset, the unlocks are all in capsules or locked behind the multi-character doors.

    Well it's Wii U, so I don't even get that :P

    If you go into the Vault, I think it is, where it shows your entire set of toys, when you highlight one, it tells you where its from, so you should be able to check that to see if there's one in the Pirate section of toys that is still grayed out. And it might actually give you a rough area to find it in.

    Yeah, in completely random order and no sorting options. Again, this game has shit UI

    Really? Huh. I thought for sure it was sorted by set. Guess I never looked at it very closely.

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  • Warlock82Warlock82 Never pet a burning dog Registered User regular
    InkSplat wrote: »
    Warlock82 wrote: »
    InkSplat wrote: »
    Warlock82 wrote: »
    Viking wrote: »
    Pretty sure you only get an achievement for "finishing" a playset, the unlocks are all in capsules or locked behind the multi-character doors.

    Well it's Wii U, so I don't even get that :P

    If you go into the Vault, I think it is, where it shows your entire set of toys, when you highlight one, it tells you where its from, so you should be able to check that to see if there's one in the Pirate section of toys that is still grayed out. And it might actually give you a rough area to find it in.

    Yeah, in completely random order and no sorting options. Again, this game has shit UI

    Really? Huh. I thought for sure it was sorted by set. Guess I never looked at it very closely.

    Nah, it's sorted in some order, but not really sure what. They seem to put "like" things together, so like, buildings are together, trees, cars, etc. Which makes sense but it spreads everything around.

    What I hate though is that it's one giant menu. If I want to find, say, a teleporter, I have to scroll through 20 pages of crap to find which one has the teleporter on it. Why not have the ability to filter? Like, show me just the special function stuff, or whatever.

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  • VikingViking Registered User regular
    So the toys and vehicles that you "unlock" via the hex shaped power discs.... are they really only unlocked while the disc is sitting on the base?
    I can not find for example Mickeys Car anywhere in the editor despite getting the message "unlocked in the Toybox"
    Pretty horrible system if that is the case, also means you can only use 1 of those particular toys at a time?

    The textures seem to unlock fine, just the toys/vehicles seem to be missing.

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  • Doctor DetroitDoctor Detroit Registered User regular
    I thought I read that the vehicles/weapons from the discs will spawn 2 of an item?

    Also, was at my local TRU yesterday. I noticed that they were setting up shelf space for Infinity near the front of the store. Probably to coincide with the trading event.

  • Warlock82Warlock82 Never pet a burning dog Registered User regular
    Sucks, I am going to be out of town this weekend so I can't go to the Toys R Us thing. Which wouldn't bother me so much except that I really want that exclusive disk and they will be sure to be gone by the time I get back :(

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  • maximumzeromaximumzero I...wait, what? New Orleans, LARegistered User regular
    edited September 2013
    Warlock82 wrote: »
    Sucks, I am going to be out of town this weekend so I can't go to the Toys R Us thing. Which wouldn't bother me so much except that I really want that exclusive disk and they will be sure to be gone by the time I get back :(

    I can pick you up one if you'd like me to.

    Edit: Alternatively, you'll be able to buy 'em online.

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