Today is the release of Skylanders Trap Team. As always we are presented only with a handful of figures available on Day 1. These figures are what we call the Wave 1 figures. Usually it’s a fairly large wave, and Wave 2 typically comes out before Thanksgiving. Based on what we’ve seen from pre-order information on major retail sites, and some rumors to what people have started to pick up in stores let me summarize what ‘might’ be included in the Trap Team Wave 1 Skylanders.
It’s time to take a look at the returning favorite Skylanders to Trap Team. These have been in at least one previous game and would be a series 2, series 3, or series 4 Skylander. There are only five returning characters this year which I think is a good thing. I’d much rather have new characters than re-posed existing characters. Now it’s time to Meet the Trap Team: Returning Favorites.
Skylanders Trap Team is almost out, and we almost have the full list of new Core Skylanders for Skylanders Trap Team. We now know all 19 of the core Skylanders set for Trap Team. There are 16 base new figures, and three special named variants: Dark Food Fight, Legendary Blades and Legendary Deja Vu. It appears that all three Frito-Lay characters were always going to be characters in the game, but it was their names that came from the contest winners. It’s possible that by then end of Trap Team, we may learn of a couple more special named variants of the 16, but for now, this is all of the New Core Skylanders. It’s time to meet the Trap Team Skylanders: New Core.
OK, we are getting dangerously close to release of Skylanders Trap Team. Here is a look at the trailers for all 20 of the new Trap Masters. That’s right there are 20 so far, with the possibility of more later. There are 16 regular variants and 4 special named variants (Dark Snap Shot, Dark Wildfire, Legendary Jawbreaker, and Nitro Krypt King). Be sure to check all of the Skylander pages for all videos, unboxings, and retail information as we get it. Now it’s time to meet the Trap Team Skylanders: Trap Masters.
It’s almost time. We are less than a month away from the new Skylanders Trap Team game. That means the information on all of the new characters is ready to flow. Here are the official trailers for all 16 of the Skylander Minis which are playable in Trap Team. Be sure to check all of the Skylander pages for all videos, unboxings, and retail information as we get it. Now, it’s time to meet the Trap Team Skylanders: Minis.
Last week was Gamescom 2014 and there was a lot of gaming news coming from Cologne Germany. We covered a lot of that news for our sister site GameNutts.com. But the news was flowing for Skylanders as well. First it was announced that Minis would actually be playable in the new Skylanders Trap Team. Plus 8 new minis were announced in addition to the previously existing 8. Now if you never entered those Frito-Lay contests or happen to get any through promotions at Gamestop, don’t worry, you’re not missing out. The 8 original minis will be re-released with red bases for Trap Team. It also looks like the minis will come in two packs, perhaps even two per element, for $13.99 (rumored).
But Walmart has an exclusive “buddy pack” which is Gill Runt packaged with Tidal Wave Gill Grunt. You would pre-order that now, though if you are a collector I would advise against it. Its possible that the only way you then could get Thumpling would be to get him in the mini two-pack, meaning you would be stuck with two Gill Runts. That was the problem last year for the Walmart exclusive triple pack. Buying it ruined your chance to buy other triple packs without getting duplicates. Below are the minis that will be released with Trap Team. Be sure to visit their pages for more information and videos as we have them.
Also coming out of Gamescom was a new Trap Team Poster. This poster is not a complete poster, but it has allowed us a peak an almost all of the new Skylanders. Click on the image to blow it up larger. Be sure to visit our character pages as we will update them as we get information, including what I hope is maybe some more pre-orders on character figures. Right now you can pre-order any of the games through our game page here, Gearshift, and the Gill Grunt/Gill Runt Buddy Pack mentioned above.
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Owners of a Wii or Wii U may want to take note. Activision announced that Skylanders Trap Team Wii will also include a code for a free digital version of Trap Team for the Wii U. Why might this be important? Well, obviously if you have a Wii and plan on upgrading to a Wii U then this version will have you covered. But what if you just have a Wii U? Well, if you don’t mind getting a digital version of the game, this might be a good deal for you. You see, Skylanders Trap Team for the Wii is one of the very last games to be produced for the Wii. So it seems likely that some retailers will clearance or mark down this version of Trap Team before the more popular newer versions including the Wii U version. So Wii U owners who may not want to buy a copy on day one, or if you are like me and have kids and multiple systems where the Wii U version isn’t your first version of choice, you can just wait and watch for the Wii version to go on sale or clearance. I usually try picking up a Wii U version cheap so that the kids can play Swap Force while I play something else on the Xbox or PlayStation. So patient deal seekers be aware that the Wii version of Skylanders Trap Team, could be your ticket to a cheap digital version of the game for your Wii U. You can read the original Activision post here.
Activision recently announced that a new type of collectable Skylander will be available. These figures are going to be in extremely limited quantities and sold through GameStop in the US and Canada. There will be eight characters in total, and each one will be an original from Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure. The first two are going to be Elite Spyro and Elite Chop Chop. The figures are going to be in the same poses as the old figures. 
However, each will be on a gold metallic base and will come in a display case with a 3D background image. An Australian GameStop Website had them listed at 29.95 Australian Dollars with a release date being the same as the new Trap Team. So these will not be cheap characters. You might be saying, “Why would I want to buy an old character of which I already have several different posed variants, just for a gold base and a fancy 3D backed plastic case?” Well, there is only one other thing the new characters offer. Each Eon’s Elite member will be up to three times more powerful than it’s original character. So if the game wasn’t easy enough for you, now you can really breeze your way through it. If you 
don’t have a huge collection and do have trouble because you don’t have that many characters to swap with, then these may be a bigger draw to you. But these characters are clearly just a new marketing ploy by Activision to get us collectors to spend even more money buying a character we already have bought several times before. I’m torn right now on whether I want to buy these or not. What do you think? Do you plan on buying these collector’s items, or letting them sit for someone else with more disposable income than you?
It looks like Skylanders will be getting another Dark Edition Starter Pack with Skylanders Trap Team. This time though, it’s not going to be limited to just GameStop. You should be able to find this at your favorite retailer. The Dark Edition will again come with black and silver colored “Dark” versions of characters. Just like the regular starter pack, the Dark Edition will come with Food Fight and Snap Shot. However, these will be the “Dark” versions of the characters. The pack will also still include the Life Trap and the Water Trap, which do not have a dark affiliation from what I can tell. However, the Dark Edition will also include Dark Wildfire and the trap that everyone will want…The Ultimate Kaos trap. The Dark Edition will retail for $99.99 but because it’s not exclusive to GameStop, you can pick it up where ever you get the best deal.
There is going to be another Skylanders Day at GameStop coming this Saturday June 21st. This means that single character packs will be buy one get one free. Also, all starter packs will be 50% off, including the GameStop exclusive Dark Starter Packs. GameStop also is giving away the Swap Force Skylander Wind-Up with pre-orders of Skylanders Trap Team ONLY on the 21st. He was a pretty cool figure previously only available in the Tower of Time Adventure Pack. He has just been released in a single pack. I don’t know if you will get Wind-Up on the 21st or have to wait until you pick up your pre-order. For more information check out GameStop’s ad here.
