Disney Infinity is skipping Pixar’s next movie in exchange for more shelf space at retail.
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While August is normally a back-to-school month for children and parents, retailers were willing to give the game and its toys more display space if Disney launched the product closer to the holiday shopping season.
“The date because an issue in terms of them asking ‘Is there a better opportunity here?'” Disney Interactive co-president John Pleasants told the Times. “We could deliver in June if we wanted to.”
Pleasants said the developers will use this extra time to ensure the game “sings and pops.”
Meanwhile, Nintendo is planning a similar title for its Pokémon franchise, which it just recently introduced in Japan, and Acitivion will unleash the third Skylanders game, Swap Force, sometime this fall.