Activision watched as Skylanders catapulted to the top of the video game and toy charts for 2011. The game publisher will showcase Skylanders Giants at San Diego Comic-Con 2012. The new game builds upon the breakthrough fundamentals of the Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure—merging the physical and virtual realms with an innovative line of cross-platform toys with “brains,” which players everywhere can magically bring to life in the world of Skylands.  Using the mystical Portal of Power, players once again lead a team of heroic Skylanders in a new adventure to save their world. Developer Toys for Bob talks about the new game for Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Windows PC and mobile devices in this exclusive video interview below.

With Thanksgiving and Black Friday just around the corner, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Whether your feet are aching from a long day of shopping or you just need some advice about what to buy that gamer on your holiday list, Nintendo is bringing its games to your local mall. Nintendo is visiting malls nationwide to give families hands-on time with great Nintendo games during the busy Christmas shopping season, plus a chance to meet some of Nintendo’s favorite characters.

According to Kids and Gaming 2011, the latest report from leading market research company, The NPD Group, since 2009, the population growth of kids ages 2-17 increased 1.54 percent in the U.S., while the gaming population of that age group has grown 12.68 percent. This growth in kids’ gaming population is far outpacing the growth experienced by the population of 2-17 year olds in the country.