Wildlands<\/a>? Touch that game’s card to the pad. Touch another one to make your animal zebra striped, even if it\u2019s an elephant. (A discovery North said his young playtesters found unbelievably hilarious.)<\/p>\nThe iteration and tweaking comes into the picture when Nukotoys can tweak the effect of the cards on the games whenever it wants, based on data gathered about how the cards are used.<\/p>\n
North calls it the \u201ctoys-as-a-service\u201d model, and it seems to be working for Nukotoys so far. Pointing out sales figures for Skylanders and Minecraft ($500 million in U.S. sales and $80 million since launch, respectively), the Chief Technology Officer for Nukotoys jokes that his company was catching up.<\/p>\n
Smiling, North allowed himself a small boast.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re the number one kid’s game in Bulgaria.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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