{"id":11432,"date":"2014-02-03T00:01:59","date_gmt":"2014-02-03T00:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=11432"},"modified":"2014-01-29T12:38:40","modified_gmt":"2014-01-29T12:38:40","slug":"skylanders-valentines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/03\/skylanders-valentines\/","title":{"rendered":"Skylanders Valentines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/03\/skylanders-valentines\/valentine1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11430\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-11430\" alt=\"VALENTINE1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/VALENTINE1-79x150.jpg\" width=\"79\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/VALENTINE1-79x150.jpg 79w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/VALENTINE1-158x300.jpg 158w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/VALENTINE1.jpg 256w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 79px) 100vw, 79px\" \/><\/a>You know when you were in Elementary School and you had to give out those little perforated card Valentines with cartoon characters on them to everyone in your class? Well, they still do those. Every time I pass by the Valentine aisle, it\u2019s always interesting what kid properties are deemed popular enough to make into Valentines. But I\u2019m also surprised that we don\u2019t see that many video game characters made into Valentines like that. Maybe the licensing fees for video game characters like Mario and Sonic are too expensive? Or maybe kids just don\u2019t like video games as much as I think they do? Nah, it\u2019s gotta be the licensing fees. But recently I saw these at the store so I had to write about them: Skylanders Valentines.<\/p>\n<p>Skylanders is a HUGE video game property, especially among kids, as it combines collectible action figures with a video game. I\u2019ve reviewed them all here at GamerDad. I\u2019ve heard the Skylanders games have made more money for Activision than Call of Duty! The fact they made Valentines out of them is proof of their popularity. Here is a closer shot of the front of the box.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/03\/skylanders-valentines\/valentine1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11430\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11430\" alt=\"VALENTINE1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/VALENTINE1.jpg\" width=\"256\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/VALENTINE1.jpg 256w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/VALENTINE1-79x150.jpg 79w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/VALENTINE1-158x300.jpg 158w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The back shows what the Valentines look like. It\u2019s an assortment of popular characters from the recent Swap Force game. The neat thing is that the whole front of the Valentine is a big sticker! But the bad thing is that these Valentines aren\u2019t perforated very well, so you may have to use some scissors to cut them. Here is a shot of the back of the box so you can see what they look like.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/03\/skylanders-valentines\/valentine2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11431\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11431\" alt=\"VALENTINE2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/VALENTINE2.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"780\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/VALENTINE2.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/VALENTINE2-96x150.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/VALENTINE2-192x300.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What video game characters would YOU like to see on Valentine cards?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You know when you were in Elementary School and you had to give out those little perforated card Valentines with cartoon characters on them to everyone in your class? 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