'Skylanders' learns what Amiibo knew all along: drop the portal
 

The paradigm for toys-to-life games is well established: one part kid-friendly video game, one part expensive, collectible figurines -- and a tethered NFC "portal" that ties them both together. When Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure introduced this model...

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