March 2019 LIVE Magazine

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Between 2008 and 2012,
Disney Interactive Studios
It spawned a sequel in 2012
(Epic Mickey 2: The Power of
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reportedly lost over $200m
per year, causing some deep
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ported to Vita a year later.
restructuring of the company
It was a bizarre decision,
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and shifting priorities. This
and the game itself received
is undoubtedly one of
a very lukewarm critical
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the reasons the company
never really pledged any
reception, but it did at least
provide a nice bit of variety
support for Vita. However,
for the console’s library.
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beyond its work with Virtual
Toys, Sony also engaged
Sony also got involved
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other developers to bring
this missing content to its
in bringing Disney’s even
bigger gamble to the
handheld.
handheld - Disney Infinity.
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Disney Infinity was an
For example, one of Disney’s
ambitious entry in the
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biggest titles of the seventh
generation was Epic Mickey,
toys-to-life genre which
allowed gamers to play in
a sweeping 3D platformer
the fantastical worlds of
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which aimed to tell the tale
Marvel, Pixar, and eventually
of Disney’s mascot and his
Star Wars, as well as build
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history throughout the years.
their own levels using in-