With some shoutouts to Skyward Sword and Mario 3D Land...
Skylanders has an easy hook. You can see the anchor here get it immediately when she says "this is how you choose your character." The toy/game combo is a nice little Wow every time.
And then I have some fun at Skylanders' expense.
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North comes off as a pretty typical game in the comparison. You run around, you shoot stuff.
I was going to go over a few more T and M-rated games in that LOTR bit (Saints Row the Third! Metal Gear Solid HD Collection! Assassin's Creed: Revelations!), but we were short on time. Which is just as well, since I didn't have any of those games anyway.
Great job Joe you're all professional and stuff!