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03-26-2009, 10:25 AM
darthdoug
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Yeah, except the example falls a little flat when you consider how well Star Wars merchandise of all types continues to sell, PT-based and OT-based alike. Yes, kids account for a lot of PT/Clone Wars-oriented stuff, but it seems that the adults are more than capable of picking and choosing and still buying.
I still maintain that a good three-quarters of the "hate" for the Star Wars prequels is purely "bandwagon haters" who don't want to seem like the uncool kid that actually admits to liking them (or at least not thinking they're the greatest cinematic abortions of all time). Then they go out and buy all the toys anyway.
There is another element here. There has been a reduction in sales of "WAR" toys. Mostly because Soccer Moms don't want to impose the war issue on their kids. This has been talked about before. Star Wars is a franchise that is fantasy and everyone remembers as the great stories of hope, good overcoming evil. Soccer Moms buying birthday and christmas gifts will tend to gravitate towards Star Wars just on name brand alone. The purchasing of WAR based toys is a challenge. Would you rather take Star Wars, Transformers, Bakugan or some other toy line product to a childs birthday party versus a war toy that either you may not agree with or the parents of the child may not agree with.
There is no "classic" GI JOE movie image for soccer moms to think back to and say this is a good product to buy for a child. This concept may help the Star Wars franchise continue to sell but will work against GI Joe.
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