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Let me make fun of the new Black Panther toys
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09-08-2017, 10:59 PM
viperlord
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Well, if 3.75" were selling, they wouldn't be making this "crap" instead. Companies tend to continue producing things that sell and to discontinue things that don't.
I don't think you folks realize how young the average age of kids into action figures has skewed. They're also just not as into toys as we were. They've too many other cool distractions. We wanted our toys to be as detailed as possible, and the older we got, the more detailed we wanted them, but for kids today they're just toys. The're going to either lose interest and move onto the next hot thing or outgrow them in a year or two anyway, so there isn't the level of interest sustained over years like back in the day. Parents especially aren't going to pay "super-articulated" prices for something the kid won't give a shit about in a couple of months. I hate to say it, but toys are disposable now and the price-point has to come down to those expectations. Plus, the younger the kid, the more articulation and small accessories are seen as liabilities.
This is 100% the problem. None of the kids I'm around (Mine and their friends mostly) have any interest in toys any more. They would much rather have a PS4 game or an ITunes gift card instead.
I'm honestly surprised Wal-Mart and Target even sell toys any more. I suspect in the next few years we'll see shrinking toy sections and perhaps a few high-profile toy company deaths.
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