Subject:
|
Re: Whither LEGO Steam Trains? (was Re: QT Movie of 4565)
|
Newsgroups:
|
lugnet.trains
|
Date:
|
Fri, 9 Feb 2001 17:29:50 GMT
|
Reply-To:
|
johnneal@uswest.SPAMLESSnet
|
Viewed:
|
2190 times
|
| |
|
|
Larry Pieniazek wrote:
<snip>
> >
> > It would be a heck of a lot better though if a push train set was sold.
> > I suspect for $70, TLC could offer a push train with an engine and two
> > or three cars (mostly 4 wheel), an oval of track, and a few minifigs (a
> > good set would be to take 3225 and replace the train motor with two
> > wheelsets and an oval of track, which could probably be sold at
> > basically the same price).
>
> Excellent analysis, Frank! I just have to question whether people will pay
> 75 for a push train when for 60 more they can have the excitement of powered
> operation.
> Why did Duplo go powered?
While we're asking, why did *Brio* go powered?? To me, Brio was the last hold
out of the old-school, traditional toy train. But have you seen Brio lately?
(Have you seen Brio *prices* lately?;) Not what we played with as kids! And
look at the knock-offs! Brio must be fighting for its proverbial life against
such inroads as the TtTE wooden trains. Heck, check out these:
http://www.woodentrain.com/subcat2results.tpl?cart=981739522132471&catsuid=4&category=Whittle%20Shortline%20Railroad&page=1
Movement is very seductive; and, generally speaking, I think kids prefer it
over push. We can say that we didn't have powered this or that when we were
kids, but I think it's due to technological advancements more than anything. I
think I would have enjoyed my Brio to be powered when *I* was a kid!
> When I was buying Duplo for Taya (9 years ago when
> she was 2) it was unpowered. If they went powered for Duplo, I suspect that
> the window for kids that can handle system but can't handle power is pretty
> small. But I could be wrong...
Remember, much of marketing to kids means marketing to parents. If a parent
thinks it's cool, they'll buy it for their kid, no matter how inappropriate. I
have been guilty of this many times (started buying Model Team stuff for my
newborn daughter;-D
-John
|
|
Message has 1 Reply:
 | | Re: Whither LEGO Steam Trains? (was Re: QT Movie of 4565)
|
| This may want to followup somewhere other than trains, but I can't decide where... (...) I think you'd be wrong there. You think you'd enjoy it, but you wouldn't. Because after turning the train on, what is there to do? Nothing, really. Powering (...) (23 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
|
Message is in Reply To:
| | Re: Whither LEGO Steam Trains? (was Re: QT Movie of 4565)
|
| (...) Excellent analysis, Frank! I just have to question whether people will pay 75 for a push train when for 60 more they can have the excitement of powered operation. Why did Duplo go powered? When I was buying Duplo for Taya (9 years ago when she (...) (23 years ago, 9-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
|
33 Messages in This Thread:
 
 
- Entire Thread on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
This Message and its Replies on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
|
|
|
|
