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Re: This is stupid... I can't tolerate this *juniorization*...
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lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego
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Fri, 10 Aug 2001 19:10:31 GMT
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On Fri, 10 Aug 2001, Lawrence Wilkes (<GHutoI.2yx@lugnet.com>) wrote at
13:37:06
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> "Frank Filz" <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:3B73DCD2.1372@mindspri
> ng.com...
> > Jonathan Dallas wrote:
> > >
> > > In lugnet.lego.direct, Tim Courtney writes:
> > > > In lugnet.lego.direct, Victor Knight writes:
> > > >
> > > > > The solution to TLG's woes isn't Bionicle or juniorization, I think the
> > > > > solution is lowering prices, which we all know could be done.
> > >
> > > Bionicle has some interesting features to it that could make it popular with
> > > a different crowd. I won't say anything against it till it has had a • chance.
> >
> > From what I see, Bionicle is doing great. Whoever is buying it (kids who
> > would never have otherwise played with LEGO, or kids already captivated
> > by LEGO, but looking for something more than building yet another fire
> > station), it has a positive effect. Kids are buying LEGO and building
> > and playing. Sure, the play style is different from how most of us
> > played as kids, but then when I was a kid, mecha weren't really on the
> > horizon yet (and a mecha built with the pieces I had as a kid would be a
> > sorry sight).
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> I just can't agree with this.
> They are NOT buying Lego (in the sense that AFOL would mean), they are buying a
> plastic mecha toy.
> I cannot see how them having a Bionicle in any would want to make them buy a
> non-Bionicle Lego set.
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> Far from a positive effect (from a AFOL point of view), if Bionicle is
> successful it will only inspire Lego to focus
> even more on this stuff.
I agree with Lawrence here. But perhaps that's just where the market is.
After all, TLG doesn't make wooden toys any more, either.
--
Tony Priestman
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