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Re: To quote a scholar
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Tue, 12 Jan 1999 19:30:53 GMT
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> I have noticed that lego has lost the "construction toy" lead. A lot of
> the sets seem to be toys in themselves, rather than a mechanism for a child
> to learn about construction.
Lego seems to trying to play toy-world domination recently at the expense of
their core product line. Some examples...
RC Car - LEGO takes on Tyco & Nikko
Znap - LEGO takes on K-Nex
Duplo Winnie the Pooh - LEGO takes on various Disney licensees
Star Wars - LEGO takes on the movie souvenir market
Scala - LEGO takes on Barbie
LEGO Games/CD-ROM Technic sets - LEGO takes on the PC game market
Now I'm not that these aren't high quality/cool toys but I can't help thinking
LEGO is spreading itself too thin too fast. Ironic, that by taking on K-Nex
they have produced more construction-orientated sets than they are producing
in their traditional themes.
Matt
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| I agree that TLG is spreading itself too thin. The CD games are marginable from what I've read about problems installing and playing them. Z-Nap is a flailing attempt to debunk Kinex (something they have always wanted to do). TLG should just stick (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | To quote a scholar
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| My mad scientist friend (we've all got them, haven't we?) - a PHd student in robotics and robot design and college lecturer in Maths - had this to say after we were comparing the classic 691 Rescue Helicopter (my first set) with the pap that Lego (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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