General Discussion : 29645


General / 29645	29644 \| 29646

Subject:	Re: LEGO Plans $15M Push for Bionicle Games
Newsgroups:	lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.general
Date:	Sun, 15 Apr 2001 05:13:45 GMT
Viewed:	88 times

In lugnet.general, Suzanne D. Rich writes: > Nothing really new, but a handy bullet list of spending highlights: > > http://www.dailyradar.com:80/news/game_news_7606.html > > -Suz This is really too bad for most of us AFOL's. I had hoped that LEGO would return to their traditional business of offering sets with more versatility instead of all this. I can see it now, after all the Bionicle promotions are over with, the stuff will gather dust on some kid's bookshelf. At least with traditional LEGO, you can make something new should you find your current MOC getting 'old'. I pity the creative potential of today's kids, if this is LEGO's indicator of such. Bionicle = Soloflex, Craftmatic adjustable beds, Cabbage Patch Kids, Milli Vanilli, all fads which will soon disappear. Oh, and by the way, how did LEGO make out in 2000? History tends to repeat itself if we don't learn from our mistakes. LEGO, welcome to your Stalingrad! -Harvey

Message has 3 Replies:

		Re: LEGO Plans $15M Push for Bionicle Games
Ok, I agree with most of the fads you mentioned. But Craftmatic adjustable beds?!?!?! I've been wanting one of those for as long as I can remember. The ads have been on for years, and I know someone must be buying the things. Not only has the (...) (24 years ago, 15-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.general)

		Re: LEGO Plans $15M Push for Bionicle Games
(...) I don't think they will gather dust. Over here, the Bionicles are hot stuff. The shops can hardly supply enough of them! (...) The Bionicles are still LEGO. Both in name and in function. You can still use the elements to build something other (...) (24 years ago, 15-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.general)

		Re: LEGO Plans $15M Push for Bionicle Games
targeted at the older audience??? they abviously have not been researching us very well all i see around is more universal technic sets, no juniorization and beinging back the bulk sets (...) (24 years ago, 17-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.general)

Message is in Reply To:

		LEGO Plans $15M Push for Bionicle Games
Nothing really new, but a handy bullet list of spending highlights: (URL) (24 years ago, 14-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.general) !

12 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

Custom Search