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Re: Some disturbing news
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lugnet.general
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Tue, 26 Oct 1999 13:02:25 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Peter Callaway writes:
> > If that's true then look for a big auction after it's confirmed.
> > It might just be my entire Lego collection.
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> I'll probably do the same. The real knife in the guts was that my source said
> "Lego are only targeting kids", ie. to hell with us AFOL's. Over two decades
> of loyalty from me is rewarded with a kick in the teeth.
I would say Lego has been targeting primarily kids since the introduction of
the mini-fig. I can't think of even one instance (and I've been here a long
time) where Lego implemented something an AFOL wanted. What's changed is that
Lego now thinks that kids are now simplistic, commercially driven, attention-
deficit afflicted morons. Hence, rampant juniorization and tie-ins with Star
Wars and Disney and God knows what else.
We can't do anything about the current situtation. Nothing. We have to wait
this nonsense out. I regret that Star Wars is such a success for Lego because
it merely postpones the day of reckoning.
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| (...) I have a feeling that this has been said before, but still: Let's not forget that the Star Wars sets are probably the best LEGO System sets for a long time. I think most people would agree that these sets are much better in terms of (...) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Kids of today have grown up around nintendo games and action figures You give a kid of today a 5571 giant truck or an 8880 supercar and say here are the instructions and here are the bits. see if you can put it together. do you think that we (...) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Well, except Star Wars -- but kids probably wanted that too. Do you mean things which adults wanted but which kids didn't necessarily want? Yeah, hmmm, I can't think of any wishes-come-true either -- certainly not in Castle or Town, to say the (...) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) I'll probably do the same. The real knife in the guts was that my source said "Lego are only targeting kids", ie. to hell with us AFOL's. Over two decades of loyalty from me is rewarded with a kick in the teeth. If anyone is up-to-date with (...) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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