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Re: Release dates
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lugnet.lego
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Mon, 28 Feb 2005 23:42:41 GMT
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In lugnet.lego, Christian Treczoks wrote:
> Mark Jordan wrote:
> > But seriously, I have noticed several comments on the modern weapons in Dino
> > Attack. I guess in North America Lego has to compete with for shelf space with
> > Mega Bloks, who are definitely not shy about modern weapons, but it makes me
> > feel a little sad to see that kind of compromise with how I perceived Lego's
> > core values. Sure the "enemies" are dinosaurs, but still...
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> Old Ole Kirk is propably turning around in his grave about these
> militaria sets. A stab in the back of every idea of childs play on which
> Lego was founded.
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> My, oh, my. Whenever I think Lego reached the bottom line they dig the
> hole deeper.
The arc was pretty clear from castle to pirates to cowboys to adventurers. Not
to mention Star Wars.
If I have snipped out your other examples of where Lego might go next, but I
think if you want to find out where Lego goes next, visit a toy store or
Wal-Mart's toy department and look at the other toys. TLG will do whatever it
takes to keep their shelf space.
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| (...) Old Ole Kirk is propably turning around in his grave about these militaria sets. A stab in the back of every idea of childs play on which Lego was founded. Those galidorsaurs are only a very weak coverup for an attempt to cater for a gun- and (...) (20 years ago, 28-Feb-05, to lugnet.lego)
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