>>5828496>back then it was limited and play value was nothing like it is now. 4th generation systems and up have had a huge impact on the toy market. lol, nope.
Sorry, but the fucking arcade was a solid industry for over a decade because fo how much value it had. And console games killed the arcade for the same reason.
>6th genDont be dumb.
First, you're discounting the entire arcade industry from the 70s til 90s.
Second, you're ignoring that the demographics have shifted thanks to those of us in our 30s and 40s growing up with video games and continuing to play them. NES and Atari stuff was mostly kids buying them and a tiny minority of adults.
So the PS2 and Xbox 360 selling as much as they did is because kids AND adults bought into them. That's the main growth in the industry.
It's NOT more little kids playing/buying video games.
>Hasbro and Mattel both have recorded all time lows in the last decade,Stop being dumb.
This isn't true and it ignores that LEGO has grown to rival them thanks to its growth.
>We have seen piles of toy focused stores (KB Toys, the 1975 Children's Palace, F.A.O. Schwarz , etc) die in the wake of what was once three major electronic competitorsIgnore the fact that Circuit City, Best Buy, Good Guys and other companies have also died out.....
But WalMart pretty much took over the number one spot. Same with them being number one book seller, despite their book section being limited as fuck.
You're misattributing business closing and smaller sections with a shrink in the industry, which couldn't be further from the truth.
> It's why most of the toy market in department stores and the like focuses on items that have tie ins with moviesSure, it's anecdotal, but it's not a coincidence.
As for this, you're forgetting that companies want to carry lines that make big bucks. Hence companies like WalMart only carrying best seller books. They do the same shit with toys. Only sell the big stuff and ignore everything else. A vast dearth
