>>10120438>>10120438I'd assume it was parents getting tired of buying toys where their kids kept losing all the important pieces. As a tween that hanged in to toy isle of those days that was the most common "no"s I heard with any toy in general
>"You'll lose all those pieces">"That's too tiny, you'll step on and break it">"This is just stuff that's going to get stuck in the vacuum"and on and on.
>>10120456>Polly Pocket had an easier time of it. The doll industry didn't really have a McFarlane Toys-esque ground zero event that changed the entire scope of things overnight. And with her simple yet iconic "portable dollhouse" formula, Polly Pocket was able to relax in her niche much longer, and survive reboots.Also I think another thing is where it was more common for girls to be organized with their things, toys included.