>>6710208>mostly blind box he man figures or other things like that>Literally the worst kind of "toys"Way to entirely torpedo your argument.
Toys sales are down because the demand for toys is down. Prices rise and quality drops because of crappy economics, rising inflation, increased competition from outside sources and decreasing shelf space in stores.
In 2014, Hasbro released it's 50th Anniversary line. It was a line filled with popular fan demanded characters, coveted concept case previews thought lost, nostalgic vehicles and multi-figure packs stuff with accessories being sold at amazing low prices. Hasbro could only find two stores who would actually carry this directly-aimed-at-fans line, BBTS and TRU. The former only stocked the first few waves and the latter ordered big on the initial push only to eventually shove everything into it's "Collectors" aisle to clearance and rot.
Quality alone doesn't sell toys and 5PoA junk is less money lost when it shelf warms. .
>>6710213Stating the truth is not "being edgy", it's realizing times have changed and things never stay the same forever. The glorious golden days of the 80s and 90s featuring toys stores stocked floor to ceiling with ridiculous amounts of various action figures and playsets while saturday mornings and weekday afternoons featured some of the greatest animated series is over. Deal with it.
To be clear, there WILL always be toys and there will always be cartoons. But the way we discover and consume them has already changed drastically and will continue to do so. The markets for both of these things has only gotten smaller and more competitive, meaning less chances will be taken for both toys and cartoons. It's not as easy as "make a good cartoon and it'll be popular" or "make great toys and they will sell" as Hasbro has done both. But they always fall to the pressure of stores and networks, who have far more power in both avenues, who don't care about quality, only quantity.
