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Quote from: lovesbabysquirmy on February 16, 2014, 12:57:05 PM Why exactly has playing with little make-believe HORSES gone "out to pasture"? It seemed like it was a phase that most children went through, effeminate or not, we all wanted to play with HORSES. Why do children not want to pretend this scenario anymore? I mean, it was a legitimate thing for like... decades! Now all of a sudden, pretend animal-care play is not even "normal" anymore. Everything is either about FASHION or TECHNOLOGY. I have three nieces and they have all gone through "OMG HORSES" phases. Heck, the two younger ones are still in it . . . and the oldest one, when it came time to pick colleges, really really wanted to go to this obscure one where everyone got to care for their own horse.It is absolutely not a change in the appeal of horses, it's that Hasbro no longer knows how to harness (har har) the market.IMO, they treat MLP like it's a cheap line and so people treat it like it's a cheap line. Single ponies are still $5 each . . . Well, that is ridiculous IMO. In 1982 they were that price, but $5 in 1982 was worth $12 in today's money. They shrank down the ponies and cut every corner to keep the price low, but when push comes to shove, kids DO notice quality, even if they can't articulate what they're seeing. It's the whole reason My Little Pony was never challenged by fakies; My Little Pony had carefully planned sets, My Little Pony had carefully painted symbols, My Little Pony had good quality plastic, My Little Pony had gorgeous backcard art, My Little Pony had a story for each pony. Those are all part of MARKETING, just as much as "release the same six characters a billion times because they're the focus of the show", only Hasbro doesn't seem to realize it.This is also the reason Monster High dolls trump EQG dolls. Monster High has the quality . . . and to top it off, they are nearly the same price as EQG dolls. I truly think it is foolish of Hasbro to focus so much on this aspect of the line. They know how to market ponies, if they'd only look at their past 30 years. They have NEVER been great shakes for fashion dolls. They had Jem for a couple years . . . What was before that, Maxie, wasn't it?
Why exactly has playing with little make-believe HORSES gone "out to pasture"? It seemed like it was a phase that most children went through, effeminate or not, we all wanted to play with HORSES. Why do children not want to pretend this scenario anymore? I mean, it was a legitimate thing for like... decades! Now all of a sudden, pretend animal-care play is not even "normal" anymore. Everything is either about FASHION or TECHNOLOGY.
I have a question!Why does Holly Dash have a strawberry on her butt?
I'm pretty sure EQG's going to crash hard(looking at my crystal ball), but it'll probably be at least another year before they even start to retreat.
Quote from: popyduggan on February 17, 2014, 11:58:49 AMI'm pretty sure EQG's going to crash hard(looking at my crystal ball), but it'll probably be at least another year before they even start to retreat. When they do, send me the leftovers!
Quote from: Twilight Pink Navarro on February 17, 2014, 12:07:13 PMQuote from: popyduggan on February 17, 2014, 11:58:49 AMI'm pretty sure EQG's going to crash hard(looking at my crystal ball), but it'll probably be at least another year before they even start to retreat. When they do, send me the leftovers! I'm sorry I feel that way because I know a lot of people genuinely like them, and they do look great, but I only resent because it's slowly turning MLP into a hypocrisy, even if it is making loadsamoney.
And I really hate that companies are choosing to migrate to the doll market; not all little girls like dolls and it seems like the alternative options for are becoming rarer.