How Hollywood Tie-Ins Saved Lego 193
MBCook writes "The New York Times published an article on Saturday profiling Lego, and how tie-ins with movies have helped save the company. 'Even as other toymakers struggle, this Danish maker of toy bricks is enjoying double-digit sales gains and swelling earnings. In recent years, Lego has increasingly focused on toys that many parents wouldn't recognize from their own childhood. Hollywood themes are commanding more shelf space, a far cry from the idealistic, purely imagination-oriented play that drove Lego for years and was as much a religion as a business strategy in Billund.' The article also mentions coming Lego Stores, a Lego board game, how Lego now allows sets with violence (like a gun for Indiana Jones), and how since 2004 Lego has cut part count nearly in half by encouraging re-use of parts and stopping one-off pieces."
Re:Guns in lego are new? (Score:5, Funny)
Space sets had those nifty bazookas too. But even so, with the large Technic guys I can make ninja swords out of an axel and a grey spacer.
I've said too much.
Re:Guns in lego are new? (Score:5, Funny)
Dude, this is a conversation about Lego. You can't just go on and on about using actual army gear when playing as a kid and not expect an off-topic mod...
Okay then, never mind.
Re:Lego Star Wars (Score:3, Funny)
Re:4 Pages? (Score:2, Funny)
which are uite innocent and educative, IMO
I see you haven't found the hot coffee mod yet, it opens up the red lights district of legotown.