Quote Originally Posted by griffin View Post
Maybe a way to encourage Retailers to buy/demand the more challenging, detailed Transformers toys, is to have recommended "intelligence" levels on the packaging instead of "difficulty", so that their public image is that they aren't a source of simple products... or would it be too politically incorrect in today's world to imply that a child isn't as intelligent as others just because they prefer a toy that has an intelligence rating on it of "non-challenging" ?
Remember when TF toys had those difficulty levels on the packaging?

Anyway, it's not really just about the challenge level but the overall tone of the toy and the way that the figures are just so badly compromised by their gimmick. A gimmick should be made to serve the toy, the toy should not be made to serve the gimmick.

I've brought each of the Cyberverse Warriors into class this week and none of them have interested the kids. I usually put a toy on my desk and if a toy is any good, kids will want to look at it, pick it up and ask about it. These Cyberverse Warriors were practically invisible as none of the kids barely even noticed that they were there. And yeah, some of the kids asked me if they were Happy Meal toys.