xwingyoda Posted February 3, 2007 Posted February 3, 2007 Sorry if this was already posted somwhere in this gigantic forum, but I'm so not going to read all that to check looool I talked to my Lego dealer yesterday and I was amazed to see that all the Duplo Pirate sets were on sale !! She told me that TLC will stop that line because it was not selling. I was pretty shocked at that news since all the other toy brands have a pirate line after all !! Oh well, my only interrogation is regarding the future of a MF line if you catch my drift hehe !! Cheers *yoda* Quote
Captain Roger Posted February 3, 2007 Posted February 3, 2007 GREAT NEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i hated that awful pirates Quote
Governor Mister Phes Posted February 3, 2007 Governor Posted February 3, 2007 Xwingyoda posting in the pirate forum? This is outrageous as Vader posting in the Pirate forum which happened in this thread last week if you missed it! :-D But thank you all the same for taking the time to post this information because its news to me, although I don't really follow the non SYSTEM Pirate themes. Other brands are targeting their Pirate product towards children 7 years and older, whereas it seems The LEGO Group is "shooting in the dark" in an attempt to find a niche that doesn't exist. There's obviously an existing SYSTEM Pirate LEGO fan base so my logic dictates that they should capitalise on this. So now The LEGO Group has marketed Pirates towards the 2+ and 4+ age groups, can we have a decent SYSTEM Pirate theme, please? Quote
xwingyoda Posted February 3, 2007 Author Posted February 3, 2007 Xwingyoda posting in the pirate forum? Where is the world going to ? :-D So now The LEGO Group has marketed Pirates towards the 2+ and 4+ age groups, can we have a decent SYSTEM Pirate theme, please? I, like all of you really hope to as well !! However I am afraid that since TLC failed miserably in their piraty reintroduction (4+ and Duplo) it could very well mean that they will drop the whole pirate theme altogether !! Also, bear in mind that the viking theme did not seem too popular as well (only a few sets and gone), so this could mean that the "historical" (in a wide sense) themes are not selling well :-/ Lets all join hands and pray together :-D *yoda* Quote
Governor Mister Phes Posted February 3, 2007 Governor Posted February 3, 2007 What of Knights Kingdom though? That appears to be a Historic theme despite its futuristic elements, so do we know how well that sells? Quote
oo7 Posted February 3, 2007 Posted February 3, 2007 Well they've had several rounds of it, so I'll say it's doing pretty well. Did 4+ Pirates really fail? Badly? I think the Viking line did well but they just got rid of it to make way for new and better things. (one of them hopefully later being hopefully pirates) X-D Quote
Governor Mister Phes Posted February 3, 2007 Governor Posted February 3, 2007 Actually, I'm not sure if the 4+ failed but there was never a second round so whether that's was an indication of poor success or maybe The LEGO Group intended it that way. Quote
xwingyoda Posted February 3, 2007 Author Posted February 3, 2007 What of Knights Kingdom though? That appears to be a Historic theme despite its futuristic elements, so do we know how well that sells? IMO, KK has major characters !! Kids nowadays need background stories and "real" characters instead of generic figs. *yoda* Quote
Governor Mister Phes Posted February 3, 2007 Governor Posted February 3, 2007 As far as I'm aware all the 4+ had names and character biographies on LEGO.com - I don't think there were any generic characters. Even the SYSTEM Pirates had fairly significant characters like Captain Roger/Red Beard and Governor Broadside which were mentioned in the LEGO catalogues but were further explored in the Pirate Comic and Ladybird Book Series. Quote
Norro Posted February 3, 2007 Posted February 3, 2007 So now The LEGO Group has marketed Pirates towards the 2+ and 4+ age groups, can we have a decent SYSTEM Pirate theme, please? Current strategic focus group sessions reveal a niche for primo pirates as it was their absence which ruined the duplo effort, which in turn ruined the 4+ effort... X-D X-D God Bless, Nathan Quote
Scouty Posted February 3, 2007 Posted February 3, 2007 Vader and yoda posting in the pirate forum??? IMPLAUSABLE!!!!!!!!! Well, bye duplo, we hardly liked ya :-P . Quote
El Bucanero Posted February 3, 2007 Posted February 3, 2007 Eh? Are they already leaving? I thought they were just in... Well, I never really cared about that... Quote
Norrington Posted February 3, 2007 Posted February 3, 2007 Gone allready? And I just finished my working Lego Gallows and it needs a 'Test run'... *looks across room and starts eyeing Megabloks figures* Quote
Governor Mister Phes Posted February 4, 2007 Governor Posted February 4, 2007 Current strategic focus group sessions reveal a niche for primo pirates as it was their absence which ruined the duplo effort, which in turn ruined the 4+ effort... X-D X-D Is any of this post serious Mr Norro? What's "primo pirates"? Quote
Governor Mister Phes Posted February 4, 2007 Governor Posted February 4, 2007 Errr... Whats the Premere Pirates? Quote
Scouty Posted February 4, 2007 Posted February 4, 2007 I believe "promo"-tion pirates is the suggested word. Quote
Brick Miner Posted February 4, 2007 Posted February 4, 2007 I believe "promo"-tion pirates is the suggested word. :-D :-D :-D i think norror meant primo pirates... referring to the next age group LEGO caters to (ages 6-24 months) going down sequentially from juniors (4+).he was making a joke, it was hilarious ;-) -------------------------------------------------- as to the topic, i think it's sad... the duplo line was much more fun than the juniors line. and it was better conceived and followed through on. not that i was interested in purchasing them, but i think they were a good product. i do agree with phes.. it does seem like the 1-4 years age group is way off for pirates (at least here in the states). i would think 11-16 years would be the target pirate kids (not counting the adult market that is ;-) ). - BrickMiner Quote
Kahgarak Posted February 4, 2007 Posted February 4, 2007 So now The LEGO Group has marketed Pirates towards the 2+ and 4+ age groups, can we have a decent SYSTEM Pirate theme, please? Idem ditto. Quote
Governor Mister Phes Posted February 4, 2007 Governor Posted February 4, 2007 i do agree with phes.. it does seem like the 1-4 years age group is way off for pirates (at least here in the states). i would think 11-16 years would be the target pirate kids (not counting the adult market that is ;-) ). I'd go even younger, say 8-16... Quote
Norro Posted February 4, 2007 Posted February 4, 2007 Is any of this post serious Mr Norro? What's "primo pirates"? No... As Brickminer pointed out, just a joke... God Bless, Nathan Quote
Capn Frank Posted February 4, 2007 Posted February 4, 2007 that's great news. Maybe now maybe TLC will make a failed attempt at pirate quatro like norro may have suggested Phred Quote
Scouty Posted February 4, 2007 Posted February 4, 2007 :-D Quatro! That's funny. BM&Norro: oh, ok. I hadn't really known much about primo. Quote
Norro Posted February 4, 2007 Posted February 4, 2007 BM&Norro: oh, ok. I hadn't really known much about primo. And you call yourself a Lego enthusiast... X-D :-D ;-) God Bless, Nathan Quote
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