misk@sopuli.xyz to Nintendo@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoLego Animal Crossing is official — here’s the teaser and backstorywww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up1120arrow-down14cross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.workstechnews@radiation.party
arrow-up1116arrow-down1external-linkLego Animal Crossing is official — here’s the teaser and backstorywww.theverge.commisk@sopuli.xyz to Nintendo@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square12fedilinkcross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.workstechnews@radiation.party
minus-squareMajesticSloth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down2·1 year agoHaving the Star Wars license is what saved the company.
minus-squareTPushic@pgh.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year ago@MajesticSloth Lego Bionicle is what saved the company. Look it up. It’s a fascinating story actually.
minus-squareSentient Loom@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down14·1 year agoRuining the product to save the company.
minus-squareCmdrShepard@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoHow did they ruin the product with Star Wars sets? I have non-licensed Lego sets from 1995 that cost $0.24 per brick at the time (inflation adjusted) while currently most comparable sets like City and the like are around $0.10 per brick.
Having the Star Wars license is what saved the company.
@MajesticSloth Lego Bionicle is what saved the company. Look it up. It’s a fascinating story actually.
Ruining the product to save the company.
How did they ruin the product with Star Wars sets?
I have non-licensed Lego sets from 1995 that cost $0.24 per brick at the time (inflation adjusted) while currently most comparable sets like City and the like are around $0.10 per brick.