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April 24, 2015 By Brian 4 Comments

Amiibos are creating toy collectors

I found this PBS video to be fascinating. Toys like Skylanders, Disney Infinity, and Amiibos are turning “ordinary” people into toy collectors — without them realizing it, bwahaha! Maybe the stigma of toy collecting will be lessened as a result, who knows? Anyway, I thought it was interesting…

Filed Under: Toys Tagged With: Amiibos, Nintendo

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  1. John gaither says

    April 24, 2015 at 7:32 pm

    Oh I know it is and I think Funko product is doing it to as well.

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    • Brian says

      April 27, 2015 at 9:37 am

      Yes! Fink Pops are definitely being bought and displayed by “non-collectors.”

      Reply
  2. The Toy Box says

    April 27, 2015 at 12:45 pm

    Sadly these people still qualify as gamers – which is equally frowned upon in society.

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    • Brian says

      April 27, 2015 at 12:52 pm

      I think the stigma attached to “action figure collector” is far worse than the one attached to “gamer.” I don’t know many people who would be embarrassed to call themselves a gamer.

      Reply

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