http://www.fanmode.net Toys, toy culture, toy fans Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:48:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.fanmode.net/2010/09/06/toy-links-1983/ http://www.fanmode.net/2010/09/06/toy-links-1983/#comments Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:21:51 +0000 Editor http://www.fanmode.net/?p=10705 Shocker.
“Licensed products comprise about 30 percent of toys overall, according to the Toy Industry Association …”

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“Made of ‘forest-friendly’ rubber wood, and colourfully coated with non-toxic, water-based acrylic paint, the toy is manufactured in a small, ethically run factory in China …”

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“The two biggest toy sellers in the country are now Wal-Mart and Target, and it’s not easy for independent toy makers to get their wares onto those much-coveted shelves.”

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“The traditional toys are never going to go away … Boys still get excited over action figures, it’s just that they can role play with their favorite superhero through video games as well.”

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“When Kyle Roberts came across a Wired.com story about Patrick Boivin’s stop-motion short Iron Man vs. Bruce Lee, he set out to make a superhero smackdown of his own.” (More, YouTube, 04:15.)

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“… sales have grown at a 30 percent compounded annual rate for the past four years.”

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“In 2009 … the global toy sales turned out to be US$80 billion, an increase of 3.6% … The USA, Japan, and China rank the Top 3 … with the respective sales of US$21.5 billion, US$5.8 billion, and US$4.9 billion … the export value of Chinese toys in 2009 reached US$7.8 billion.”

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“… this enigmatic small museum and shop remains scandalously obscure.” (See also.)

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“Worldwide toy sales rose 3.6 percent to $80.3 billion last year … Adult collectors spend more than $1 billion a year on film and comic-related products and even more on toys for their children …”

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“We make science accessible to every kid … If we excited just one kid about science, then we’ve done our jobs.”

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