Kids don't like toys anymore

[Boba Ben]

Dolls and action figures may be a thing of the past in the next few generations. I've seen this in the kids I interact with. They'd rather play on the computer or cell phone than play with toys.

https://news.yahoo.com/mattel-hasbro-said-terrified-more-kids-seek-high-210012405.html

 

[karamazov80]

That's definitely the way things are going. Too bad, but it allows for quick and easy enjoyment at any time. I figure we're about two generations away from this:

 

[ZaCHw117]

So true.

Even me, a younger guy (20) has noticed this. When I was younger, I loved looking forward to different star wars and LOTR action figures under the tree.

 

[CelticPredator]

I hope all their game systems break.

Look at all the trouble Howard Langston went to get his kid a ****ing TOY for Christmas.

And he found the true meaning of Christmas. Video Games will never do that.

 

[Valfar]

We always created our own story with the toys we played with as kids(its called building your imagination) but, these days with the **** kids like, its already done for you..ZZZzzzzzzzzzz

 

[Sachiel]

Creativity? Imagination? LOL **** dat.

 

[Bodie The Cursed]

when i was a kid i played with a rock and a stick

 

[golobulus]

There is still hope! This was my son's favorite toy this year:

Of course it lights up and says quotes which toys never did when I was a kid, but I would have liked it if they did!

 

[madcy23]

I remember getting Star Wars and gi joes for Xmas and spending that whole week of break In epic battles on my bed. Usually falling asleep in the middle of the carnage.

 

[The Skull]

This is sad but true, kids no longer want toys, they want cell phones, computers, game consoles, and tablets. My 9 year old nephew got an ipad a nintendo ds, games, and remote contol car along with a bunch of other stuff, but not one action figure.

Oh well it really don't matter really I guess, except going to toys r us, walmart or target these days does refect this trend, toys on the shelfs these days kinda suck. Theres no more 12" gijoes or anything the like, its just ben 10, necas statues, and a few crappy marvel and dc figures. Not very interesting stuff if you ask me

During the eighty and nineys I would rarely walk out of those store without some kinda cool new gijoe or ultimate soldier, now I poke around once in a while and just walk out.

 

[OSCORP]

Doesn't help when you have dumb parents that buy their kids cellphones at 8 years old.
(or earlier)

"Hey Jimmy when i was a kid we used to have to walk to the store when we were done playing and put a quarter in the phone to call home to check in, Yeah right dad"

My daughter has actually asked me for an ipad and a cellphone.(11 yrs) I just laugh in her face. (with love) She has never once played with a barbie, but she plays with toy horses (preference) so thats good.

 

[DiFabio]

I've seen this for the past couple of years, toys, well, as we know them, are definitely dying off.

You can see it with Hasbro and Mattel. The price hikes, the lack of availability, stores that offer these just don't have the selection they used to anymore. Of course there are a few exceptions and there are definitely different types of kids out there, but this hobby/action figure/toys are definitely going by the way side. The only real audience they have are collectors who are older, mostly adult who buy out of nostalgia.

You can see Hasbro, Mattel and other toy companies digging out a little niche for ADULT COLLECTIBLES now, trying to cater to them. They'll pay the higher prices, they'll want all that stuff and in the process, they push the younger audiences away.


What are Star Wars figures and GI Joes now? $10 to $12 bucks? I know those Bridge Direct Hobbit Figures are a HELL OF a lot. Legos too. Kids can't keep up with that, and electronic games, videos, computers, laptops, smart phones are much more appealing to them.





I've got two much younger brothers. One is 14, the other is 17. The 14 year old is really into GI JOE and Hasbro stuff. Clones, Stormtroopers etc. he reminds me of how I was with Kenner and stuff. But I can see that starting to fade. He's off and on again with it and has a pretty terrible attention span. One week he'll be on "MAN, I REALLY WANT A USS FLAGG", then he'll be getting pissed at Black Opps.

My 17 year old brother has always been into video games ever since Sega/Nintendo. Toys were never really his thing, especially when it came to the cool hand me down things I had from various lines. He can't appreciate toys at all, but he's older, so go figure.

 

[usswanker]

Hahaha its called "I didn't get it when I was a kid and neither are you"

 

[BadMoon]

So what? People evolve over time. I didn't play with the same toys my father did. How can I expect my kids to want to play with the same toys I did? This has nothing to do with kids being lazy. Toys in general have changed. No biggie.

 

[TheObsoleteMan]

Yes, going outside and playing in the dirt with with your action figures will become a thing of the past. If I were a kid nowadays, with online gaming, and all of the technology that's available now, I'd probably be the same way. It'll be interesting to see how much longer toy collecting as a hobby survives as we children of the 70's, 80's and 90's age and grow out of it and the younger generation coming along having no nostalgic connection to them.

 

[OSCORP]

So what? People evolve over time. I didn't play with the same toys my father did. How can I expect my kids to want to play with the same toys I did? This has nothing to do with kids being lazy. Toys in general have changed. No biggie.

But your father went outside in the dirt with the toys and played, and so did you. That's kinda what i think folks are getting at as that seems to be becoming a thing of the past.

 

[DiFabio]

So what? People evolve over time. I didn't play with the same toys my father did. How can I expect my kids to want to play with the same toys I did? This has nothing to do with kids being lazy. Toys in general have changed. No biggie.

Yep, toys are different now. Things change.

I don't think parents should push certain entertainment on their kids. I know some people in this hobby force toys or action figures down their kid's throats, I assume it's because they want to relive their childhood through them.

My dad was/is big into sports, he's in the business and collected all the memorabilia and crap. He never pushed me into it all though even though his occupation grounded in it, especially baseball and NFL. I sort of just naturally gravitated to film and toys based on movies and animated shows.

 

[BadMoon]

But your father went outside in the dirt with the toys and played, and so did you. That's kinda what i think folks are getting at as that seems to be becoming a thing of the past.

Going outside has absolutely nothing to do with what the OP posted.

 

[OSCORP]

No it don't. But that's kinda where this thread is gravitating. (as you can see)

 

[Boba Ben]

So what? People evolve over time. I didn't play with the same toys my father did. How can I expect my kids to want to play with the same toys I did? This has nothing to do with kids being lazy. Toys in general have changed. No biggie.

Just an observation. A topic I thought would be of interest on a forum devoted to collecting action figures.