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Archae

(46,345 posts) Sun Jun 17, 2012, 01:49 AM Jun 2012

Now if Romney saw this looking out his bus window...

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Now if Romney saw this looking out his bus window... (Original Post) Archae Jun 2012 OP

Skylanders, aka the world's first $500 video game. Systematic Chaos Jun 2012 #1

I know. "Pokemon" pioneered the "Catch 'em all" sales gimmick. Archae Jun 2012 #2

Systematic Chaos

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1. Skylanders, aka the world's first $500 video game.

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Sun Jun 17, 2012, 01:58 AM

Jun 2012

All them little figurines cost like $10 a pop and Activision has more of them than Carter had liver pills.

Archae

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2. I know. "Pokemon" pioneered the "Catch 'em all" sales gimmick.

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Sun Jun 17, 2012, 02:07 AM

Jun 2012

And this fall new "Giants," new characters and new versions of old characters go on sale.

Not to mention the rare figurines that are going for hundreds on eBay...

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