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Originally Posted by trebleshot

And I readily accept that kids these days are getting more and more demanding of their toys, especially due to video games becoming more interactive and vying for the kids' free time.

Hell, I was like that when I was a kid because of G.I.Joe and Transformers. I didn't want my Spider-Man to do one thing, since he could do so much more in the comics.

But when I was like 3 or 4 years old? All my Hulk figure needed to do was not break when I banged him into things, shouting "Hulk SMASH!" And maybe that's the market they were aiming for with that Spider-Man and Venom. That little prepubescent who doesn't care what it does, just who it is.

And if that's not the case, then I would love to see where the hell Hasbro did its marketing research on this toy, because I still think that "Mucus Flail" Spider-Man toy is a piece of shit.

Honestly? I'd be VERY fascinated to hear just about anything from Hasbro's R&D team, especially in regards to "projected wants from consumers directly related to product".