Sonic Boom 2014: New TOMY Toys Showcased

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1. Plushy Chilidogs!!
   i can die happy now.

2. I love how they showcased children’s toys to an audience full of grown adults. Lol pathetic.

   1. What’s pathetic about it? This is a whole convention attended by adults who love a children’s videogame series. If you wanna call the attendees pathetic I have a kettle you should meet.

      1. 200-300 people aren’t representing Sonic fans. Looking at how low the attendance at Sonic Boom was I have no doubt that most of the Sonic fans don’t give a damn about these toys.

         1. And while you are at, why not prove that Spider-Man is a kids series as well. This should be hilarious xD

            Don’t be afraid to make a new comment if you can’t reply.

      2. Prove Sonic was for kids.

         I’m not kidding.

         Once and for all I am going to DESTROY this argumwnt that Sonic was a kid’s series before this acursed humor direction starting in 2010. Give me statements from Iizuka, Yuji, or Sonic Team themselves. Don’t you dare use any ‘fanbase logic’

         I want hard…core…proof.

         Begin my good sir/madame.

         1. Let’s see…
            Cute, brightly coloured characters
            Three, soon to be four, Saturday morning animations
            Family-friendly dialogue
            Simple, kid-friendly plots
            Pick-up-and-play gameplay
            An almost total absence of any theme even remotely adult

            Shall I continue? Or are you just going to dismiss every point?

         2. Not to mention that the original SEGA Genesis series was marketed to kids and teens, along with a Cheerios commecial featuring Sonic…

         3. And let’s not forget over two decades of children’s toys… and isn’t toys the subject of this article anyway?

         4. RaceProUK

            You’re kidding right? Since when did having brightly colored characters automatically mean that a series is exclusively aimed at children? You MUST be jesting.

            The Saturday morning cartoons may be aimed at kids, but that doesn’t mean the entire series is aimed at children.

            Family-friendly dialogue? So just because Sonic games don’t contain swearing automatically mean that the series is exclusively for children?

            Simple, kid-friendly plots?

            Pick up and play gameplay?

            No adult themes?

            Sir or Madam, what is your idea of a series being targeted exclusively at children? The points that you listed are incredibly vague and not one of your points proves that the Sonic series has always been targeted at children only. If anything, this proves that Sonic has been targeted at everyone- Sonic is not mature rated so children can enjoy him, but not too full of Barney and Friends material that adults can enjoy Sonic as well.

            Think of Disney characters, afterall, Sega has stated before that they wanted Sonic to be as universally loved as Mickey. Movies like the Lion King or Bambi have colorful, talking animals. They sing and dance, there’s no swearing, the plots are simple enough that children can understand what’s going on.

            But does that mean these movies are for children only? No! Disney almost always makes sure that their movies are loved by people of all ages, and they do so by making these movies appropriate for children, but at the same time, incorporating more mature themes that can be understood and appreciated by adults (such as Mufasa’s horrific death and Bambi’s mother’s death. Now think of Maria’s death from SA2).

            All in all, I will be agreeing with 100Rings. Sonic was never exclusively meant for children. He was a character meant to be loved by people of all ages. It wasn’t until Sonic Colors that Sega changed it up and decided to market Sonic at children only. Too bad children nowadays are busy playing games like COD and Halo.

         5. @Ash:
            Please point out where I used the word ‘exclusively’. Or where 100Rings used the same word.

            You can’t. And that dismantles your entire argument.

         6. @RaceProUK

            @Ash:
            Please point out where I used the word ‘exclusively’. Or where 100Rings used the same word.

            You can’t. And that dismantles your entire argument.
            ——

            It actually doesn’t, because that’s exactly what it means to be a kids game, that it’s exclusively for them. Despite everything you pointed out, Sonic was made for all ages. Also, the bright colors argument is destroyed in every stage after Green Hill in Sonic 1.

         7. ‘My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic’, a show created specifically to be a children’s show, has a huge following among young adult males. So saying something created for kids cannot appeal to adults is, to put it bluntly, horseshit.

         8. 1. If MLP is the only cartoon you can bring up to disprove the point, then you really have nothing else to go on, meaning your logic is still flawed.

            2. That following came for internet trolls and many bronies don’t even like or watch the show, just joined a group to be part of something because many of their own lives are miserable and depressing.

            3. I never said something for kids can’t work for adults, I said Sonic was exclusively made for kids. MLP actually was, and many of those grown ass people following or the group to the point of taking things as far as they have gone has shown why adults should’ve been getting into shit like that. Plus, that gives the Sonic fanbase even more bad rep then it already had.

3. I like how the chili dog got it’s own plush,I’ll be getting one of these

   1. I’ll probably get an Amy figurine, and have her live on my desk at work. So long as I can get one with a Piko Hammer, that is.

4. @RaceProUK
   Let’s see…
   Cute, brightly coloured characters
   Three, soon to be four, Saturday morning animations
   Family-friendly dialogue
   Simple, kid-friendly plots
   Pick-up-and-play gameplay
   An almost total absence of any theme even remotely adult

   Shall I continue? Or are you just going to dismiss every point?

   ——–

   You didn’t prove Sonic was for kids, you proved he was kid friendly. Being kid friendly doesn’t mean for kids. Either you don’t know the difference or just grasping. Also these:
   http://psyco-the-frog.deviantart.com/art/Extent-of-Colors-398108737
   http://psyco-the-frog.deviantart.com/art/Serious-and-Engaging-Elements-398119986

   1. It’s convenient to cherry-pick your evidence isn’t it? Like ignoring all the kid-focussed marketing over the last 23 years.

      1. Spiderman has also had kid centered marketing…is Spiderman is a kid’s series?

         No.

         Try again.

         And just a reminder, Isaid offical statems from Sonic Team. I suggest you find them.

         1. The last time I saw this much denial… actually, I’ve never seen so much denial.

            As far as I’m concerned, anyone who maintains the fallacy that Sonic isn’t a kid’s franchise is just embarrassed that they like a kid’s franchise. So they make up a load of crap to justify their liking, instead of just getting on with it.

5. The spam filtering’s way too eager; I just lost a comment to its inescapable maw. And not for the first time…

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