A lot of anime distributors do this already. DVD box sets that come with related T-shirts or toys are common. I have also bought DVDs that came with fold-out posters, pencil boards, soundtracks, and finger puppets. I guess they have a longer history of competing with fansubbed material, and they have found a way to keep making money despite rampant copyright infringement.
Seriously, no one has mentioned Mario Kart yet? Where the random effects of items only got worse in the Wii version? (Increase to 12 racers, more powerful items like Bullet Bill, red shell no longer dodgable with sparks)
I must admit however, that the increased chaos does lead to a greater depth of gameplay and more experience players are better able to compensate for it. Still doesn't help when you're about to cross the finish line and get hit with a blue shell, red shell one-two punch and wind up finishing in 5th.
but it's still mind boggling that, after all this time, despite how precise their molds are, that it costs so much for a molded piece of plastic.
You mean ten or more pieces of molded plastic? Lego minifigs have a fair number of moving parts, not to mention the faces and other designs painted on. I'm impressed that it's as cheap as $1.
I've seen Mega Bloks for sale alongside Legos for years. However, Mega Bloks suck. They wear out faster and don't fit together as well because they use a lower-grade plastic. I got Tyco blocks for Christmas back in 1984, and they didn't kill Lego either. If Lego dies, it won't be because of shoddy imitations from Mega Brands.
Actually, the book of Ether in the Book of Mormon records the history of the Jaredite people, who came to America thousands of years before the Nephites.
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Carbon sequestering books, perhaps?
A lot of anime distributors do this already. DVD box sets that come with related T-shirts or toys are common. I have also bought DVDs that came with fold-out posters, pencil boards, soundtracks, and finger puppets. I guess they have a longer history of competing with fansubbed material, and they have found a way to keep making money despite rampant copyright infringement.
Seeing them without looking out your window?
Many accidents can be prevented if one has sufficient wisdom to avert them.
It is starting to look like media sharing is the cannibalism of the new millennium.
Is that what you meant?
So, underwater spy-fi?
Don't forget anything that has wings and isn't an airplane.
Check out this comic by dual citizen of Hong Kong and Canada, Tang Ho: Cantonese Will Eat Anything
Seriously, no one has mentioned Mario Kart yet? Where the random effects of items only got worse in the Wii version? (Increase to 12 racers, more powerful items like Bullet Bill, red shell no longer dodgable with sparks)
I must admit however, that the increased chaos does lead to a greater depth of gameplay and more experience players are better able to compensate for it. Still doesn't help when you're about to cross the finish line and get hit with a blue shell, red shell one-two punch and wind up finishing in 5th.
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I accidentally mismodded you, so I'm commenting to undo the mod.
but it's still mind boggling that, after all this time, despite how precise their molds are, that it costs so much for a molded piece of plastic.
You mean ten or more pieces of molded plastic? Lego minifigs have a fair number of moving parts, not to mention the faces and other designs painted on. I'm impressed that it's as cheap as $1.
I've seen Mega Bloks for sale alongside Legos for years. However, Mega Bloks suck. They wear out faster and don't fit together as well because they use a lower-grade plastic. I got Tyco blocks for Christmas back in 1984, and they didn't kill Lego either. If Lego dies, it won't be because of shoddy imitations from Mega Brands.
Actually, the book of Ether in the Book of Mormon records the history of the Jaredite people, who came to America thousands of years before the Nephites.