As much as most didn't care for the prequels; I do think it brought a whole new generation of fans.
Some of you might not know this but Hasbro dropped the Star Wars license altogether back in the early 90's. Galoob Toys (which was eventually bought by Hasbro) picked up the license and started making micrmachine figures which were somewhat successful. When Lucas announced he would be doing 3 prequels....Hasbro realized they made a major mistake and ended up having to buy Galoob since they let the license lapse. If it weren't for the prequels; I don't think we would have ever seen the classic Star Wars figures ever made again. I know my son (who is now 16) loved the classic figures like Darth Vader, Boba Fett, etc. but I probably would have never thought to purchase the vintage figures for him nor do I think he would have been all that interested. I also know that a lot of you on the boards think that Hasbro has really overdone the Star Wars line (coming out with every minor character, variations of characters, etc.) but I think a lot of it had to do with recouping for the big mistake they made in letting the license lapse and having to purchase an entire toy company for their mistake.
Some of you might not know this but Hasbro dropped the Star Wars license altogether back in the early 90's. Galoob Toys (which was eventually bought by Hasbro) picked up the license and started making micrmachine figures which were somewhat successful. When Lucas announced he would be doing 3 prequels....Hasbro realized they made a major mistake and ended up having to buy Galoob since they let the license lapse. If it weren't for the prequels; I don't think we would have ever seen the classic Star Wars figures ever made again. I know my son (who is now 16) loved the classic figures like Darth Vader, Boba Fett, etc. but I probably would have never thought to purchase the vintage figures for him nor do I think he would have been all that interested. I also know that a lot of you on the boards think that Hasbro has really overdone the Star Wars line (coming out with every minor character, variations of characters, etc.) but I think a lot of it had to do with recouping for the big mistake they made in letting the license lapse and having to purchase an entire toy company for their mistake.
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