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12/30/15 at 12:21 PM CST

 

 

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MSG`#3247,`12/30/15
By Jester Debunker

 

Re: EA's Star Wars must be getting a boost from the movie

Jester,

Not having seen the movie, I can't 'feel' the hysteria over it. And I don't know how those big Yoda dolls with a lightsaber are doing - altho they were heavily discounted a couple of weeks before launch. I did see at Target what I would call 1/2 size (of a human) statues (too big to be called dolls) of an empire trooper and another Yoda representation.  And I think they 'talk' with various phrases or whatever.  I think a year out or so people who actually bought these are going to feel foolish buyer's regret, unless they have very young kids - where are you going to stash this giant thing? On your front lawn? Or in the trash maybe. 

I think you're right in the meantime - EA will probably clean up on as the wave of fandom swells.  When the New York Times gives this kind of hyped film a score of 90, that kind of stamp of approval translates into pretty much a lock on film revs. Altho the game has a 72 metacritic rating (and a 4.9 user rating), that probably doesn't matter. A good number of years ago I recall the board (or at least me, lol) fretting that ATVI's Spiderman game might be something of a bomb with a 75 rating. But fans ruled the day then, and probably will now, I'd think.

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