From: aa399@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Len Stys)
Newsgroups: alt.games.lynx
Subject: Toys'R'Us dropping Lynx?  My letter.
Date: 7 Jan 1993 02:56:41 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: aa399@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Len Stys)
NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu



Ok, everyone, I sent my letter to Toys'R'Us Monday.  My letter was a three
page letter and I'll summarize what I said.

I first talked about how a salesperson talked with me for 10 minutes
to convince me to get a Lynx and buy it from Toys'R'Us.  I then went on
to say how the salesperson told me that "nobody supports the Lynx
better than Toys'R'Us."

I then went on to say how I talked with Toys'R'Us employees that own a Lynx
and how they said they will have to go to Kiddie City or Electronic Boutique
from now on.

I said that I feel deceived that Toys'R'Us convinced me to buy the Lynx
and then is dropping it.  I wrote that I doubt I'll ever buy another product
from Toys'R'Us because they may drop support for it without warning.

After that, I said that Toys'R'Us salespeople told me that the Lynx sold well.
The Lynx sold well despite the fact that Toys'R'Us never presented the
Lynx to impress people (off half the time or screen blured).

I then mentioned how Toys'R'Us discriminates against certain company
products (which I believe is true).  This is because the Lynx was the only
system there that Toys'R'Us didn't care how it was displayed.

I went on to say that people can TRY the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo
unlike the Lynx.  And how GameBoy has a video that is constantly being
played.  I said that I don't know if these companies PAY for this space,
but if they don't, they are being unfair to Atari's products.

Let's see, I mentioned how Toys'R'Us only stocks a few Lynx systems at a
time.  I also mentioned about how they carry a few copies of each title.
(I found this out by going to a few of the Toys'R'Us stores in my area.)
Anyhow, I asked him if he believes it is worth Atari advertising when
they cannot meet demand when they do advertise.

Think about it.  Atari advertises in their Toys'R'Us Sunday newspaper
advertisement and each store in the area sells 4 Lynx systems.
Wow, 24 Lynx systems sold... not nearly enough to pay for the advertisement.

I then told him about how Atari is the only video game company based
in the United States.  I said that Toys'R'Us has always sold Atari products.
I hinted at the fact that some people that Toys'R'Us may be giving
the Lynx the boot because of pressure by Nintendo and Sega which is not
out of the question.

I asked if Toys'R'Us was an American company.  I said how I think America
needs companies based in the United States so parents can earn money
to buy from Toys'R'Us.  I wrote how great it would be if there was at least
one video game company based in America, but how Toys'R'Us isn't
helping any.

Let's see, I talked about how the Lynx deserves more support not less
and how I would still very much like to buy my Lynx games from Toys'R'Us
in the future.

Please note that ALL of my information in this letter was from Toys'R'Us
employees.  Each store that I talked with except one said that they
are dropping the Lynx, no explanation given.


I hope you ALL are writing, because if you don't, and the Lynx is not
supported, don't expect any new games to come out for it next
Christmas...  And don't expect any third-party companies to become interested
in making your favorite game for the Lynx.


Len

P.S. I CERTIFIED my letter.

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