[quote name='chriscolbert']I'm 35 and my son is 5. I think a lot of us are parents but regardless, these "toys" are no different than other collectable or action figure that grown men drool over. They are well-made, reasonably priced, and it's an innovative concept that translates into a very fun gaming experience. This was the first game that my son played with me and he absolutely adores it. Sure it's a cash grab on Activision's part, but it looks like they stumbled onto something huge and I'm willing to bet most anything that every other publisher wishes they had come up with the idea first.
If Activision truly wanted to be dicks they wouldn't be implementing full backwards-compatability into the sequel. Fact is, you don't HAVE to buy any extras to beat the game and only five more if you want to 100% it. The consumers have created the demand, not Activision.
Sorry I went a little off-topic there.[/QUOTE]
This post couldve been written by me. I'm 33 with a 4 year old son, and I pretty much feel the same way about the whole situation and buying/collecting anything in general.
Hell from the outside looking in, any non-gamer could and probably would throw out the statement that ANY videogame purchase is a waste of money.