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- Subject: Re: Why Atari can't succeed in the United States
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- Date: 24 Jan 93 00:18:28 GMT
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- brayl@nyx.cs.du.edu (Bill Rayl) writes:
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- >Jon,
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- >I don't understand. Could you please explain your reasoning behind
- >your statement that the Lynx puts Atari on firm financial ground?
-
- >Perhaps you haven't heard that Toy R Us has dropped the Lynx?
- >Maybe you didn't know that Toys R Us was Atari's biggest purchaser
- >of the Lynx? Toys R Us has over 35 percent of the toy market; the
- >toy market is a multi-million, if not billion, dollar a year
- >product market. And Atari lost this major business account.
-
- >Because Toys R Us dropped the Lynx, their competitors don't have to
- >carry the Lynx any mor; and this is exactly what is happening.
- >Babbages, Eletronic Boutique, Kay Bee Toys, etc, have cut back or
- >stopped handling the Lynx.
-
- There was a very interesting tv program on recently about Japanese trade
- practices and how they are making it very hard for Americans to break into
- their own markets. One case in point stood out - a new hand held game system
- (don't remember which) was to be carried by Toys R Us until Nintendo stepped in
- threatening supplies of its entertainment systems unless Toys R Us dropped the
- product.
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- Has Atari been stepping on Nintendos toes?
-
- > Pattie Rayl
-