Talk:Beyblade (toy)

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[edit] Concur on merge - article reads like an ad.

I did not find anything noteworthy on this article. It does not seem to be an international sensation. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Ronbo76 (talk • contribs) 01:17, 15 December 2006 (UTC).

While I don't immediately find substantiation of the "100 million unit" or "most popular toy line" claims, I did find plenty of evidence that it's big business.
Hasbro's 2005 annual report says that BeyBlade accounted for 11% of their 2003 net revenue - only Star Wars (16% in 2005) has a larger percentage. My math says that's $345M. It's big business. The official site, in its gear section, lists (in addition to game accessories) DVDs, apparel, bedding(!), lunchboxes, and more. A Google search for "beyblade million" yields quite a number of hits, mostly various news stories and press releases.
Is the level of detail in this article appropriate? Maybe not, but it does appear that there's a potentially pretty large audience.
Jordan Brown 07:36, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Advertisement

Tagged for being written like an advert (gee, they have that?)

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04:09, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

For most of the article, I don't understand the "written like an advert" claim. It's describing a product, including history and some construction details. Look at other product descriptions, like Ford Mustang for similar text. The "Engine Gear" section does have too many superlatives and so I've moved the advert warning there.
Sure, the material is of interest only to fans... but again, see Ford Mustang.
Jordan Brown 07:01, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Advert?

"Takara Beyblade Stadiums are made better and work a lot better"

I have used both of these "Beyblade Stadiums" and there is no direct difference. May I remove this? Deletion Quality 16:05, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

there is no source (it seems to be original research) and seems quite biased. Please do so 72.207.45.14 04:06, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

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