Warner Bros. soldiers on in toys-to-life sector after Disney departure

A portion of of a Gamesbeat interview with director Arthur Parsons...

GamesBeat: Do you feel like the sector is in need of a morale boost after Disney’s exit?

Parsons: As a developer I was more sad than anything else, yeah. A lot of people there lost their jobs. It’s an unfortunate part of the business. But for us, our plans weren’t affected. We had a three-year plan with Lego Dimensions. We’re just carrying on doing what we were going to do.

It’s always been about giving people that starter pack. They buy that and that’s all they need for their journey. Then they can pick and choose whatever toys they want. If they’re into Fantastic Beasts, they’ll buy that pack. Hopefully they’ll buy all of them. [laughs] But there’s no requirement. You buy whatever packs interest you.

You can see we’ve put a lot of effort into getting the minifigures as unique and authentic as possible. Gremlins might not be something eight-year-old kids know, but their parents will, and they can experience that with their kids through Lego Dimensions.