Would Walt Approve?

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Disney has begun this new era of remaking their classic movies. Some that are on track of being released are Aladdin in May, Lion King in July, and Lady and the Tramp later this year (https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a26982936/
disney-remakes-why/). Many would assume that it is all for the money and that Disney is trying to reuse the same content that they already own. And while some of this is true, Disney has also claimed that the reason is to bring back that spark of nostalgia. It is a way for the adults who were kids, at the time of the classic 2D and maybe 3D movies, to reconnect with the brand of Disney. This got me wondering that if major corporations like Disney felt is necessary to use this advertisement strategy of reviewing the past, then how have other companies evolved to do the same?

One of the biggest examples that come to mind is Nintendo. For me, when someone say, "Nintendo," I think of the Super Mario Brothers game for my old blue 3D DSi. This used to be what Nintendo was highly known for as a competitors of Electronic Arts, Activision Blizzard & Ubisoft. When looking up the competitors, I had no idea what these companies were. However, when I think of the competitors for Nintendo today, the answers of X-Box and PlayStation come much easier. This is because Nintendo reestablished their line of gaming electronics back in 2006 with the creation of the first Wii (https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Corporate/
Nintendo-History/Nintendo-History-625945.html). It's seeing the normalized transition of something like Nintendo Game Boy to Nintendo Switch that the transition of Disney from 2D and some 3D animation to live action may not appear as dramatic to those in the future. 

 Some unanswered questions of mine are like 'Does this always happen when sales aren't as high?' 'Do companies accept that some people will stop following as long as others follow from the new products?' and 'Is it expected for the consumers to accept the changes of the company and move on?' But the more I think about them, the more the answer seems dependent on the situation. Certain companies have had great success with change while other burn out and fail as a company. This just goes to show how much impact the people have when it comes to what does well, but at the same time, the advertisers have the take some risk in giving people a change that they may like. 

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