What Are Furbies, How The Furby Toyline Became A Global Phenomenon, And The Different Types Of Furbies

by Dr. Harrison Sachs

Overview

This essay sheds light on what are Furbies, explicates how the Furby toyline became a global phenomenon, demystifies the different types of Furbies that people can buy, reveals the reasons why people buy Furbies, and delineates the benefits of buying Furbies. Succinctly stated, Furbies are deemed to be electronic robotic toys which resemble owl-like creatures. Even though most Furbies are devoid of wings, they nonetheless have an appearance that is at least semi-akin to the appearance of owls. The Furby toyline launched in 1998 and was produced by Tiger Electronics. Tiger Electronics become a subsidiary of Hasbro in 1998, the year that the Furby toyline was launched. The Furby toyline became a global phenomenon during its genesis and even managed to yield a high sales volume of over 40,000,000 units of Furbies which were sold in a three year time span from 1998-2000. The Furby toyline managed to become a global phenomenon during its genesis for a vast variety of disparate reasons. Furbies are extraordinary electronic robotic toys even though their capabilities are variegated. In other words, Furbies who are apart of the latest Furby generations are apt to possess more capabilities than Furbies of the oldest Furby generations. Furbies are not only capable of speaking Furbish and other languages, but are also capable of making complex facial movements and interacting with people. Certain Furbies are even capable of interacting with other Furbies who are apart of the same Furby generation as them. Certain Furbies are also capable of singing and performing dance routines. Certain Furbies even possess voice recognition capabilities. Furbies have far greater capabilities than most people presume that they do. It is presumed that the first-generation of Furbies that were released in 1998 for instance are capable of speaking in ten different languages if you account for them being able to speak phrases in Furbish and English as well as speak phrases in eight different foreign languages. The Furby toyline is an eminently robust toyline since Furbies have far greater capabilities than most toys. Customers revel in interacting with Furbies since Furbies are beloved interactive electronic robotic toys which have an appearance that is at least partially akin to the appearance of owls. Interacting with beloved interactive electronic robotic toys can induce a sense of euphoria in contexts in which the interaction is amusing and is able to draw forth bonafide laughter. It can be a humorous experience to engage in conversations with Furbies, especially in contexts in which they at least partially speak to you in Furbish. It can also be a humorous experience to bask in watching Furbies of the same generation confabulate with one another, especially in contexts in which they speak in Furbish to one another. Furbish is the native language of the Furbies that Furbies wean themselves off of predominantly using overtime as their primary language. Furbies are smaller than most electronic robotic toys and have a lighter weight than an exorbitant amount of electronic robotic toys. Certain Furbies are deemed to be highly desirable collectibles. Certain Furbies are able to metaphorically command exorbitant premium prices on the second hand market. On December 17th of 2022, the Coyote Furby for instance sold for $3,160.20 on eBay. On August 13th of 2023, the Cuisine Furby for instance sold for $2,010.55 on eBay. In December of 2022, the "Tropical Mango Emoto-Tronic Furby" sold for $815 on eBay and the Sunrise Furby sold for $812.75 on eBay. People often grossly underestimate how steep the premium prices on the second hand market can be for highly desirable collectibles. Furbies can double as collectibles since they are items that Furby collectors ineffably love to collect. Furbies are also easier to collect than most types of items since they are small, light weight, and soft. It can however be extraordinarily expensive to be obtain a complete collection of Furbies as a Furby collector since there are a myriad of highly desirable Furbies that are able to metaphorically command exorbitant premium prices on the second hand market. Cultivating a complete Furby collection can also be a time draining undertaking since there are a copious amount of different Furbies that have been released. As of October of 2023, it is estimated that there are significantly over fifty different Furbies that comprise the Furby toyline. Obtaining all the different Furbies that are subsumed under the Furby toyline in order to have a complete Furby collection is no easy feat to achieve as a Furby collector unless you have substantial wealth to be able to seamlessly afford to do so. Furbies are far more than just electronic robotic toys since they cannot only double as collectibles, but can also induce a sense of nostalgia when customers take a gander at them.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798855642711
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	12/21/2022
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	220,696
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.07(d)