Saddest part of the Disney Infinity debacle is the fans. DI was marketed strongly to kids based on the success of Star Wars and MCU franchises. Although game play was lackluster, the target audience (kids 4-8) didn't care. And the figurines were really very cool.
When they pulled the plug on Disney Infinity, they really sent a pretty clear "we don't care" to any kid that loved those DI figurines.
You don't want to send a FU to that market segment, because little boys don't forget.
Sadly, it won't matter. Here's another example of Disney neglecting successful markets they created. I just re-read this DuckTales 25th Anniversary Retrospective from a few years ago because Alan Young/Scrooge died the other day.
Excerpt:
But what media company has almost 4 times the market
capitalization of CBS and is among the largest media
conglomerates in the world? That would be Disney of course.
And what is Disney doing to celebrate the 25th Anniversary
of DuckTales, the most successful syndicated cartoon series
in history? Absolutely nothing.
I'm always quite amazed at Disney's inability to capitalize
on their own successful products.
When they pulled the plug on Disney Infinity, they really sent a pretty clear "we don't care" to any kid that loved those DI figurines.
You don't want to send a FU to that market segment, because little boys don't forget.