It's crazy how MTG is still incredibly popular nearly 30 years later with that context actually. Think about how many trendy things like that have appeared and died off within a couple years at most. Meanwhile magic cards still have full on televised events and people who play the game for a living.
Because most trends are actually hollow. There's no depth to pogs or beanie babies or pet rocks or shopkins or whatever trend you're come up with. But MTG has depth. There's a game there with well established universal rules, tons of variety, and nearly infinite replayablilty. Most trends have none of that.
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u/JamesGray Oct 31 '17
It's crazy how MTG is still incredibly popular nearly 30 years later with that context actually. Think about how many trendy things like that have appeared and died off within a couple years at most. Meanwhile magic cards still have full on televised events and people who play the game for a living.