Looking at old threads on this forum from when the 2k3 series just started

[ToTheNines]

BTTS aired on CW4Kids.

[TheSkeletonMan939]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Here's a dumb thread from 2006 when people were talking about the waning ratings of the 2k3 series and how they think the show, "isn't doing too well" even though it went on another 3 years till 2009:

I don't know about ratings, but toy sales clearly weren't doing so hot, to the point that they had to rebrand the show twice and shelve the entirety of Ninja Tribunal until later.

[CyberCubed]

Originally Posted by TheSkeletonMan939

I don't know about ratings, but toy sales clearly weren't doing so hot, to the point that they had to rebrand the show twice and shelve the entirety of Ninja Tribunal until later.

That's because it went on 4 years, which is about the lifespan of a show these days and kids lose interest and thus don't buy the toys. Same thing happened to the Nick cartoon, only they're not generous enough to keep renewing the show for more seasons like 4kids was.

This is why cartoons should never be tied to toy sales. This isn't the 80's/90's anymore where kids loved playing with action figures. Kids these days use youtube, ipads, tablets, mobile phone games, etc. in addition to videogames so they don't play with toys as much as they used to.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

I liked both toys, ordinary books, comic books, and videogames. Never cared much for films and TV series as a child, except for action-adventure cartoons.

[Netkeeper]

I played more with toys than with anything else as a kid, even video games, but after I got a good pc and internet connection I didn't really do much else... so CyberCubed might have a point

[DisKosh]

In which case, they should update by bringing out more games and apps based on the show.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Originally Posted by Netkeeper

I played more with toys than with anything else as a kid, even video games, but after I got a good pc and internet connection I didn't really do much else... so CyberCubed might have a point

Maybe also because you got older?

[Netkeeper]

Originally Posted by Original TMNT Cartoon Fan

Maybe also because you got older?

Yeah that was probably also a factor, though I still used my offline computer a lot, just not as much as my toys and if it had been online things might have been pretty different

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

It at least aired at Cartoon Network in Sweden, Neatoman.