Arcades aren't that outdated. When I was at Silverwood Theme Park in Idaho, there were quite a few people at the arcade. And the malls here used to have arcades. Sure that was probably ten to twe--
WAAAAAAAAAAH! I'M SO OOOOOOOLLLLLLDDDD!!!! WAAAAAAAAAH!
Age happens to the best of us, always has. The closest thing I've seen to an arcade in a while is the little video game alcove they have at the wal-mart here. Though they are still pretty popular at theme parks from what I hear, partly for novelty now sadly. I was always convinced as a little kid I'd have an arcade machine when I grew up lol.
And no, it's hardly a Toy Story ripoff. Toy Story wasn't as much about being accepted and remembered as time went on, it was about cherishing the things you had as a child. If you want to call Wreck-It Ralph out on being a ripoff of Toy Story (granted, it's the same company so it's a valid argument), then I could just as easily call Toy Story out on being a ripoff of The Velveteen Rabbit, which was way more of a tearjerker.
I loved the Velveteen Rabbit! Poor pox burned bunny :/. Hm you know the movie I saw the day before
Wreck-It Ralph was
Megamind, two animated movies with very different solutions to the same problem as it turned out.
Megamind suggesting you reinvent what you don't like about yourself/become the good guy if you don't like being the bad guy. While
Wreck-It Ralph seems to advocate becoming more comfortable with your pre-designated place in society, with a few words thrown around about "not letting labels define you".
PS-Brad Pitt seemed like he was doing a Tim Allen impression in
Megamind but maybe it was just the Buzz Lightyear like expressions/face that tricked me.
PPS- Best laugh in
Wreck-It Ralph? Hearing M. Bison say "You're not going Turbo are you?" without any of the context/backstory first.