So I found this quote and decided to post it here because it seems to fit this site pretty well...

One common occurrence is a popular franchise that is marketed towards children, and that has been around for a while. A lot of fans, who were children when this franchise's earlier installments were released, have grown up and become adults. Unfortunately the fans of these shows can sometimes get a rather blatant superiority complex and are not afraid to show it. The companies usually give little nods to the older fans. However, these franchises were always meant for children. Fans often don't realize that these popular kids franchises are popular, exactly because they are well marketed to kids. That doesn't change just because the older viewers are not kids anymore.