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North Carolina G.I. Joe Sightings
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03-31-2015, 03:06 PM
Darkwinggaryl
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: North Carolina
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how can a brand which has so many great characters, vehicles, and stories not even BE in retail stores when franchises from the same time period are still going strong? It's a rhetorical question. I have many hypotheses, and most of them have to do with brand management.
I think that it's ABSOLUTELY brand management. I don't think the fact that the more recent toys have been poorly designed helps with the appeal to non-collectors/franchise fans much either. I will be the first to admit that while I used to try to get everything that they put out I only grab things here and there anymore. There's no love in these toys anymore and I can feel it all throughout the franchise.
They keep bringing Transformers back but it's like Joe doesn't even exist in Hasbro's mind half the time. I really enjoyed GI Joe Renegades but they killed it before it had much of a chance to go while Transformers ran several seasons and has a new show as of right now. I just don't understand why they don't even try with Joes. The breath of fresh air for me with Joe has been the Kreos but considering the last set was online only and no word of anymore blind bags (unless Joe Con brings some good tidings of great joy) leads me to believe that they have probably moved on from those too.
It's a really sad state for a damned good franchise but with time I guess all great things start to fade.
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