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I've had enough of Snake-Eyes....
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06-20-2018, 09:26 PM
Steevy Maximus
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Back in the 80's you would get a new wave of figures every year. Having a Snake Eyes every other wave meant kids could get one, yet they were not flooding the shelves.
In the 25th era, it seemed a new wave came every couple of months. A Snake Eyes every other wave meant a lot of Snake Eyes and sometimes new waves never got ordered by stores because the old ones were still sitting.
Also, I still don't completely buy the core character need all the time. Kids during the 25th era had no idea who any of the core characters were. ANY characters could have been made.
Back in the 80s, you only saw a single batch of figures released over a year. Some figures being continuously shipped for 2 (or more) years. By 2007, a turn around on a wave was as short as a couple months. Part of the reason Snake Eyes got a double section in the "Hall of Heroes" selection was because that when fans voted in early 2008, HE WAS HARD TO FIND.
I never saw any Snake Eyes really shelf warm. What did shelf warm and bog down stores?
Buzzers
Cobra Troopers
Cobra Vipers
And Destro caused a LOT of damage between Rise of Cobra and Pursuit of Cobra.
Fans also seems to forget that GI Joe was an active retail entity for YEARS before 25th came along. During that time, characters like Snake Eyes, Storm Shadow, Duke, Destro and Cobra Commander were heavily advertised, leading to familiarity that 25th traded on to appeal to any kids to begin with.
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