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04-26-2020, 10:04 PM
Jinx723
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
Steevy Maximus
Hasbro invested in new tooling for EVERY Star Wars retro release. They also invested in the upcoming Ghostbusters Retro line with 4 figures plus 2 ghost figures.
If Hasbro feels a market for retro o-ring Joe figures (which, given the relative success of Star Wars and Transformers in that field, there may well be if done well), then they can justify the investment. Especially if they can justify a more premium price point.
ARGH!😡
I’m so sick and tired of G.I. Joe being compared to Star Wars, Transformers and every other popular brands of the moment out there.
G.I. Joe is just a blip on the radar compared to these other brands. Star Wars has been around before ARAH. They are constantly in media, be it in movies, cartoons, comics, video games, novels. You name it and Star Wars is out there. Let’s not forget the owners who are constantly jamming the f-ing brand down our throats. Also there‘s SW fans that’ll buy anything with that brand stamped on it.
Transformers= ROBOTS. Yes they’ve been around about the same amount of time like ARAH. Face it robots will always get more attention than a guy(or gal) in green with a rifle. Transformers has had it’s ups and downs like every brand. But they come back with new fresh ideas. Beast Wars/Beast Machine brought in a new generation of fans/collectors. Say what you will about the movies but they also brought in a new generation of fans worldwide. Transformers also has media attention out there with comics, games, cartoons, and the movies. With Hasbro being an ip company they license the hell out of the brand.
G.I. Joe ARAH came out in the ‘80s a time of The Cold War and Patriotism. They smacked Star Wars and every other toyline because of this. They improved action figures in general with articulations, vehicles, play sets. New products on a yearly basis, comics, cartoon and yes video games. Today the world is a completely different playing field. Soldiers, War, Terrorism. And my favorite, the useless stay at home moms that bitch and moan about “toys with guns are evil.” I’ve been saying since Pursuit of Cobra that G.I. Joe is a movie toyline. No movie no toys. Yeah, we had Joe stuff from ToysRUs the last few years. But Hasbro’s main clients Target and Walmart dictate what they want. That’s another thing that bugs me, when collectors say “guess Hasbro doesn’t want my money.” Guess what, Hasbro got their money from the retailers that sell the stuff to us. Look I’m a Joe fan just like the rest of you but you have to realize that G.I. Joe will NEVER have the popular/success it had back in the ‘80s. Be grateful for what we gotten over the years, because right now we’re living in a time where there’s bigger problems than get the G.I. Joe that “you” want.
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