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Hiya Toys G.I. Joe Exquisite Mini 4" Figures Thread
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10-18-2022, 11:49 AM
Stygian
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IzzyTipsy
Wow. Now THAT is unusual.
I'm guessing, but very likely Hasbro has a contract with Hiya that provides them the right to distribute in this specific form factor (ultimately Hiya's bread and butter form factor) w/in Asia only. It's not really all that unusual. The strange part is all of the advertising Hiya has been doing to English speaking markets. It could just be English speaking retailers/news sites translating to English and then posting all over the place that Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow were coming, but somehow I doubt it. Could also be that various English speaking retailers initially thought they'd have the right to distribute, or even Hiya thought they would, but then this turned out to not be the case. Guess only Hiya & Hasbro can answer to the specifics, and ultimately I hope that they do because I'd like to know how this all went down.
Personally, I don't need a Classified Snake eyes shrunk down to 4", but that Storm Shadow-- based on the now defunct early Classified design-- was a must have. Too bad I may never get a chance at one.
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