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Today, 02:40 PM | #13871 |
Cobra Viper
Join Date: Mar 2010
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But it would be a real shame if they "thought" they knew what they were selling and actually didn't. Maybe they need some sales data from say Hong Kong or Australia that might be more accurate to people's genuine desires. It has to be somewhere that actually sells "branded collectible" toys in a meaningful way at general retail though (unlike the UK). I bet Toys R us was somewhat useful for that sort of thing back in the day they were around in a major way still (instead of being a shadow of their former self like now). But I would say it is partly Hasbro's fault for not being able to push things with their marketing to either a retail or the consumer.. sometimes it feels like the consumer is doing their marketing for them. The reason I chipped in though at the mention of cesspool is he's one of those "Linchpin" characters for certain story concepts... depending on what you want to push it changes what would be useful. Want to Push Python Patrol then You need an ASP mould and a new Major Bludd & to at least consider copying Super 7's ideas on the topic. Want to Push Crimson Guard or the cobra civil war or establish "Crimson Strike" as it's own sub-faction then Overlord would be pretty useful and so would a Crimson Guard Immortal. Want to push Arctic Warfare then A Gi Joe Polar Battle Bear would be good and so would Avalanche and ice Pick and perhaps a Winter Coat Dr. Mindbender and perhaps even a Polar Bear Monster to complement the eventual Snowcat. If they want to keep shoving Dreadnoks at us then they need to do Zanzibar at some point. Destro's forces is a whole other topic in its own right but I think they will cover most of it eventually anyway leaving just the obscure named characters.. but one can do some unusual things with that idea Heavy Weapons Destro comes to mind for example. But if Pushing that Darklon would be useful one we have jimmied the door open a bit. Now there is always going to be people who go "Yuck" to some of that for whatever reason.. but those of use who like a theme would appreciate that theme being built on and spamming Snake Eyes doesn't do that Unless it is justified within that idea such as Ninjas or Arctic for example. But I'm pretty sure people noticed that Desert Snake Eyes was not a huge seller... though personally I think that is partly down to him being lonely and having not much to fight. Ask people again in a couple of years they might say more positive things about him when he's got someone other than Dusty to chill with.... and hopefully they'd have made the Desert Scorpions by then too. Or to put it another way we already have a fair bit of Arctic stuff and that is going to help sell Polar Battle Bears of Snowcats I feel. Likewise I think the visual complement of a Stun to the Hiss Tank would sell that better than it would if the Hiss Tank didn't exist. It makes the same pleasing clickity clackity noise when pushed on a flat surface so it has that going for it at least. |
Today, 02:53 PM | #13872 |
Sandwiches!
Join Date: Jul 2022
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Yes luckily I did. I know some people wished the extra winking portrait was different, but I think it's pretty fantastic. Very excited for it to get here. Shipped directly from China.. so now just patiently waiting.
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Today, 03:13 PM | #13873 |
Green Shirt
Join Date: Nov 2023
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Today, 03:18 PM | #13874 |
Dark Lord of the Mods
Join Date: Dec 2021
Location: United Kingdom
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Just pre-ordered her, myself! Now, I need to track down a Gambit. lol
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Today, 03:39 PM | #13875 |
That Ruined Face
Join Date: Sep 2007
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Y'all have pretty much sold me on those pencil cases. I'm thinking of heaving all the boxes to my opened figures because they take up so much room in my shop.
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Today, 04:14 PM | #13876 |
Iron Grenadier
Join Date: Sep 2008
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Today, 04:18 PM | #13877 |
Hisstank.Com General
Join Date: Dec 2021
Location: Philadelphia, PA
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If I recall, it was TRU that got cases to change. We used to have massive cases of toys show up and TRU wanted smaller cases that became "waves".
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