[Shin Densetsu]

I think it appeals more to collectors. As a child, as I grew older making the jump from kid to collector(teen years), I started craving more articulation. See back then I was into ToyBiz's 5" Marvel lines, like Spiderman, X-Men, et al.

The most articulated offering in that line was the super articulated Spiderman. Back then I was content with the gimmicked out, elbow articulation killing, web shooting Spiderman. Then I got the super articulated version, and wanted more articulation.

Then the Ghost Rider figures came out, with full articulation. It took Toybiz a while to standardize this, but when Marvel Legends came out in 2002, they pretty much got the ball rolling in the right direction.

So I think poseability helps in displayability, for more dynamic poses, however it makes it helps more with playability, as the articulation is utilized more efficiently through that. To be able to finally recreate the poses I saw in the Spiderman cartoon with a Spiderman figure was a god send back when I was 10.