Integration

Jason Abbadon · 04-08-2012, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by perrych

I think some of you didn't read the whole post. His point was that Mattel could hire Vonner who might improve articulation for the Mattel 4" line. He would also be well positioned to continue a MU line within Mattel instead of starting it over, which would likely lose more collectors than they gain.

Sure, and they could also hire McFarlane to run things- or Rush Limbaugh for that matter...and really, a Red Skull that happens to look like Obama would be kinda funny.

Vonner's firing from MU may have been less than amicible and that follows a person. And him selling (if that's really him) the next wave of MU figs on ebay for $900 months before they are released sure looks bad.
As in "never work in the industry again" kinda bad.
Possibly Lawsuit Bad....I cant imagine Hsbro is happy with that noise.

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As to the articulation/quality argument, that doesn't play a role in this at all. As far as Disney would care, it is who would pay them the most money for the license. If you take Hasbro's recent movie argument and extend it, people will buy toys regardless of articulation - it's the characters they are buying. (I don't buy that at all.)

I would drop out unless the change was seamless, and I don't see that happening.

Not so!
Disney, for all their flaws, is crazy about quality- they want their stuff to only be top quality since it represents them- if people think 'cheap crap" from a Disney product, they think that of Disney itself.
Crappy quality is a messy (and public) lawsuit waiting to happen too...recalls and such being a PR nightmare for a company like Disney.

It's the small silver lining in their having bought Marvel.
Following that line of thought, Hasbro is where Lucasfilm chooses to keep it's Star Wars liscence- that says a lot about quality to non-collectors.

Besides, we know nothing of Mattel's agreements with Warner Brothers- there are likely prohibitions from Mattel handling other superhero properties next to theirs- after all, how would WB know they were getting the top quality and marketing if their competition was being made by the same people?
WB are not the people to piss off either.

04-08-2012, 04:38 PM	#16
Jason Abbadon Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida Posts: 5,490	Quote: Originally Posted by perrych I think some of you didn't read the whole post. His point was that Mattel could hire Vonner who might improve articulation for the Mattel 4" line. He would also be well positioned to continue a MU line within Mattel instead of starting it over, which would likely lose more collectors than they gain. Sure, and they could also hire McFarlane to run things- or Rush Limbaugh for that matter...and really, a Red Skull that happens to look like Obama would be kinda funny. Vonner's firing from MU may have been less than amicible and that follows a person. And him selling (if that's really him) the next wave of MU figs on ebay for $900 months before they are released sure looks bad. As in "never work in the industry again" kinda bad. Possibly Lawsuit Bad....I cant imagine Hsbro is happy with that noise. Quote: As to the articulation/quality argument, that doesn't play a role in this at all. As far as Disney would care, it is who would pay them the most money for the license. If you take Hasbro's recent movie argument and extend it, people will buy toys regardless of articulation - it's the characters they are buying. (I don't buy that at all.) I would drop out unless the change was seamless, and I don't see that happening. Not so! Disney, for all their flaws, is crazy about quality- they want their stuff to only be top quality since it represents them- if people think 'cheap crap" from a Disney product, they think that of Disney itself. Crappy quality is a messy (and public) lawsuit waiting to happen too...recalls and such being a PR nightmare for a company like Disney. It's the small silver lining in their having bought Marvel. Following that line of thought, Hasbro is where Lucasfilm chooses to keep it's Star Wars liscence- that says a lot about quality to non-collectors. Besides, we know nothing of Mattel's agreements with Warner Brothers- there are likely prohibitions from Mattel handling other superhero properties next to theirs- after all, how would WB know they were getting the top quality and marketing if their competition was being made by the same people? WB are not the people to piss off either. Last edited by Jason Abbadon; 04-08-2012 at 04:43 PM..