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Steevy Maximus · 07-01-2015, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by evilekim

Bleh! Yuck! These 6" figures look horrible! DC needs to wake up and smell the coffee. Collectors need better figures than this. You imagine if NECA or DCC made these instead?

Collectors ARE going to get better figures...from guys like Hot Toys and DC Collectibles.

And NECA or DCC 2 packs probably aren't going to retail for $30

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Originally Posted by Dormamu

But...but it says "adult collector" in the top corner of the box.

So did a BUNCH of Batman and Star Trek stuff in the 90s, doesn't negate the fact they are made by a toy company, meant to be sold as toys, likely in retailers' toy departments, adhering to safety requirements for kids toys.

I kind of get the feeling that, just as in the 90s, the "adult collector" tag is nothing more than a gimmick to make adults feel "justified" in buying a kids toy, or to trick less knowledged people into thinking it's a high end collectible (it's not, nothing from Mattel at mass retail will be).

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Originally Posted by 305Batman

FU Matty,these look like bootlegs! Is it so hard to copy Hasbro's articulation design? Or do you not like money?

Actually, in terms of sales volume and raw revenue, Mattel actually makes more than Hasbro (though, they aren't really PROFITING from all that at the moment). But they aren't going to copy Hasbro figure engineering for a simple fact: they want their product to be visually distinctive from what Hasbro is producing. The whole corporate/brand identity thing.

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Originally Posted by snake5289

I hope there's at least some decent 3.75 stuff to come out of this.

Um, have you SEEN the stuff Mattel's produced for the last 3 major DC films? I would not expect to see any change from that (meaning, 5 POA, lots of Superman and Batman variants, no women or minor characters)

As far as this...eh. I'm still cautious on the film itself, and given prior trends, I'd probably be just fine snagging a 5 POA 3.75 figure for $7 than I am spending $15+ on one of their Movie Masters offerings. But I can't muster much fuss since Mattel is clearly going to follow the same playbook they have for the past 5 years or so.

07-01-2015, 02:38 PM	#23
Steevy Maximus Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Okeee-homa Posts: 116	Quote: Originally Posted by evilekim Bleh! Yuck! These 6" figures look horrible! DC needs to wake up and smell the coffee. Collectors need better figures than this. You imagine if NECA or DCC made these instead? Collectors ARE going to get better figures...from guys like Hot Toys and DC Collectibles. And NECA or DCC 2 packs probably aren't going to retail for $30 Quote: Originally Posted by Dormamu But...but it says "adult collector" in the top corner of the box. So did a BUNCH of Batman and Star Trek stuff in the 90s, doesn't negate the fact they are made by a toy company, meant to be sold as toys, likely in retailers' toy departments, adhering to safety requirements for kids toys. I kind of get the feeling that, just as in the 90s, the "adult collector" tag is nothing more than a gimmick to make adults feel "justified" in buying a kids toy, or to trick less knowledged people into thinking it's a high end collectible (it's not, nothing from Mattel at mass retail will be). Quote: Originally Posted by 305Batman FU Matty,these look like bootlegs! Is it so hard to copy Hasbro's articulation design? Or do you not like money? Actually, in terms of sales volume and raw revenue, Mattel actually makes more than Hasbro (though, they aren't really PROFITING from all that at the moment). But they aren't going to copy Hasbro figure engineering for a simple fact: they want their product to be visually distinctive from what Hasbro is producing. The whole corporate/brand identity thing. Quote: Originally Posted by snake5289 I hope there's at least some decent 3.75 stuff to come out of this. Um, have you SEEN the stuff Mattel's produced for the last 3 major DC films? I would not expect to see any change from that (meaning, 5 POA, lots of Superman and Batman variants, no women or minor characters) As far as this...eh. I'm still cautious on the film itself, and given prior trends, I'd probably be just fine snagging a 5 POA 3.75 figure for $7 than I am spending $15+ on one of their Movie Masters offerings. But I can't muster much fuss since Mattel is clearly going to follow the same playbook they have for the past 5 years or so. Last edited by Steevy Maximus; 07-01-2015 at 02:41 PM..