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Trivial Psychic · 03-03-2016, 11:37 PM

If sales for these were indeed soft, I don't think it had anything to do with a lack of interest in MK figures. I think it was because of a few other things we might be overlooking.

1. These things were hard to find in stores. You can't buy product if you cannot find it. At least in my experiences, I never saw these in person more than once on the shelf (as in one case) and once they were gone, that was it. None of my stores around me bothered to restock.

2. Lackluster character selection/character burn out. Faces of the franchise...sure...but we once again, we got Scorpion, Sub-Zero, and Raiden (who from discussing with others, has never been a particular favorite character wise among most people I know, just in the games, due to him consistently being one of the most powerful in-game characters to play.) How many different versions of these same three characters must fans of the series endure. The Street Fighter series suffers from the same thing, as there is only so many Ryu, Ken, and Chun Li figures one can endure before a fan says enough is enough. Series 2 had a better variety, giving us three characters never done before in any iteration (and long overdue in the case of Quan Chi and Kitana.)

3. Speaking of character burn out, did we really need 3 versions of each character, with two versions with wave 2? With the amount of variants put out, they could have very easily have released AT LEAST one more brand new wave. I would have preferred to have that, over a bloody Scorpion or a glow in the dark Raiden. I also think the focus of the license was off. Mezco was pushing plush dolls, novelty Funko-Pop type stuff, 12" inch figures, 6" inch figures, 3.75" figures...not to mention all of those variants. If they would have chosen to focus on one or two things (let's say 6" and 3.75" figures,) they could have had more money to spend on creating more waves of product.

4. Quality of the figures was honestly TOO good. A weird complaint I know, but an honest one. Much like ToyBiz back in the day, there was no way that Mezco was making any sort of profit on these, as the paints, accessories, and sculpts had an insane amount of detail. I've seen MAFEX and Figurearts figures released with less in terms of paints, accessories, and details, for nearly two or three times the price.

5. Most importantly of all these things, Mezco was late getting these out of the gate. They might have been able to create more hype by releasing figures with the special editions of the game, or the Kombat Pack DLC, but the fact of the matter was that Mezco took their sweet time getting these out, and like the hot girl who waits till the last minute, they looked amazing when they showed up, but unfortunately the party was already over and the excitement had died down. Here we are, more than a year after the game has released, and they still haven't gotten out the stuff they announced years ago, which is nothing more than upscaled and downscaled versions of figures they have already put out. Can you imagine if Disney Infinity, Skylanders, or Amiibo took this long to put out new figurines? No one would care by the time they're released, as they will have moved onto other games.

I'm really disappointed that the line has ended, but I'm grateful for what we got. I've been a huge Quan Chi fan from the beginning, and I'm stoked to have him on my shelf battling Dr. Strange. Scorpion and Sub-Zero are awesome. Kitana is one of the top ten best figures I've bought in the last year. There are still others I would like to have seen made (Reptile? Pretty Please?) but at least we got something. Hopefully the next guys who step up will give us something new and refreshing, although I already see another Scorpion and Sub-Zero on the horizon, so I'm not entirely hopeful. If anything I will say, the stuff from Storm Collectibles that's coming out does look to be based off of MK 2 (which was arguably the most popular and beloved game in the series,) so that is one thing working in it's favor.

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Originally Posted by Ventus

Aaaallllll i want is an 1/12 Scale or an 1/6 Hanzo Hasashi Figure

Why is every Company so stupid and does not make these Unique Characters.

You should check out the 1/6 scale figures from World Box. They are a bit pricey (as in Hot Toys prices) but they are incredible. The Scorpion from MK9 just released recently...

1/6 Scale Mortal Kombat Figure - Scorpion - Mortal Kombat 1/6 Scale Figures

03-03-2016, 11:37 PM	#73
Trivial Psychic Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 4,533	If sales for these were indeed soft, I don't think it had anything to do with a lack of interest in MK figures. I think it was because of a few other things we might be overlooking. 1. These things were hard to find in stores. You can't buy product if you cannot find it. At least in my experiences, I never saw these in person more than once on the shelf (as in one case) and once they were gone, that was it. None of my stores around me bothered to restock. 2. Lackluster character selection/character burn out. Faces of the franchise...sure...but we once again, we got Scorpion, Sub-Zero, and Raiden (who from discussing with others, has never been a particular favorite character wise among most people I know, just in the games, due to him consistently being one of the most powerful in-game characters to play.) How many different versions of these same three characters must fans of the series endure. The Street Fighter series suffers from the same thing, as there is only so many Ryu, Ken, and Chun Li figures one can endure before a fan says enough is enough. Series 2 had a better variety, giving us three characters never done before in any iteration (and long overdue in the case of Quan Chi and Kitana.) 3. Speaking of character burn out, did we really need 3 versions of each character, with two versions with wave 2? With the amount of variants put out, they could have very easily have released AT LEAST one more brand new wave. I would have preferred to have that, over a bloody Scorpion or a glow in the dark Raiden. I also think the focus of the license was off. Mezco was pushing plush dolls, novelty Funko-Pop type stuff, 12" inch figures, 6" inch figures, 3.75" figures...not to mention all of those variants. If they would have chosen to focus on one or two things (let's say 6" and 3.75" figures,) they could have had more money to spend on creating more waves of product. 4. Quality of the figures was honestly TOO good. A weird complaint I know, but an honest one. Much like ToyBiz back in the day, there was no way that Mezco was making any sort of profit on these, as the paints, accessories, and sculpts had an insane amount of detail. I've seen MAFEX and Figurearts figures released with less in terms of paints, accessories, and details, for nearly two or three times the price. 5. Most importantly of all these things, Mezco was late getting these out of the gate. They might have been able to create more hype by releasing figures with the special editions of the game, or the Kombat Pack DLC, but the fact of the matter was that Mezco took their sweet time getting these out, and like the hot girl who waits till the last minute, they looked amazing when they showed up, but unfortunately the party was already over and the excitement had died down. Here we are, more than a year after the game has released, and they still haven't gotten out the stuff they announced years ago, which is nothing more than upscaled and downscaled versions of figures they have already put out. Can you imagine if Disney Infinity, Skylanders, or Amiibo took this long to put out new figurines? No one would care by the time they're released, as they will have moved onto other games. I'm really disappointed that the line has ended, but I'm grateful for what we got. I've been a huge Quan Chi fan from the beginning, and I'm stoked to have him on my shelf battling Dr. Strange. Scorpion and Sub-Zero are awesome. Kitana is one of the top ten best figures I've bought in the last year. There are still others I would like to have seen made (Reptile? Pretty Please?) but at least we got something. Hopefully the next guys who step up will give us something new and refreshing, although I already see another Scorpion and Sub-Zero on the horizon, so I'm not entirely hopeful. If anything I will say, the stuff from Storm Collectibles that's coming out does look to be based off of MK 2 (which was arguably the most popular and beloved game in the series,) so that is one thing working in it's favor. Quote: Originally Posted by Ventus Aaaallllll i want is an 1/12 Scale or an 1/6 Hanzo Hasashi Figure Why is every Company so stupid and does not make these Unique Characters. You should check out the 1/6 scale figures from World Box. They are a bit pricey (as in Hot Toys prices) but they are incredible. The Scorpion from MK9 just released recently... 1/6 Scale Mortal Kombat Figure - Scorpion - Mortal Kombat 1/6 Scale Figures Last edited by Trivial Psychic; 03-03-2016 at 11:48 PM..