[Dr Kain]

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Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd

I know, I know, I'm just having fun with the fact that as master rights holders Playmates is the reason these sets aren't seeing mass release.

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Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd

Yes, this I know. You can tell because the figures actually look good. Playmates though is the reason that this set has such a limited release which upset so many (like the VGA sets before this one), NECA was only allowed to release this set as a limited convention piece because Playmates is super restrictive/protective of their license at general retail. NECA had two options with this set because of Playmates overbearing nature: con exclusive limited production or not at all.

See, I don't understand how Playmates has anything to do with the way NECA sells these. Playmates isn't stopping Bluefin from releasing the Figuarts turtles, so why would NECA have an issue? Especially for versions Playmates has no interest in even doing I could understand Playmates having a hissy fit if they themselves were doing high end collectible figures and focused on the comics, but they're not, and they aren't.