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Originally Posted by LordMudd

You can't say that those were deliberate tie-ins to MU without something from someone inside Hasbro putting it in print. Point is, that is how Hasbro and Mattel should have been doing it all along-core line with movie sublines that work WITH the core line, not against it. Hasbro may have done it on purpose or just had a happy accident, and if it was the latter, you know they will never admit it.


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im pretty sure the idea WAS to have the movie lines work with the core line.the movie lines should have been produced at a manageable rate.i really dont believe hasbro tried to sabotage their own sales i just think they miss-calculated the consumers spending response to their products.

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Originally Posted by kylactus

The problem with separate movie lines, speaking as a compleationist, is the lack of need to complete the sub line. It's the same sub line set up toybiz did at the launch of legends. As far as the movie lines being "tie ins" I'd say when MU started repacking XMO figures, and iron man armors they became fair game.

only difference being that toybiz sub lines sold,because they were reasonably priced.