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Originally Posted by Jackieboy

im disappointed too,but i think the warning signs came during some of the Xmen movie releases,we didnt even see any 3.75 tie ins back then and they dropped articulation 5p on the few that did get released.

if it does return then its going to be new bucks,they will have to correct scale many figures like Hulk,spidey,wolverine.personally i think they could have more fun with the scale,incorporating 6" BAFs into waves,playsets and vehicles like you said and i posted about this in the past.but now we come to the elephant in the room,pricing,even at 20 per 2 figs people are still complaining and stifling the spread of product by not helping the community without making a profit.

The X-Men TAS was released at the Same time as MU started. The animateds for it and Ironman Armored Adventures were created for a different kind of market. The growth of the Marvel 1:18th boom didn't happen until after those toon lines ended.

As for X-Men movie releases, that had more to do with how XMO:Wolverine's line didn't exactly do that well. Which IM2 proved the market strength was still holding, though becoming a bit over-saturated.

The shift out of 3.75 has other factors associated due to the market and other areas, as well as rising costs and retailers wanting something more budget friendly. Then other hiccups set things back as well. Like various backlogs of material and certain audience areas.

The market shift to bring it back is determined by wide factors, but for right now, market strength is in flux. Let's wait and see what happens with upcoming market shifts first before ringing the death bells.

But do have to say the more various areas 'mistreat' Hasbro employees over it, the harder it will be to bring it back. If audience areas act like spoiled children throwing tantrums or act like bullies, it's not an audience area Hasbro will want to feed nor retailers will want in their stores.

Given time though, especially with upcoming movies needing newer product and more product variety, we might see some interesting changes in the movies yet to come. Especially considering we have GI Joe material coming up, and a Black Panther sequel as well.