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Originally Posted by Joe Moore

The difference is that those had full retail support from Toys R Us. They were in a major mass retail space, as well as places like FYE (who had a bigger presence then). Cost for materials was cheaper as well. And cost has absolutely gone up. When NECA Godzilla's were first hitting they coming in at $17.99. Even before the packaging switch over, they were hitting a MSRP of $23.99.

People seem to forget that Toys R Us gave toy companies a ton of shelf space if they wanted it. Huge figures, play sets, etc. If a company wanted to do it, they would carry it, even if no other retailer wanted to.

I guess that's the part that I can't wrap my head around. I don't really remember TRU as a retailer that was generous with shelf space and would carry items no one else would.
I remember them as a retailer that was over priced and often under stocked. In my area the NECA products were perhaps the best example of that. The NECA display was almost always empty pegs.
I bought all of my Pacific Rim stuff online because I never saw most of it on a shelf at TRU. I would say that during the entire run of the Pacific Rim line TRU only ever had about 40% of it on shelves in my area -and I was on the hunt back then.

The same thing with their Godzilla line. They would get some items on the shelves weeks or months after I got the same assortment from BBTS.
And then TRU would never restock. They had two Burning Godzilla figures and two Shin Godzilla figures on the pegs one day and once they were gone they never came back.

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Originally Posted by RamenRider

What happened to non-Legendary Godzilla figures anyways?

At first people told me they could make past versions of every monster which appeared in the newer films, then I heard they can basically make everything they want now, but I assume neither is the case.

This is what I want to know, too.
I heard that announcement, drooled over the 62 Godzilla -then nothing.
I imagine it will take at least 6 months to get anything out to retail after they announce it, so if nothing has been announced now there will be nothing before Christmas.