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lol@$300 head sculpts
Just one? HT probably have another 10 Iron Man figures in development.
Nah. Probably just one. The other nine are likely to be ****ing repaints.
Just one? HT probably have another 10 Iron Man figures in development.
See? DC is getting fisted by Marvel.
For a whole new generation of systems, nonetheless.The wait for this figure is excruciating. Rocksteady studios managed to finish making a whole new game faster than it takes to get figure out. I'm less optimistic about the Joker ever being made.
They'll be teasing the Affleck Batman figure before you know it
It breaks my heart that HT treat video game licenses so poorly. I see stuff like this, and I'm just like "Why, Howard!?! Whyyyyyyyyy!?!?!"
Oh man, I would get ALL the Arkham Knight figures if Hot Toys made them. That being said, the odds being hit by an asteroid are higher than HT ever making them. Shame on you, Howard!
I totally feel where you're coming from with this. The Arkham series had such great potential to be a worthwhile
Hot Toys property. Four highly acclaimed games since 09 with unique character designs of one of the hottest and
marketable character in DC. Yet since HT was to short sighted and to preoccupied with chasing the Marvel/Iron man/Nolan
train, this particular property turned into a completely wasted opportunity.
Coming from the guy with a marvel signature.
If dc made actual movies that where successful hot toys would make the figures. If people bought them at the same rate they did marvel hot toys would make them.
Just becuase you want it doesn't mean hot toys is short sighted.
They put out one character from the franchise and after a year and a half up for sale it still had not sold out.
Where marvel characters sell out in days or weeks. You can say it's becuase people didn't like the suit or it didn't look right or whatever you want. But since it would be the same people making it they have to plan that the reception for any future release would be recieved the same.
This is not about what Howard loves. It's about what sells, what marketing is available, and the way the license holders charge and aprove. Those are the largest pre-pro factors. Then it's about engineering and tooling.
They gave this franchise a shot/try with the lead character. It didn't sell well enough to justify additional resources. It's that simple.
What I may " want" is not even relevant to my point. The point I was making was that HT dragged their feet with
a batman Arkham teaser that went on for over a year. Four games later they have yet to release a single figure from
a current and highly acclaimed Batman VG series when they've had ample time to capitalize off the successes of those
titles. And it's not only pertaining to this particular title, but many titles in the HT catalogues.
What character from the Batman Arkham VG series has been released? Because that's what I was referring to.
That's not entirely accurate. Not all HT Marvel releases are instant sell outs. Some have lingered for months on end, not that it has any relevance as to why HT never took it upon themselves to capitalize off the success of the Batman Arkham series.
Not this again. Batman does sell, especially if its from a highly acclaimed VG that has spawned 4 games in the last 5-6 years. It's not like there isn't a market for Batman and VG collectors, thus the "it's about what sells" is somewhat of a moot point.
Once again, what Batman character from the Arkham series has been released by Hot Toys and is currently lingering?
And how exactly did they "give it a shot" when they kept a teaser for over a year?
As for your argument that batman sells. Sure. He does. But not every version. And despite your claims, video game merch does not sell near what movie figures do. That's why they did more Nolan. That's why they are devoting resources to current theatrical releases. To use that hype and marketing. Your average fan is not near as interested in VG characters. Yes, this franchise has done well in its own market. But it was outsold by plenty of games that don't get figures.
So, given a much harder and longer approval and licensing process...a smaller target audience, less overall built in marketing, a PO that was up for a year and a half and did not sell out, sub par online attention and comments, limited reuse of parts...why again was/is hot toys short sighted?
You made a snarky comment about what I said in response to a snarky comment about this not being used right becuase it's not Howard's fav...if all he did was push just his fav it wouldn't be marvel. Howard Chan is a die hard Star Wars fan. It above all else. Yet hot toys produces two or three times the marvel stuff. Not because of some crazy conspiracy or incompetence or lack of vision...they do it because it is simply the best seller with the easiest licensing and most reusable parts/tooling. Or, to put it simply, it makes the most profit. And for a business, isn't that the point?
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