InArt - Black Myth: Wukong (Video Game) 1/6 Scale Figures

[BrooklynWolf X]

I very much suspect this is a catch-22 situation where InArt is just looking at the existing, proven markets and concluding that only movie figures sell because only movie figures are put on sale.

But it seems plainly obvious to me that the reason movie figures have been successful for so many years where video game figures languished for a while is due to age demographics and income. A kid who grew up on Indiana Jones would have been in a much better place to buy the Hot Toy in 2011 than a kid who grew up on Uncharted would've been when Sideshow released their Drake in 2014.

But ten years later, everybody wants the new Drake figure and it isn't just because it looks so much better. It's because most of us weren't even in the hobby when the other one released.

But just in the short time I've been in the hobby I feel like I've seen the winds shift. There's so much more video game stuff in the third party market now and it has dominated my collecting choices. Over 50% of my collection is video game stuff (almost all of it third party) and an even higher percentage of my pre-orders. I don't think companies will be able to keep ignoring the reputation LimToys or GameToys or MTToys keep building.

There’s a show called “the toys that made us” on Netflix. In the episode covering power rangers, they talked about releasing a line of HIGH END POWER RANGERS collectibles aimed DIRECTLY to those that watched the show as kids but are now grown up with their own income.

Your uncharted example reminds me of just that.

So the numbers InArt are looking at…they just don’t make any sense to me!

 

[BrooklynWolf X]

For real. HT has already pumped out dozens of Snyderverse figures, and is STILL making them as we speak. Why do we need InArt making them too?

They should do something different, and video games are different.

Well to be fair, HT snyderverse figures suck lol. InArt should continue doing the big IPs, but also invest in videogames as well.

CB movies are on a downward trend and GOOD video game adaptations are going up.

Like Sonic. I’m not the biggest fan thats completed all of the games, bought all the comics, watched the cartoon or soaked in every bit of lore, official and fanfic…but would I get a 1/6 movie design sonic, knuckles, tails and shadow??

ABSOLUTELY.

 

[HyperDrive]

And then there’s me who is happy as **** about what INART’s making.

 

[HyperDrive]

Iconic designs will always sell and it was about time INART came onto the scene to do these characters justice. They’re not even diving deep into the DCEU… it’s just the BvS Trinity. Imo, all you need to represent the DCEU. Hell, they’re not even considering Margot Robbie Harley Quinn. From what it looks like to me, they probably won’t do any of the Josstice League or ZSJL designs (for the time being anyway), and that’s a good thing. But Idk why we, as a collective, seem to think they will..

 

[BrooklynWolf X]

And then there’s me who is happy as **** about what INART’s making.

I’m happy as hell as well.

But the hard truth is: to thrive and survive this industry you gotta have variety. I just think video game 1/6 merch is severely overlooked in favor of live action merch.

I don’t believe Jon and Ivan are lying or downplaying the ‘lack of interest’…but their claims are just not adding up for me. Something is missing from that narrative.

 

[vaanrose]

I will never buy a 1/12 figure, many 1/6 collectors are the same, no need for that or multiple scales in my collection, it truly makes no sense, for example they said that the Wukong figure sold amazing, okay, there was a question of other looks for Wukong and they said We'll do other armors in our 1/12 line, like wtf? If they already have the license and it sells so amazing, why make other beautiful armors in 1/12? Hello? Make some in 1/6 like wtf, please?

They even said they are friends with the game creator if I'm not mistaken and my memory is bad ( in Will's stream ) so why not make more wukong figures in 1/6? I would definitely buy each version, absolute no brainer.

And isn't production cost for a 1/12 figure very close in price as 1/6? **** off with morfig ass figures

I know some people enjoy mixing scales and figure types together, and care more about just getting some kind of representation of a character in their collection somewhere, but that is not my taste and it feels like it's not most people's taste. I collected 1/12 for a while, I don't think the scale is without merit, but I sold them all when I moved up to 1/6. It's hard not to feel like 1/12 is a lesser product, no matter how good the final product may be, so I do get annoyed when InArt thinks a 1/6 Q&A is the right place to announce 1/12 figures. It makes me question how well they've actually done their market research if they think these scales have all that much overlap in audience.

 

[Gpanthony]

Well to be fair, HT snyderverse figures suck lol. InArt should continue doing the big IPs, but also invest in videogames as well.

CB movies are on a downward trend and GOOD video game adaptations are going up.

Like Sonic. I’m not the biggest fan thats completed all of the games, bought all the comics, watched the cartoon or soaked in every bit of lore, official and fanfic…but would I get a 1/6 movie design sonic, knuckles, tails and shadow??

ABSOLUTELY.

Same. I haven't really been in to Sonic since Sonic Adventure 2, but the movies have really rekindled that love, so I'd be super hype for a Sonic and Co. 1/6.

 

[Wontons]

Finally, some good competition:
https://gundamit.com/mk818-1-6-black-myth-wukong_p6981.html

 

[Wontons]

My honest reaction

 

[Omnishredder]

Hmm wonder if the clothes / armour are salvageable

 

[Klornamafern]

wat da hell

Finally, some good competition:
https://gundamit.com/mk818-1-6-black-myth-wukong_p6981.html

looks like the figure is falling apart, I actually also thought about getting it for the clothes but it might 100% be the case of art the clown figure where it's absolute complete garbage in every single aspect...

 

[FatCatSings]

Finally, some good competition:
https://gundamit.com/mk818-1-6-black-myth-wukong_p6981.html

This looks very much like the figure that was inside those counterfeit Collector’s Edition boxes.