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Post by roshisurprise on Nov 2, 2014 16:13:15 GMT -6
Unfortunately king, you are correct. FFS, even krillin didn't sell
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Post by prodigy1367 on Nov 2, 2014 16:26:20 GMT -6
Exactly, they're gonna put out whatever guarantees them money. The smart thing to do would be sprinkle minor characters in between guaranteed sellers and maybe even include incentives to buy them such as Krillin's head with 18 or pairing the villain with the hero.
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Post by Bardoon on Nov 2, 2014 16:29:16 GMT -6
Unfortunately king, you are correct. FFS, even krillin didn't sell Krillin is slowly starting to see a price rise. He'll quietly grow in price once the stock sells out and I think it's running dry... But besides the point, it does show that the "secondary" Z-fighters just don't sell well and carry the value of the main characters. Unfortunately, the DBZ Figuarts line is very much a popularity contest at this point. And having the Buu saga on while releasing Buu saga characters is a smart merchandising tactic that toy companies have done with televised support for years. I'd like to AT LEAST see Tamashii try some DBZ oriented effect or accessory packs. Tailoring them to the CURRENT release of figures would also help those sell (like releasing a pack of energy effects with a SSJ2 Goku head) more if they're sitting on stock...
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Post by Bender on Nov 2, 2014 16:38:53 GMT -6
They should really just finish the most prominent characters before doing secondary and minor main characters . Broly will sell, tien will not. Buu will sell, raditz will barely. Cels various forms will sell, bulma will not. There would be people who buy them but not much, this is common sense that you produce for your majority market Yes, this is very true. I think it's safe to say that the majority of us on this website would rather see the likes of Tenshinhan, Yamcha, Raditz, Nappa, Master Roshi, Cell Games Trunks, Dr. Gero, Zarbon, Bulma, and the entire Ginyu Force before we ever saw a damn SSj4 Goku. However, it's not really about us, is it? We're a fraction of the buyers when you think about it. They are more concerned about turning a profit, and frankly I don't blame them. They want to make the most popular characters that are guarenteed to sell. Have you seen SSj3 Goku's price tag recently compared to Krillin's? That's my point. More people want SSj3 Goku and Trunks than they do Krillin (a shame, because personally I've always loved Krillin). With that being said, the more iconic characters I would expect to see soon (besides the prototypes and the confirmed Vegito we have already seen), would be Fat Buu, maybe Kid Buu, Great Saiyaman, Gotenks, SSj4 Vegeta, Goten, Trunks, probably even Mr. Satan and Videl before we get any of the others. Consider how popular Saiyaman and Hercule are in Japan. Consider how popular Kid Buu and Gotenks are in America and UK. It's just good business.
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Post by khodikian on Nov 2, 2014 16:39:01 GMT -6
I really do wish they would release bulma. Or chi chi for that matter. We just don't have enough girls in the line up.
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Post by king on Nov 2, 2014 16:43:36 GMT -6
That's because as of z android 18 is the only female who does anything important after ball (not counting videl). They should make a new femal villain I. One of the upcoming movies or xenoverse
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Post by ◄VR► on Nov 2, 2014 16:46:45 GMT -6
They could always make Zangya.
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Post by Bender on Nov 2, 2014 16:50:17 GMT -6
That's because as of z android 18 is the only female who does anything important after ball (not counting videl). They should make a new femal villain I. One of the upcoming movies or xenoverse She's a new bad guy in Xenoverse.
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Post by littlegreen on Nov 2, 2014 16:54:42 GMT -6
They could always make Zangya. The worst DBZ Raging Blast 2 character ever!
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Post by Ascat on Nov 2, 2014 16:57:02 GMT -6
i think the reason why they dont like making non saiyan characters is because theyre afraid of sales. i mean i dont know the research but i wonder what are the sales numbers for krillin and piccolo (although piccolo is pretty popular)
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Post by prodigy1367 on Nov 2, 2014 17:15:41 GMT -6
Even Piccolo who is a REALLY popular character stayed on Tamashii's website for a year for the SDCC version. Arlian Vegeta lasted like a week. They go wherever the money is and Saiyans bring in the zeni
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Post by legato on Nov 2, 2014 17:18:06 GMT -6
i think the reason why they dont like making non saiyan characters is because theyre afraid of sales. i mean i dont know the research but i wonder what are the sales numbers for krillin and piccolo (although piccolo is pretty popular) yeah, and when they have enough profits and money to spare that's when they will create/release minor characters since it will not affect them that much if it fails.
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Post by ◄VR► on Nov 2, 2014 17:19:35 GMT -6
Maybe they just made a lot of Piccolos...
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Post by legato on Nov 2, 2014 17:20:40 GMT -6
Even Piccolo who is a REALLY popular character stayed on Tamashii's website for a year for the SDCC version. Arlian Vegeta lasted like a week. They go wherever the money is and Saiyans bring in the zeni then expect a saiyan for an SDCC exclusive by 2015 =)) hopefully a trunks or SS vegeta? though i wouldn't know how they will pull that off
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Post by king on Nov 2, 2014 17:31:28 GMT -6
That's because as of z android 18 is the only female who does anything important after ball (not counting videl). They should make a new femal villain I. One of the upcoming movies or xenoverse She's a new bad guy in Xenoverse.major as buu or as zangya?
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