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10-16-2017, 04:52 PM | #11 |
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Speaking of the male ranger figures they should take it easy on the muscles. They look like Gold gym era Arnold stole all the morphers and morphed into each and every one of them. If it were still the 90s go crazy but them looking like roided out versions of themselves do not help.
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10-16-2017, 05:42 PM | #12 |
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Let point the most likely reason the girl figures aren't saling is because most store don't put everything on the shelves, meaning most likely that the girl ranger figures are still in the back rooms.
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10-16-2017, 07:30 PM | #13 |
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I could see them reducing the female rangers by a third; but seriously, don't drop 'em completely.
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10-16-2017, 08:31 PM | #14 |
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Here's the problem:
1) The female rangers are the only ones on the shelves. Because of that, the stores don't order more figures, and thus the figures as a whole don't sell. Include the female rangers in the first wave, then the males in the second. By the time the second and third waves hit the shelves the female rangers will be gone as they should be. Adjust for demands accordingly. Because Bandai does not do this, my area never got the sixth ranger figure because all they do is restock on female figures that don't sell. I don't want to buy figures I already own. 2) The proportions are terrible. The males look like shrunken He-Man in spandex, and the females look like a short Jessica Rabbit in leotards. Those aren't exactly the proportions of ninjas. Super Sentai/Power Rangers are average to extremely skilled people blessed with supernatural or advanced powers with a high tech/mystical suit for protection. Essentially biker ninjas with giant mechas. They should look strong, but not overly buff, and sleek, but not frail or too skinny. And what's with the boobs? God, not even Barbie has breast like the ones on some of these female ranger figures. It's just as awkward as seeing a male figure with a massive bulge. I wouldn't be too surprised if parents aren't buying these figures for their kids for this very reason. Liberal parents would find them sexist, and conservative parents would find them obscene. 3) Bundle packaging. If people want the red ranger, they must get pink with it. Full team package for collectors and holiday sales. Or if people want to get the megazord include the female figures in the package. Red is the central figure of the line. The only ones most kids want is the red ranger and the megazord. Even the other male figures don't sell that well. And the sixth ranger hasn't been as popular as it once was since Zeo's Gold Ranger. 4) Marketing. Effective marketing is essential to toys. Toy sales are down on all fronts. Kids just want their tablets and video games. Make an incentive for buying the figures, like unlocking characters/levels/abilities on PR video games and app games if they purchase the figures. Give them a reason to want these toys. And improve the show and write the characters better (I include this in marketing as the show is basically a 22 min commercial for the toys). |
10-16-2017, 09:21 PM | #15 |
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Agree with your 1 and 2 point of your post. Also keep in mind when toys don't sell certain stores that carry them won't order anymore. Like today I was out running errands and went into Gamestop to ask if they will be getting the new wave of Legacy figures with Zeo and DT. Guess what NO they will not be ordering anymore. The reason I ask was I got In Space black, blue, and pink from them. So in the long run will only Walgreens be carrying the Legacy figures or not is a question I have? Also don't forget Toysrus is dealing with money problems at the moment if girl figures are clogging the shelves they won't be ordering the new wave either. Lastly Toysrus could go belly up so if that happens.....hmm Bandai gonna really have mayhem with the legacy figures. Would love to see how that shitstorm goes down between Bandai and Toysrus lol. |
10-16-2017, 09:26 PM | #16 |
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Limit the female figures, fine. But don't cut them out. Incomplete teams are worse than no teams at all.
Also, maybe lose the 90s body styles you've been using for DECADES Bandai. Make them normal proportioned. Look at the S.H. Figuarts Rangers as an example to follow. Heck, when they announced the Legacy line, I recall many people posting their hope that Bandai would make them look like the Figuarts so they would belong...and instead, the damn 90s roided man body and impossible for the real world big breastes, tiny waist female bodies...again.
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10-16-2017, 09:45 PM | #17 |
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Limit the female figures, fine. But don't cut them out. Incomplete teams are worse than no teams at all.
Also, maybe lose the 90s body styles you've been using for DECADES Bandai. Make them normal proportioned. Look at the S.H. Figuarts Rangers as an example to follow. Heck, when they announced the Legacy line, I recall many people posting their hope that Bandai would make them look like the Figuarts so they would belong...and instead, the damn 90s roided man body and impossible for the real world big breastes, tiny waist female bodies...again. |
10-16-2017, 09:50 PM | #18 |
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Agree with your 1 and 2 point of your post. Also keep in mind when toys don't sell certain stores that carry them won't order anymore. Like today I was out running errands and went into Gamestop to ask if they will be getting the new wave of Legacy figures with Zeo and DT. Guess what NO they will not be ordering anymore. The reason I ask was I got In Space black, blue, and pink from them. So in the long run will only Walgreens be carrying the Legacy figures or not is a question I have? Also don't forget Toysrus is dealing with money problems at the moment if girl figures are clogging the shelves they won't be ordering the new wave either. Lastly Toysrus could go belly up so if that happens.....hmm Bandai gonna really have mayhem with the legacy figures. Would love to see how that shitstorm goes down between Bandai and Toysrus lol. |
10-16-2017, 10:54 PM | #19 |
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BOA: Girls Toys don't sell all that well
Me: Yeah, tell that to DC and Star Wars. |
10-16-2017, 11:42 PM | #20 |
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