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Originally Posted by Guyver Spawn

So is it true that the toy sales for Drive where much lower then expected?

They were much lower than Ninninger's which is always a bad sign for Kamen Rider, as it usually has better sales than Sentai. Especially this year, when Gundam and Yokai Watch took the first two spots, which made KR only fourth in the ranking. It's still kinda surprising because the ratings for Drive were pretty solid (higher than Gaim's on average) and it seems very popular with the Japanese fandom.

On a side note though, in summer, Kamen Rider's numbers were at 25 billion Yen and you had trouble finding Mach or Chaser-related toys in shops on the main street of Akihabara (the only Mach Driver I've seen was 9500 Yen. To give you a comparison: Mandarake had the Blay Buckle for 10000 Yen at the same time)- it still is pretty impressive, but apparently nothing compared to the toys of, say, OOO.