[Kamen Rider Lucha]

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Originally Posted by acdcguy

The current mecha would expected to be going on clearance by now, with only the last wave being at full price. By this time leaks don't affect sales because all those who wanted the toys would have them by now. It won't hurt the manufacturer, but it could hurt the retailers themselves.

Sales on the last wave's toys are literally what they're protecting. Do you think Bandai doesn't care about people buying those just because they come out toward the end of the series? If they didn't care, they wouldn't release them.

Obviously, leaks do hurt the manufacturer, otherwise the manufacturer wouldn't be making the decision to prevent them. They're making the decision to protect retailers too, because unsold merchandise is what goes on clearance, and clearance sales come at a loss for retailers.

I get it, man. You're hungry for information on Kirameiger. I am too. But we need to stop rationalizing that leaks are somehow good for the company that's taking drastic measures to prevent them. They know what they're doing -- they have far more information and education on this topic than any of us -- and they don't need amateur fans telling them that leaks somehow improve their business when they have literal decades of research and sales figures that must indicate that isn't true. Unless you secretly work for Bandai Japan's marketing department, you need to trust that they know what they're doing, and you need to trust that none of this is being done maliciously.