[ZeoRangerV]

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Originally Posted by XW1n5t0nX

I bet they would if the first show to use the gimmick was selling the toys very well. It could happen in all honestly. Toei sees that the Resshas sell like hotcakes and figure that they could have a Kamen Rider use the same gimmick hoping to repeat the success of the toys they have been using so far. It's smart from a business/sales point of view.

But then if the first thing starts off strong and then completely flatlines, they aren't going to have a whole lot of time to work out what went wrong and counter it. It doesn't make good business sense when you don't have the entire run of a gimmick to work/research off of.

[EnerPrime]

Well, they did something close before, with Goseiger being the Sentai that came next after Decade finished. Though admittedly it wasn't at the exact same time, and cards are usually a pretty safe bet.

But I'll admit it at least sounds plausible, especially if they want to keep up the Rider/Sentai interaction they've got going. I could totally see them doing KR Drive Ressha and ToQGer (whatever the KR Drive gimmick is called).

[SPLIT LIP]

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Originally Posted by ZeoRangerV

But then if the first thing starts off strong and then completely flatlines, they aren't going to have a whole lot of time to work out what went wrong and counter it. It doesn't make good business sense when you don't have the entire run of a gimmick to work/research off of.

Which is why each series only lasts a year.

I mean, even if this gimmick tanks, they're not ruined forever.

[Matrixbeast]

Have we had a collectable gimmick so far that has just completely bombed?

[GoseiWonder]

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

Have we had a collectable gimmick so far that has just completely bombed?

Do Buddyroids count?

[Matrixbeast]

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Originally Posted by GoseiWonder

Do Buddyroids count?

I don't think so, since I don't recall the show revolving around getting as many as possible...

[Sentai]

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Originally Posted by KyoryuGreen

Well maybe they think similar toys will help both series rather than having two different ones. I'm not sure but it sounds cool. As long as it's a belt to transform.

There's an idea. The Driver itself turns into a car.

[TokuChris]

If the gimmick is a car thing, it sounds nothing like Kamen Rider. That series, that franchise, has never been about the mechs ... I mean yes, we have had plenty of motorcycles, we've had Suika Arms in Gaim, the mech suit in Fourze, and the Den Liner in Den-O ... but it really, really feels like if this is true, the franchise is turning itself to be more mech-based this time around.

Not sure if I'm a fan of that honestly.

[Sentai]

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Originally Posted by Kickback

If the gimmick is a car thing, it sounds nothing like Kamen Rider. That series, that franchise, has never been about the mechs ... I mean yes, we have had plenty of motorcycles, we've had Suika Arms in Gaim, the mech suit in Fourze, and the Den Liner in Den-O ... but it really, really feels like if this is true, the franchise is turning itself to be more mech-based this time around.

Not sure if I'm a fan of that honestly.

Powerdizer.

And they've been going that way for a while now. Faiz had the Auto Vajin, Suika, even Wizard's Dragon was a kind of big mech.

I like the idea. But then I love big-ass mecha

[Matrixbeast]

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Originally Posted by Sentai

Powerdizer.

And they've been going that way for a while now. Faiz had the Auto Vajin, Suika, even Wizard's Dragon was a kind of big mech.

I like the idea. But then I love big-ass mecha

Except not really. Faiz was stand alone concerning the Auto Vajin, and the WizarDragon and Power Dizer showed up so rarely that they hardly qualified.
So far, only Watermelon Arms has shown up on any consistent basis.