[Dr Kain]

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Originally Posted by MaskedRiderAsakura

And as someone said, the price of getting both Black and Battle Hopper would more or less be the same, regardless if they're packaged individually or together, so packing in battle hopper wouldn't really make a difference. For example, Garren and Red Rhombus is about the same price as getting both Blade and Blue Spader.

Yes, BUT it is easier to just buy a rider packaged with the bike than it is to buy the rider and then hope the bike is actually going to be available as a retail release. I would be more willing to pay $80 for a figure AND bike than $40 for a figure, $40 for the bike, AND shipping on top of it (with middle man fees) to get it because it was a web exclusive.

If anything, sell the rider as a stand alone figure as a web exclusive and do the retail release packaged with the bike.

[SideswipePrime]

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Originally Posted by Shin Henshin

Maybe because not everybody buying Kamen Rider Figuarts want the bikes.

I would hate it if Bandai decided to start packing the bikes with every rider and I'm glad that Garren was the only attempt. The bikes are well done, definitely, but they take up a lot of space in a display and packing them with their riders:

A.) Jacks up the price
B.) Forces me to buy something I don't want.

I agree. If I really want the bike, I'll buy it separately. I'm very picky and choosy when it comes to my bikes.

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

Yes, BUT it is easier to just buy a rider packaged with the bike than it is to buy the rider and then hope the bike is actually going to be available as a retail release. I would be more willing to pay $80 for a figure AND bike than $40 for a figure, $40 for the bike, AND shipping on top of it (with middle man fees) to get it because it was a web exclusive.

If anything, sell the rider as a stand alone figure as a web exclusive and do the retail release packaged with the bike.

That could be a plausible solution.

[ZeoRangerV]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

If anything, sell the rider as a stand alone figure as a web exclusive and do the retail release packaged with the bike.

No, it should definitely be the opposite. If people want both people are obviously willing to pay more.

[Kiryu]

Maaaaan, I really hope Figuarts releases accessories they missed.

Souji feels kinda incomplete without a Feather Edge and Torininity Strizer effect piece.

[XW1n5t0nX]

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Originally Posted by Locke

Talking of Ryuki, when is Femme getting released? I need more Kase in my life.

There is no known release date for her. All we have for now is the Figma (which is supposedly crap) or her Souchaku Henshin.

[Talisman]

So I guess we can expect an announcement for Jinba and Kachidoki Arms to come sometime around August with a release in winter, right?

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Originally Posted by Kiryu

Maaaaan, I really hope Figuarts releases accessories they missed.

Souji feels kinda incomplete without a Feather Edge and Torininity Strizer effect piece.

I'd like a Gokai Galleon Buster. And maybe some extra Ranger Keys.

But definitely Gai's f****ing Darin.

[Guyver Spawn]

I don't care for the bikes. I rather have the rider and not have the bike come with it.

[XW1n5t0nX]

Personally I don't care about the bikes. I'm not going to pose the figure on them, so there's no real point. The only two I would even consider buying are Battle Hopper and Acrobater.

[Kiryu]

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Originally Posted by XW1n5t0nX

Personally I don't care about the bikes. I'm not going to pose the figure on them, so there's no real point. The only two I would even consider buying are Battle Hopper and Acrobater.

I know I've said this before but bikes are a tough pill to swallow considering they cost more than your average Figuart for what's essentially a glorified accessory.

You could argue that bikes are what makes a Kamen Rider a Kamen Rider but really…how often are they even used?

I'd rather put that money towards getting another Figuart I don't have.

[Den-O]

The bikes to me are essential to the characters mythos. Without the ride, what's a rider at a core concept level? Maybe it's my OCD but I just can't connect the dots between owning the rider and having no appreciation for the bikes.

I get that a lot of them rarely use their bikes if at all, but to me the figure feels incomplete without one. I'd like to have the proper bike for every one of my riders if possible. Selling them in 2-pack is the ideal strategy to me.