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Post by juaumguterres on Mar 12, 2014 10:23:31 GMT -5
I never understood one little thing:
Why Mattel always do the same thing on your basic lines? For example: "Series 20: John Cena, Randy Orton, Big Show, Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara; Series 21: John Cena, Randy Orton, Big Show, Rey Mysterio and Dean Ambrose; Series 22: John Cena, Randy Orton, Big Show, Rey Mysterio and Fandango; Series 23: John Cena, Randy Orton, Big Show, Rey Mysterio and Big E"...
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Post by Next Man’s Knowing Rock on Mar 12, 2014 12:26:10 GMT -5
I never understood one little thing: Why Mattel always do the same thing on your basic lines? For example: "Series 20: John Cena, Randy Orton, Big Show, Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara; Series 21: John Cena, Randy Orton, Big Show, Rey Mysterio and Dean Ambrose; Series 22: John Cena, Randy Orton, Big Show, Rey Mysterio and Fandango; Series 23: John Cena, Randy Orton, Big Show, Rey Mysterio and Big E"... Are you asking why Mattel releases more figures of the most popular wrestlers? Two reasons: 1. They're the most popular, thus more kids/parents/retailers know them. 2. Because these lines come out every month. To maintain the pace and cost of adding new guys to the line, it's necessary to also use repaints and releases. 3. Your lineups are exaggerations. The actual last six main line basic sets: Series 38: Kofi, Jericho, Vickie, Sheamus, Miz, Ziggler Series 37: Orton, Ryback, Zeb, Reigns, Perfect, Batista Series 36: Fandango, Big E, Kaitlyn, Swagger, Punk, Christian Series 35: Bryan, Sandow, Jinder, Cody, Triple H, Kane Series 34: Mysterio, Sin Cara, Ricardo, Miz, Cena, Brodus Series 33: Ambrose, Punk, Khali, Tamina, Ziggler, Big Show There are no names that appear in all six series, let alone four or five names in every series like you're suggesting. There are some that appear twice, and they're not even the ones you were suggesting were in every series: It's Punk and Ziggler. Basically, the line is a lot more varied than you're claiming. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2014 15:01:47 GMT -5
As much as I'd love to see this line, I do not see Mattel doing it. Ha ha ha I never watch Nxt so I know none of the guys down there the only thing I watch is the divas matches I would love to see all the divas made a figure form especially Paige, bayley and Sasha Banks
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Post by Road Warriors on Mar 12, 2014 16:52:56 GMT -5
Paige and Sami Zayn are a must.
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juaumguterres
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Post by juaumguterres on Mar 12, 2014 19:09:37 GMT -5
I never understood one little thing: Why Mattel always do the same thing on your basic lines? For example: "Series 20: John Cena, Randy Orton, Big Show, Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara; Series 21: John Cena, Randy Orton, Big Show, Rey Mysterio and Dean Ambrose; Series 22: John Cena, Randy Orton, Big Show, Rey Mysterio and Fandango; Series 23: John Cena, Randy Orton, Big Show, Rey Mysterio and Big E"... Are you asking why Mattel releases more figures of the most popular wrestlers? Two reasons: 1. They're the most popular, thus more kids/parents/retailers know them. 2. Because these lines come out every month. To maintain the pace and cost of adding new guys to the line, it's necessary to also use repaints and releases. 3. Your lineups are exaggerations. The actual last six main line basic sets: Series 38: Kofi, Jericho, Vickie, Sheamus, Miz, Ziggler Series 37: Orton, Ryback, Zeb, Reigns, Perfect, Batista Series 36: Fandango, Big E, Kaitlyn, Swagger, Punk, Christian Series 35: Bryan, Sandow, Jinder, Cody, Triple H, Kane Series 34: Mysterio, Sin Cara, Ricardo, Miz, Cena, Brodus Series 33: Ambrose, Punk, Khali, Tamina, Ziggler, Big Show There are no names that appear in all six series, let alone four or five names in every series like you're suggesting. There are some that appear twice, and they're not even the ones you were suggesting were in every series: It's Punk and Ziggler. Basically, the line is a lot more varied than you're claiming. I think you didn't understand what I've said. I was only asking why Mattel prefers to make lines almost every month and repeat a lot of figures. I do not know the exact list of figures from Mattel in all series, I just created an example. I'm not stupid enough to think that Mattel would launch 20 different series of 5 figures out of which 4 are the same in all series. Still, I appreciate your answer. |
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Post by BØRNS on Mar 12, 2014 23:28:28 GMT -5
It depends how much exposure they give NXT
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Post by East Coast on Mar 12, 2014 23:35:49 GMT -5
It depends how much exposure they give NXT A Tyler Breeze figure would be _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
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Post by BØRNS on Mar 13, 2014 5:24:38 GMT -5
It depends how much exposure they give NXT A Tyler Breeze figure would be _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Would be what? |
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Post by Justin on Mar 13, 2014 5:32:33 GMT -5
It depends how much exposure they give NXT A Tyler Breeze figure would be _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Gorgeous |
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Post by The Dark Passenger on Mar 13, 2014 8:30:19 GMT -5
A Tyler Breeze figure would be _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Gorgeous AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH (Stewie voice) I would post a gif of stewie saying it but I don't know how. |
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Post by JC Motors on Mar 13, 2014 12:25:47 GMT -5
Honestly I don't think Mattel would bother with such a thing
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Post by Calcifer Boheme on Mar 13, 2014 12:59:41 GMT -5
There will never be its own line, but I could see them mixing them in if views become high enough on the network. I don't know if that will ever happen though. At least most of them will make main roster eventually and get made. I'm really looking forward to figures of guys like Zayn, Graves, and Neville.  |
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Post by PJ on Mar 13, 2014 13:48:21 GMT -5
Are you asking why Mattel releases more figures of the most popular wrestlers? Two reasons: 1. They're the most popular, thus more kids/parents/retailers know them. 2. Because these lines come out every month. To maintain the pace and cost of adding new guys to the line, it's necessary to also use repaints and releases. 3. Your lineups are exaggerations. The actual last six main line basic sets: Series 38: Kofi, Jericho, Vickie, Sheamus, Miz, Ziggler Series 37: Orton, Ryback, Zeb, Reigns, Perfect, Batista Series 36: Fandango, Big E, Kaitlyn, Swagger, Punk, Christian Series 35: Bryan, Sandow, Jinder, Cody, Triple H, Kane Series 34: Mysterio, Sin Cara, Ricardo, Miz, Cena, Brodus Series 33: Ambrose, Punk, Khali, Tamina, Ziggler, Big Show There are no names that appear in all six series, let alone four or five names in every series like you're suggesting. There are some that appear twice, and they're not even the ones you were suggesting were in every series: It's Punk and Ziggler. Basically, the line is a lot more varied than you're claiming. I think you didn't understand what I've said. I was only asking why Mattel prefers to make lines almost every month and repeat a lot of figures. I do not know the exact list of figures from Mattel in all series, I just created an example. I'm not stupid enough to think that Mattel would launch 20 different series of 5 figures out of which 4 are the same in all series. Still, I appreciate your answer. Because they are the guys the retailers and the WWE want on the pegs. The WWE wants them because they are their top guys and retailers want them because they are the guys most kids and casual fan knows. Retailers know if the have 4 pegs of John Cena vs 4 Pegs of Zeb or Ryder they know in the long run the Cena figures will sell out before the Zeb or Ryder figures. Every day there's another new kid wanting their first Cena. After the local collectors gets their Zeb that figure is going to warm the pegs for ages. |
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Post by l on Mar 13, 2014 16:13:46 GMT -5
They have there own merchandise on wwe shop so I don't see it being that outragous The figures are made in mass amounts to justify development cost/manufacturing costs/etc. The WWE can easily produce and sell their own clothing merchandise and sell through their own distribution channels, but Mattel and WWE are a partnership. If Mattel couldn't make the Legends line a financial success they aren't going to try a line full of wrestlers the general public hasn't heard of. We are still, and always will be, a small slice of their pie. Catering only to people like us does not pay the bills at Mattel. Not to mention first time in the line debuts are usually a sales boost - no reason to hurt those sales by debuting the figures before wrestlers are popular or widely known.
100%. I don't know what kind of margins Mattel looks for but they will kill something if its not producing and producing well. They did it with the ghostbusters classics line.  I think comparing the ghostbuster classics and a possible NXT line would be similar. Most people aren't going to be digging right in on the NXT line they are going after the more popular folks. So the NXT line ends with pegwarmers and is canceled after the first series because it didn't produce dividends. Likewise, we are talking about a movie that is 30 years old. Its a particular product for a specific set of folks. It did well to start but couldn't sustain the sales for whatever reason.
I think a single NXT figure out of ever other elite or basic series would be ok though. I don't see that being really adversely effective unless they put two or three in every case.
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Post by juaumguterres on Mar 13, 2014 17:22:43 GMT -5
I think you didn't understand what I've said. I was only asking why Mattel prefers to make lines almost every month and repeat a lot of figures. I do not know the exact list of figures from Mattel in all series, I just created an example. I'm not stupid enough to think that Mattel would launch 20 different series of 5 figures out of which 4 are the same in all series. Still, I appreciate your answer. Because they are the guys the retailers and the WWE want on the pegs. The WWE wants them because they are their top guys and retailers want them because they are the guys most kids and casual fan knows. Retailers know if the have 4 pegs of John Cena vs 4 Pegs of Zeb or Ryder they know in the long run the Cena figures will sell out before the Zeb or Ryder figures. Every day there's another new kid wanting their first Cena. After the local collectors gets their Zeb that figure is going to warm the pegs for ages. Thanks for your answer, bro. I'm from Brazil, but my brother in law goes to Miami a few months a year and always looking for Mattel figures to me. He always find the same Cena, Orton, Undertaker, HHH figures and I never understood why he never see Cesaro, Evan Bourne, Goldust and another figures. Now I understand. I would like to thank you again for your explanation |
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Post by PJ on Mar 13, 2014 18:01:53 GMT -5
No problem. The easiest way to look at is to think of a superhero line like Batman or Spider-Man. Every series there is going to be at least one Super Hero in the wave. The WWE line is the same way with Cena/Orton/Rey/Punk/Big Show/Sheamus being the Super Heroes of the WWE. So in every series there will be at least one of those wrestlers. I would bet we will be seeing alot more Bryan figures in future waves as well
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Post by RybackV1 on Mar 13, 2014 23:58:53 GMT -5
Bo Dallas
Konnor
Viktor
Mason Ryan (damn he looks cool now)
Tyler Breeze
Paige/Emma/Charlotte/Bailey
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Post by King Silva on Mar 14, 2014 0:02:45 GMT -5
It would be awesome but I doubt it will happen.
Maybe they could put 1 NXT superstar in a line every now and then?
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Post by juaumguterres on Mar 14, 2014 13:22:00 GMT -5
No problem. The easiest way to look at is to think of a superhero line like Batman or Spider-Man. Every series there is going to be at least one Super Hero in the wave. The WWE line is the same way with Cena/Orton/Rey/Punk/Big Show/Sheamus being the Super Heroes of the WWE. So in every series there will be at least one of those wrestlers. I would bet we will be seeing alot more Bryan figures in future waves as well I hope so. I have one Daniel Bryan figure, with a small beard. The figure doesn't look much like the wrestler... |
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Post by KILLER WOLF on Mar 14, 2014 13:33:48 GMT -5
A Paige figure and my life would be complete!
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