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Post by PJ on Mar 14, 2013 12:19:52 GMT -5
The same reason they don't give us a Bruce Wayne in a suit. Because while collectors might want them they are a children's toy company and feel kids wouldn't want a Bruce Wayne in a power suit or a wrestler in street clothes
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2013 12:25:43 GMT -5
The same reason they don't give us a Bruce Wayne in a suit. Because while collectors might want them they are a children's toy company and feel kids wouldn't want a Bruce Wayne in a power suit or a wrestler in street clothes THIS
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Post by NikeGuy on Mar 14, 2013 13:41:47 GMT -5
The same reason they don't give us a Bruce Wayne in a suit. Because while collectors might want them they are a children's toy company and feel kids wouldn't want a Bruce Wayne in a power suit or a wrestler in street clothes Apples to Oranges... Batman figures produced in suit's are A LOT different. That's Irreverent... where talking about Wrestling characters, where they have there "merch" displayed and worn pretty much every time they appear on television. Kids ( Adults as-well) eat up shirts of wrestler's at events. What would most KIDS recognize John Cena for? wearing blue jeans & New Balance shoes? No. Signature Shirts and baseball cap? Yes.
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Post by PJ on Mar 14, 2013 13:58:59 GMT -5
No that is Cena's wrestling attire. lol bit you ask a kid if he wants Randy Orton in ring trunks or jeans and a shirt 9 times out of 10 they pick the ring attire.
And Mattel said it since day one they weren't going to do street clothes figures. That's why they add cloth shirts on the elites
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Post by NikeGuy on Mar 14, 2013 14:13:41 GMT -5
No that is Cena's wrestling attire. lol bit you ask a kid if he wants Randy Orton in ring trunks or jeans and a shirt 9 times out of 10 they pick the ring attire. And Mattel said it since day one they weren't going to do street clothes figures. That's why they add cloth shirts on the elites When I mean " street clothes" I don't mean V-neck and cargo shorts. I'm talking about more variety in attires, if there going to produce endless amounts of Cena's, Ortons, & Rey's at least change it up a tad. Also I bet most kids would love a Cena figure with a painted on Shirt, to match there 10 years strong shirt and having it being kept in BASIC form and price.
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Post by PJ on Mar 14, 2013 14:54:03 GMT -5
I don't think they would. Most kids mimic what they see. While they use their imaginations they still want to play with the "real" version. Meaning with Super Heroes if there's two kids playing and there's a black & grey Batman and a black & green Batman both kids are going to want to use the real Batman. I'm sure it's the same with other lines. If they are going to be playing WWE the figures are going to be in a wrestling match so the kids are going to want them to look like the do in the match not backstage or before matches.
Again collectors and older kids might want them, but that's not who Mattel gears the Basic & FlexForce lines around. The lines like Elite/Legends/DM were the collector's lines which they geared towards us with the entrance attires as well.
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Post by Dan. on Mar 14, 2013 16:02:34 GMT -5
I'm in favor of street clothes, but most people moaned at jakks for putting out too many with molded shirts and street clothes, and alot of kids (including myself) ended up with figures of their favourite wrestler but not in their match attire.
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