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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2016 15:16:09 GMT -5
OPINION****** Im not totally disappointed in the idea, but wondering why the effort for this genre(zombie)if Mattel is working the PG market? I mean the idea of an actual human that is currently alive and well on TV, just to be seen in a decomposed state in a coffin blister might be disturbing don't ya think? Statues ..sure because those will not be an overly massed produced item but FIGURES that will hit shelves at local retailers might A.) piss moms off(everything does) B.) confuse kids(they wont understand why) or C.) sit on shelves because only grown ups who are into it will be the only ones to buy it. Death is a touchy issue for growing kids who may not understand.
I dunno.. I wish mattel would of just put that time used for that onto something else. again JUST MY OPINION..DONT WANT TO OFFEND ANYONE IM JUST A DAD THAT COLLECTS FIGS WITH HIS SON AND USES WWE PRODUCT AS ANOTHER WAY TO BOND.
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Post by Gone. on Feb 15, 2016 15:20:34 GMT -5
If buy those figures if any of the wrestlers actually died. Money!
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Post by Mongo Bears on Feb 15, 2016 15:28:44 GMT -5
I also have a son who plays with wresting figures. He is six years old. I don't think he would care or question too much if he got a zombie version of a wrestler. I'm not gonna buy any of them for him so he won't have any but it's not because of the scare factor. Now showing him movies with zombies is a different story. I would worry that would really scare him.
But I see your view and I think maybe more than a few consumers will think that way too at retail. But who knows...
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2016 15:46:42 GMT -5
No. Not at all. I've noticed on my time on the web that you'll usually find kids playing the latest scary games or listening to the Creepy stories. With internet and all the technology I think almost ever child that has it has advanced faster than we did. The only thing that is touchy in my opinion is that Basic 61 Nattie outfit. I have no idea how Bill was able to get that one through.
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Post by TheHitmanKid on Feb 15, 2016 15:50:47 GMT -5
Kids are probably watch re-runs of the walking dead right now. This is nothing
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2016 15:52:14 GMT -5
No. Not at all. I've noticed on my time on the web that you'll usually find kids playing the latest scary games or listening to the Creepy stories. With internet and all the technology I think almost ever child that has it has advanced faster than we did. The only thing that is touchy in my opinion is that Basic 61 Nattie outfit. I have no idea how Bill was able to get that one through. Yeah that B61 Natalya looks quite skimpy. Have no idea how they were allowed to make it. |
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Post by joes7164 on Feb 15, 2016 15:53:29 GMT -5
That Renee Young figure is way scarier. I'm more worried about my kid seeing that one. He will think the zombie ones are cool!
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Post by TheLastDude on Feb 15, 2016 15:53:46 GMT -5
I don't really think the Zombies figures are even all that "bad" to be honest. The only one that's kind of hideous is Triple H.
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Post by boz1515 on Feb 15, 2016 16:02:18 GMT -5
I think it depends on how old the kid is too. My kid is almost 6, so I will not be buying them.
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Post by SporeSpam on Feb 15, 2016 16:17:42 GMT -5
That title is like something I would see on Fox News.
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Post by jsmells on Feb 15, 2016 16:19:49 GMT -5
That title is like something I would see on Fox News. Lol, except it's spelled correctly. |
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Post by ~ Cymru ~ on Feb 15, 2016 16:25:58 GMT -5
I'm sure there's a kids zombie cartoon character over here... kids gotta grow the  up and realise zombies are cool. If I have kids and they don't like zombies I think I'd "return to sender" them. I'll buy these if they don't suck. |
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Post by Cyan on Feb 15, 2016 16:34:56 GMT -5
I don't agree that everything pisses mom's off (that's a pretty broad statement), or that kids might be confused by these figures. I'm married with two kids and I don't have an issue with it, and neither does my wife. Many of these kids who watch WWE are probably playing Black Ops and Fallout. The idea of death and zombies is not new to most them.
I think it depends on the age of the kid and more importantly their maturity. WWE has young fans, teenage fans and adult fans, and their products seem to reflect that. Kids are watching a PG WWE product that sees people getting hit with chairs and being put through tables. I find it hard to believe zombies would be a shock to them.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2016 16:41:30 GMT -5
All the kids who play Nazi Zombies and watch the Walking Dead would disagree.
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Post by JC Motors on Feb 15, 2016 16:44:28 GMT -5
I can see these rotting on the shelves
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Post by Joe/Smurf on Feb 15, 2016 16:49:08 GMT -5
Shut up, Meg.
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Post by punksnotdead on Feb 15, 2016 17:03:09 GMT -5
I get your perspective, but this kind of issue falls on the parents on a per basis situation. I don't think Mattel or WWE is going to alienate the consumer base because of the figures though, if that is broadly what you're suggesting. I think if your kid is scared of zombies, or you're not comfortable with your kid having zombie toys, it's a simple don't buy. However, as has been said, other kids are exposed to this kind of thing at an early age. I'm not saying it's right, but this is our society. It's the same way you see young kids going to the Deadpool movie with their parents in tow. I think that's widely inappropriate, but then, that kid isn't my responsibility, at least until I have to pay for their EBT card through my taxes in 10 years...
I think the figures are going to fail anyway. They have nothing to do with anything and I think most of them look pretty stupid. I think they're a one-off that hopefully gets released around Halloween and that will kind of be the end of it. I wouldn't worry too much about them.
I mean if you have kids that watch wrestling, you've, hopefully, had the fiction vs reality conversation with them. This should be an extension of that conversation imo.
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Post by WCWThunderRosa on Feb 15, 2016 17:10:50 GMT -5
I can see these rotting on the shelves There is no point in continuing this thread because nothing will top this. They aren't that bad. Triple H is pretty grotesque but the rest are fine. Paige is pretty tame because she's female and PR or something, despite the fact that her's should be the most zombiefied because she was the anti-diva. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2016 17:17:37 GMT -5
THANKS FOR ALL THE REPLIES.. I didn't want to start a debate. I just didn't feel that these toys don't make sense for kids(maybe adults). WWE is action/Entertainment product not a horror product. As far as the whole moms being upset comment, unfortunately its kinda true (kinda meaning ive worked in sales for 16 years and if momma not happy NOBODY HAPPY)..stereotype meets statistic on that sorry.. I guess I just don't like the line like many have already expressed and I hope that maybe in the future Mattel can find a way to release a new line that makes sense for all collectors.. AGAIN THIS IS OPINION BASED..O-P-I-N-I-O-N..KINDA LIKE A**HOLES EVERYONE HAS ONE... AND ARE INTITLED TO USE IT?  LOL... |
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Post by Hound on Feb 15, 2016 17:18:22 GMT -5
The only "Scary" Ones that kids will be afraid of is hhh cena roman paige
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