OFFICIAL Ultimate WCW Nitro Entrance Crowdfund Thread

are you gonna have any snacks with you?

Honestly don't really feel like eating either. I'll probably perk up when I make my target runs, still trying to find a Hulk Hogan in the wild, lol it will happen one of these days. I'm also trying to get vacation for Comic Con week but my girlfriend is also planning a vacation for that same timeframe so will have to see how that works out. 

To me this came down to the price tag. I personally could easily afford it and backed it, but it was a tough call … not because I could not afford it but because it was barely worth that to me. And I say that as a big WCW fan. I understand the economics of it and that is what it would cost them to make it and still make a profit - but it just was not worth that much to enough collectors.


I am a big 90’s WCW mark and preferred this over a Raw stage, so even if they do come out with a more expensive Raw stage I will not fund it.

The Steiner shift came after Hulk was already gone. They moved Steiner down, added value by adding a guaranteed second figure (and the most desirable figure) and it made no difference. Everyone also complained about Hulk and Warrior, those complaints far outweighing the number of folks who said they'd buy if it was all 5 fits. Based on those facts, there's nothing to suggest they should have just made 11k and released them.

We can say people on forums said this or that, but there's a large group of people within that who will always find a reason to not do these things. Even if everything was fixed (international, payment methods, including all figures), there'd then be complaints about the lineup or something else. It's like Twitter, it's mostly not real.

I really think the price was the number one turn-off, followed by the figure selection and decision to go with a WCW-themed product.

The New Gen arena never should’ve worked out the way it did, but everything sort of fell into place because the entry price was deemed affordable for all and seemed like a greater value when you factored in all of the tiers. Offering a large light-up entrance piece, huge scale ring (with customizable options), and first-time Ultimate figures (including the unexpected Macho Man bonus) felt like a complete package.

This time around, you really had to be sold on the stage alone for that price, and it’s obvious that most weren’t. I don’t expect a Raw stage would do much better if it’s the focal point and costs $500+. There’s gotta be a little something for everyone. Not saying another arena is the way to go, but if you’re not satisfied with one aspect of the crowdfund, there has to be at least two-thirds of it that does appeal to you. And it can’t just be Ultimate figures, because if that’s the case, just make them exclusive to Mattel Creations and be done with this approach altogether.

This is worse than the Bud Light situation, much worse.

I got a warning level

It’s true, you’re just jealous I’m seeing the Barbie movie early and you aren’t!

Meh.