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02-05-2010 03:59 PM |
Re: Watto's Junk Yard: Post Your Star Wars Toy Hauls Here!
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Originally Posted by jacobot
(Post 12732)
Any action figure movie like Avatar on back sends out all the figures, vehicles and accessories months before hitting the screen. Hasbro seems takes forever and adds lots of filler repacks... I guess it works for them :(
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A movie and weekly TV show are not even close to the same thing when it comes to toys. Hasbro likely doesn't even know about these charatcers until just before the episode airs. Then there's translating the design, tooling, production, etc. Plus, several possible toy characters appear per episode, but Hasbro can only get out up to about 4-5 figures per wave. Plus it's a popularity contest with figure selection.
Avatar was massive before the trailers even came out. They likely had designs supplied for toys long in advance for the theatrical release.
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